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Do sheltered workshops teach the disabled skills for the workplace or exploit them for cheap labor?
Orlando Weekly  |  Jeff Gore  |  06-16-2011  |  Business & Labor

Have San Francisco's Service Animal Laws Gone to the Dogs?new

In San Francisco, snakes, lizards, pit bulls, chickens, pigeons, and rodents have all been declared service animals, hauled onto public transportation, housed legally in city apartments, and, essentially, given the full run of the city.
SF Weekly  |  Joe Eskenazi  |  06-17-2009  |  Animal Issues

Auditory Processing Disorder: The Hidden Disabilitynew

If you notice that your child often asks you to repeat what you say, he or she may be wrestling with Central Auditory Processing Disorder, or CAPD, a condition that can mimic autism or ADD and is beginning to gain a lot of attention.
Long Island Press  |  Mo Ibrahim and Robbie Woliver  |  11-02-2005  |  Science

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