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		<title>Vote Today for Teen-Led Accessibility Initiative!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Institute for Human Centered Design (IHCD) has submitted a proposal for the national &#8220;digital media + learning competition.&#8221; IHCD is excited about working with teens with disabilities geared up to create a new Mozilla &#8220;Badge&#8221; on web accessibility for &#8230; <a href="http://blog.massmatch.org/vote-today-for-teen-led-accessibility-initiative">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>S.601 Visitability Bill</title>
		<link>http://blog.massmatch.org/s-601-visitability-bill</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MassMATCH Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[S.601: The Thanksgiving Bill A Study Commission on Basic Home Access, Making Housing in Massachusetts More Visitable Lead Sponsor: Senator Patricia Jehlen Over 10% of the population has difficulty walking or using stairs. However, the typical home contains physical barriers &#8230; <a href="http://blog.massmatch.org/s-601-visitability-bill">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bill to Reverse DME Competitive Bidding Program Gains Support in Washington</title>
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		<comments>http://blog.massmatch.org/bill-to-reverse-dme-competitive-bidding-program-gains-support-in-washington#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 20:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MassMATCH Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill to Reverse DME Competitive Bidding Program Gains Support in Washington BY ELIZABETH ECKER on May 29, 2013 A piece of legislation that would replace the current competitive bidding system for Medicare-based durable medical equipment claims is gaining support among Congress &#8230; <a href="http://blog.massmatch.org/bill-to-reverse-dme-competitive-bidding-program-gains-support-in-washington">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Survey for Students with Orthopedic Impairments Regarding Use of Voice Recognition Software</title>
		<link>http://blog.massmatch.org/survey-for-students-with-orthopedic-impairments-regarding-use-of-voice-recognition-software</link>
		<comments>http://blog.massmatch.org/survey-for-students-with-orthopedic-impairments-regarding-use-of-voice-recognition-software#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MassMATCH Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My name is Felix Diaz. I am a retired US Army veteran and a teacher serving as the Testing Coordinator at Miami Jackson Senior High School in Miami Florida. I am presently engaged in a dissertation as part of the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.massmatch.org/survey-for-students-with-orthopedic-impairments-regarding-use-of-voice-recognition-software">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Repairs to Back-up Wheelchairs</title>
		<link>http://blog.massmatch.org/repairs-to-back-up-wheelchairs</link>
		<comments>http://blog.massmatch.org/repairs-to-back-up-wheelchairs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MassMATCH Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people who use power wheelchairs use the wheelchair they were using prior to their current (new) one as a back up when their primary wheelchair is not usable or at the DME vendor for repairs.  Having a working back &#8230; <a href="http://blog.massmatch.org/repairs-to-back-up-wheelchairs">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Security Screening and Traveling with Assistive Technology</title>
		<link>http://blog.massmatch.org/security-screening-and-traveling-with-assistive-technology</link>
		<comments>http://blog.massmatch.org/security-screening-and-traveling-with-assistive-technology#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MassMATCH Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assistive Technology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Security Screening and Traveling with Assistive Technology Webinar on April 25 The RESNA Catalyst Project is honored to sponsor this free webinar presented by Jeremy Buzzell, formerly the Program Specialist responsible for AT Act Programs at Rehabilitation Services Administration, U.S. &#8230; <a href="http://blog.massmatch.org/security-screening-and-traveling-with-assistive-technology">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nao, the Humanoid Robot Comes to a School Near You</title>
		<link>http://blog.massmatch.org/nao-the-humanoid-robot-comes-to-a-school-near-you</link>
		<comments>http://blog.massmatch.org/nao-the-humanoid-robot-comes-to-a-school-near-you#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MassMATCH Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you attended the AT and Universal Design Expo and Conference in 2011 at the Hynes Convention Center you must have seen the Nao humanoid robot.  He danced and sang for Governor Patrick. Well Nao is currently being tested in &#8230; <a href="http://blog.massmatch.org/nao-the-humanoid-robot-comes-to-a-school-near-you">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Call In to Support H.R. 942 &#8211; a Bill to Establish a Seperate Benefit Category for Complex Rehab Technology under Medicare &#8211; April 10, 2013</title>
		<link>http://blog.massmatch.org/call-in-to-support-h-r-942-a-bill-to-establish-a-seperate-benefit-category-for-complex-rehab-technology-under-medicare-april-10-2013</link>
		<comments>http://blog.massmatch.org/call-in-to-support-h-r-942-a-bill-to-establish-a-seperate-benefit-category-for-complex-rehab-technology-under-medicare-april-10-2013#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MassMATCH Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assistive Technology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to make a difference? Join with thousands of other concerned citizens to help ensure access for people with disabilities to the Complex Rehab Technology they require. &#160; Mark the date &#8211; call your Members of Congress on &#8230; <a href="http://blog.massmatch.org/call-in-to-support-h-r-942-a-bill-to-establish-a-seperate-benefit-category-for-complex-rehab-technology-under-medicare-april-10-2013">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program and Services</title>
		<link>http://blog.massmatch.org/the-massachusetts-commission-for-the-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-program-and-services</link>
		<comments>http://blog.massmatch.org/the-massachusetts-commission-for-the-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-program-and-services#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MassMATCH Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published by Debra Lobsitz on February 6, 2013 in Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Featured Agency The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is the principal agency in the Commonwealth for enabling Deaf, late-deafened, DeafBlind and hard &#8230; <a href="http://blog.massmatch.org/the-massachusetts-commission-for-the-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-program-and-services">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Charge It!</title>
		<link>http://blog.massmatch.org/charge-it</link>
		<comments>http://blog.massmatch.org/charge-it#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MassMATCH Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a power wheelchair or scooter user and are fortunate enough to have a back up chair make sure you regularly charge the batteries in the back-up chair. Almost nothing is worse than needing the back-up wheelchair and &#8230; <a href="http://blog.massmatch.org/charge-it">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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