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		<title>CNN Hero Dana Cummings Teaches the Disabled to Surf</title>
		<description><![CDATA[People who surf will tell you that there is something immensely freeing and satisfying in riding a wave and feeling the power of the ocean. After losing a leg in a car accident, Dana Cummings discovered that freedom and made it his mission to share it with other disabled people. AmpSurf, short for the Association [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Custom Sprinter Wheelchair Conversion Van Can Also Be Used as a Camper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently we filmed a video with Luc showing how his Dodge Sprinter conversion van can be used as both a wheelchair passenger van and a camper alternative to an expensive and gas-guzzling motor home. The van is equipped with a wheelchair lift and an EZ-lock system to securely lock a wheelchair in the passenger side [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.disabledandproductive.com/videos/custom-sprinter-wheelchair-conversion-van-camper/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=custom-sprinter-wheelchair-conversion-van-camper</link>
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		<title>Free Wheelchair Mission Has Given Away Nearly 500,000 Free Wheelchairs to Those in Need</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Free Wheelchair Mission was founded in 1999 by Don Schoendorfer, who has a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, after he was inspired by the sight of a physically disabled woman in Morocco crawling across a dirt road. It certainly adds a challenge to life when you have a mobility disability. But setting that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.disabledandproductive.com/articles/free-wheelchair-mission-gives-away-free-wheelchairs/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=free-wheelchair-mission-gives-away-free-wheelchairs</link>
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		<title>Wheelchair or Tank?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not sure whether this should be classified as a wheelchair or a tank&#8230; take a look and let us know what you think! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsyDqlRrSWE&#38;feature=fvsr You might also like:What&#8217;s YOUR Excuse?Using Velcro With RemotesWheelchair Accessible Bathroom Modification for a QuadriplegicHiding a Wheelchair Chest StrapDisabled Breakdancers You Have to See to Believe Share This:]]></description>
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		<title>Miss Wheelchair USA 2010 &#8211; A Role Model for Women with Disabilities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Phaedra Marriott-Olsen has been crowned Miss Wheelchair USA 2010. The Miss Wheelchair USA competition is very similar to the traditional Miss USA contest.  “The largest difference is that we did not do a swimsuit competition,&#8221; Phaedra said.  The contestants are judged on appearance, their accomplishments and goals. One of the major differentiators is that they are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Helpful Disability Resource</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you heard about the National Organization on Disability? If not, you are missing out an important resource to help you live life to the fullest as a disabled person. Founded in 1982, the National Organization on Disability is supported by grants from such notable organizations as the Ford Foundation, Lockheed-Martin, UPS, and the American [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.disabledandproductive.com/blog-posts/national-organization-disability/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=national-organization-disability</link>
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		<title>A Factory Built Wheelchair Accessible Van</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has had to purchase a wheelchair accessible van, ramp van, or a lift van knows how expensive the customization can be. Taking a factory made van, lowering the floor, and installing a ramp is a labor intensive process. Nearly all of these vans are customized by relatively small specialty shops, and while these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.disabledandproductive.com/blog-posts/wheelchair-accessible-van/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=wheelchair-accessible-van</link>
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		<title>Obama Addresses ADA’s 20th Anniversary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[President Obama addressed a ceremony honoring the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, calling it &#8220;one of the most comprehensive civil rights bills in the history of this country.&#8221; The law requires buildings, transportation facilities, and commercial facilities to be accessible to the physically challenged and guarantees employee rights for people with disabilities. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.disabledandproductive.com/blog-posts/obama-addresses-ada-20th-anniversary/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=obama-addresses-ada-20th-anniversary</link>
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		<title>More Extreme Wheelchair Stunts with Aaron Fotheringham</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Aaron Fotheringham has taken a fact of life for him &#8211; being in a wheelchair &#8211; and converted that into something that can show others the power of resilience. In the first 20 seconds of this video, Aaron falls or crashes several times. It&#8217;s not the crashes that are important, though. It&#8217;s that he gets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate Ed Roberts Disability Rights Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UC Berkeley may be one of the most accessible, disabled-friendly universities in the United States. Much of that is thanks to one man, Ed Roberts. Roberts, who became a quadriplegic after contracting polio as a teenager, was admitted as a student in 1962 to the Berkeley campus. He immediately found difficulty in obtaining campus housing, [...]]]></description>
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