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		<title>FEATURED ARTICLE: &#8220;Social media – a barrier or tool for inclusion?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/10361/featured-article-social-media-%e2%80%93-a-barrier-or-tool-for-inclusion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Campaign Watch

&#8220;Social media has the potential to provide an array of new opportunities to people with disabilties. But when it comes to sites such as Twitter, more needs to be done&#8230;&#8221;
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Quoting Rachel Mulholland, writing on upstart.net.au:
Social media tools such as Twitter and Skype are transforming how we live and socialise. The March 2009 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IMPORTANT OPEN LETTER: Dear members of the American blind community &#8211; your feedback is needed</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/10476/important-open-letter-dear-members-of-the-american-blind-community-your-feedback-is-needed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries, Campaign Watch
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>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/10485/wise-words-to-live-by/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stevie Wonder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries
&#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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And buy The Beatles: Rock Band video game:


Amazon.ca [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All in the PHAMALY</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/10237/all-in-the-phamaly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8220;The Physically Handicapped Actors and Musical Artists League (PHAMALY.org) is a theatre group and touring company that performs throughout the greater Denver area. PHAMALY was formed in 1989 when a group of former students of the Boettcher School in Denver, Colorado, grew frustrated with the lack of theatrical opportunities for people living with disabilities, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MARK YOUR CALENDARS: December 3rd, 2009</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/10111/mark-your-calendars-december-3rd-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/10111/mark-your-calendars-december-3rd-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Good news!!!</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/10060/good-news-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Deaf Jam

On November 19th, software engineer/mastermind Ken Harrenstien took to the official Google blog to announce some VERY exciting news:

***
Quoting The Official Google Blog:
Since we first announced captions in Google Video and YouTube, we&#8217;ve introduced multiple caption tracks, improved search functionality and even automatic translation. Each of these features has had great personal significance to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Total Access&#8221; Product Promotion: Irked spotlights the Intel Reader</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9787/total-access-product-promotion-irked-spotlights-the-intel-reader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries


Intel is doing its part to help people with sight or reading disabilities enjoy the written word.
The company announced on Tuesday the debut of the Intel Reader, a handheld text-to-speech device that can read any printed text aloud to those who are blind or have difficulties seeing or reading.
The Atom-powered device uses a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>General Corporate Assholery</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9792/general-corporate-assholery-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Campaign Watch

The family of an 11-year-old girl with cerebral palsy has accused the Blackpool Transport tram company of abandoning her on a day out after they refused to carry her wheelchair back from the seafront.
Has the whole darn world gone bonkers??

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Quoting telegraph.co.uk:

Eleven-year-old Shelby Watson, who has cerebral palsy, was sent on the trip to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deaf veterinarians pave their own way</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9539/deaf-veterinarians-pave-their-own-way/</link>
		<comments>http://irkedmagazine.com/9539/deaf-veterinarians-pave-their-own-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin2</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Deaf Jam
The nervous Corgi dug its nails into the metal examination table as Dr. Thomas McDavitt held the tan-and-white dog in place. The patient began to relax as the veterinarian listened for a heartbeat. But instead of using a stethoscope, he felt the dog&#8217;s side with his cheek. It was a bit untraditional, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MARK YOUR CALENDARS, Nov. 24-26 in Vancouver! Headlines Theatre presents three days of &#8220;Community Dialogue Sessions: housing the homeless&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://irkedmagazine.com/9594/mark-your-calendars-nov-24-26-in-vancouver-headlines-theatre-presents-three-days-of-community-dialogue-sessions-housing-the-homeless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Bum Deal, Campaign Watch
The sessions—which are free and open to the public—will be moderated by highly-acclaimed journalists Kathryn Gretsinger and Charlie Smith, and the great David Diamond (Headlines Theatre’s trailblazing co-founder and current Artistic Director). They &#8220;will get at the nuts and bolts of creating safe, affordable and supportive housing. Each day deals [...]]]></description>
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