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		<title>More Jaylen Arnold!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/10430/more-jaylen-arnold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Sue Scheff recently interviewed the great Jaylen Arnold for examiner.com.  Their conversation was so engaging (and so important) that we are reprinting it here in its entirety.
Enjoy!
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Why and when did you create www.JaylensChallenge.org ?
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		<title>A Very Important (and Special!) Public Service Announcement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Lewis Schofield, Themes, Auties &#38; Aspies, Irked Videos
Quoting Elyse Bruce:

Recently, the news carried an item about Canadian Blood Services.  In light of the H1N1 flu and vaccines, blood donors have been shying away from donating blood.  Blood donations are important all year round however they are even more important at this time of year. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wise words, sad but true</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, The UpDown Report
“We take care of our dental health, but we don’t take care of our mental health.&#8221;
—Howie Mandel
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		<title>IMPORTANT OPEN LETTER: Dear members of the American blind community &#8211; your feedback is needed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Quoting Lainey Feingold and Linda Dardarian, U.S.-based disability and civil rights lawyers:
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&#8220;Dear members of the blind community:
As we approach the end of the year, we are asking for your help in making sure the settlement agreements negotiated by ACB and its affiliates are working well.  Feedback from individuals about Talking ATMs, accessible credit reports, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wise words, to live by</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8220;I want to see the companies that make these video games make them accessible so that people like myself can enjoy them too.&#8221;
—Stevie Wonder, while presenting the top honor at the 2009 Video Game Awards (which went to The Beatles: Rock Band)
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		<title>Flood your ears (and hearts) with Wonder!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/10388/flood-your-ears-and-hearts-with-wonder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries, Campaign Watch

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Stevie Wonder is a UN Messenger of Peace!
(And he's got an awesome sense of humour too)
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		<title>InvisiblePeople.tv: spotlighting Mark Horvath</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/10212/invisiblepeople-tv-spotlighting-mark-horvath/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8220;On the street I saw a small girl cold and shivering in a thin dress, with little hope of a decent meal. I became angry and said to God; &#8216;Why did you permit this? Why don’t you do something about it?&#8217; For a while God said nothing. That night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Happy now?&#8221;: An honest and magnificent new essay about depression by Anna Quon</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/10092/happy-now-an-honest-and-magnificent-new-essay-about-depression-by-anna-quon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, The UpDown Report, Books &#38; Book Reviews

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This year I fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming a published novelist. The whole process of getting my book “Migration Songs” ready for print was a daunting one. My jewel of an editor saw me through the ups and downs, delivering endless pep talks to get me over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOLIDAY SUGGESTION: Dame Evelyn Glennie&#8217;s ethical (and funky!) Christmas present</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Most of you have probably heard about Grammy-winning deaf composer &#38; percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie (who lost nearly all her hearing by age 12, and who is the first person in musical history to successfully create and sustain a full-time career as a solo percussionist). She gives more than 100 performances a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You must watch this!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/10119/you-must-watch-this/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Here&#8217;s an AWESOME YouTube video—a Trent University-produced &#8220;vignette&#8221; starring the multiple-award-winning Mr. Lewis &#8220;Codeboy&#8221; Schofield:

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5 marvelous Lewis posts you might not know about:
Some Thoughts On Epidemics
Living with Asperger’s Syndrome
Wisecrackin’ with Lewis Schofield (plus bonus Aspling Central Update!)
How old are you?
 Banished to This Place
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