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	<title>Irked Magazine &#187; Wheelchairman of the Board</title>
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		<title>Jennifer Wilding knocks one out of the park&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9919/jennifer-wilding-knocks-one-out-of-the-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Wheelchairman of the Board

Here now is a truly, truly beautiful essay—titled &#8220;My wheelchair makes me invisible.&#8221;
It was written by Toronto&#8217;s Jennifer Wilding (who temporarily needs a wheelchair to get around), and originally published in the Globe and Mail and on theglobeandmail.com:

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Almost three years ago, after a series of misadventures and mishaps, I ended up in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Holiday Gift Guide for People in Wheelchairs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Wheelchairman of the Board

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From the Christopher &#38; Dana Reeve Foundation comes this very very valuable nugget of information&#8230;
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Amazon.ca Widgets

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Read Irked posts tagged &#8220;wheelchair&#8221;

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		<title>The National Science Foundation backs Lehigh University&#8217;s development of laser-guided robot wheelchairs</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9807/the-national-science-foundation-backs-lehigh-universitys-development-of-laser-guided-robot-wheelchairs/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/9807/the-national-science-foundation-backs-lehigh-universitys-development-of-laser-guided-robot-wheelchairs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Wheelchairman of the Board

Some tantalizing futurespeak, via Engadget:
&#8220;According to associate professor John Spletzer, the recipient of a five-year CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, the goal is to &#8216;extend the autonomy of the wheelchair so it can navigate completely in an urban setting and take you wherever you need to go.&#8217; This will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Destination Barcelona: Introducing &#8220;Lap Packing&#8221; with Craig Grimes</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9819/destination-barcelona-introducing-lap-packing-with-craig-grimes/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/9819/destination-barcelona-introducing-lap-packing-with-craig-grimes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Irked Videos]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Wheelchairman of the Board, Irked Videos
We&#8217;re very, very intrigued by inclusive travel consultant Craig Grimes&#8216; Barcelona-based first installments of the YouTube video series &#8220;Lap Packing.&#8221; We truly hope he continues to make them!
Check out parts 1 and 2 of Lap Packing now:

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Watch Part 2 on YouTube
Then&#8230;
Watch more Irked videos
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		<title>Philip Being Phunny</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9812/philip-being-phunny/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/9812/philip-being-phunny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cerebral Ballsy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Regular Contributors, Philip Patston, Themes, Cerebral Ballsy, Wheelchairman of the Board

Philip Patston&#8217;s been telling naughty naughty jokes again.
To see what we mean&#8230;click here.
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Read more Irked posts that will make ya giggle
Read more about Movember
Meet other Ballsy Palsies
Meet other Wheelchairmen of the Board
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		<title>The Wheelchair as a Weapon</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9553/the-wheelchair-as-a-weapon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Wheelchairman of the Board

When Rob Buren broke his back mountain biking last October, he lost more than the use of his legs—he lost the physical confidence his 6-foot-2 frame had always given him.
And though the 38-year-old father of two quickly learned sporting activities such as hand cycling and sit skiing, it wasn&#8217;t until he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FOLLOW UP: TiLite donates custom-built wheelchair to &#8220;Extreme Makeover Home Edition&#8221; as surprise gift for veteran!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9565/follow-up-tilite-donates-custom-built-wheelchair-to-extreme-makeover-home-edition-as-surprise-gift-for-veteran/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/9565/follow-up-tilite-donates-custom-built-wheelchair-to-extreme-makeover-home-edition-as-surprise-gift-for-veteran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Wheelchairman of the Board
Remember TiLite Wheelchairs, the awesome Kennewick, Washington-based company we profiled last month (&#8221;designed by engineers who use wheelchairs&#8221;)?
Well&#8230;we were thrilled to come across this November 4th message on TiLite&#8217;s official Twitter page:


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Quoting thenewstribune.com:

TiLite, which makes a variety of titanium and aluminum wheelchairs, recently donated a $6,000 custom-built wheelchair to a veteran [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Degree of Separation</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9586/one-degree-of-separation/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/9586/one-degree-of-separation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Wheelchairman of the Board, Campaign Watch



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One in fifty Americans is now living with some form of paralysis.
Meet 35 of them.
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		<title>Wheelchair fencing featured in the New York Times!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/8611/wheelchair-fencing-featured-in-the-new-york-times/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/8611/wheelchair-fencing-featured-in-the-new-york-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Wheelchairman of the Board

MAPLEWOOD, N.J. — “Circle six, parry four, parry, riposte,” Mickey Zeljkovic chanted, running Bianca Hollywood, 13, through her fencing moves.
Bianca has spina bifida and a pronounced S curve to her spine. But when she wears her mask and lamé, the underjacket that conducts electricity during fencing bouts, she can compete with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wawaweewa! AXIS Dance company featured in the New York Times!!!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9200/wawaweewa-axis-dance-company-featured-in-the-new-york-times/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/9200/wawaweewa-axis-dance-company-featured-in-the-new-york-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Wheelchairman of the Board

On IrkedMagazine.com, we&#8217;ve highlighted the extraordinary work of AXIS Dance Company multiple times over the past few years (hopefully driving a steady trickle of curious readers to their website).
But now, finally, AXIS has hit the mother lode&#8230;

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Quoting Bruce Weber, writing for the New York Times:
Axis Dance Company, founded in 1987, currently [...]]]></description>
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