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      <title>December Work Pays Summit &quot;A Huge Success!&quot;</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Feedback From Attendees....]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Helping Students With Disabilities Prepare for College</title>
      <description><![CDATA[90 Minute Live Audio Conference   December 8, 2011 - 1 pm ET (12 pm CT, 11 am MT, 10 am PT)]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:53:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>WiSe Announces Launch of Employer Website</title>
      <description><![CDATA[W.i.S.e. is excited to announce a new Employer Website! This website is designed for businesses, and is intended to be a resource, a link and a tool for Business Leaders to share with each other.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:11:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>HHS &amp; FDA VIRTUAL HIRING EVENT</title>
      <description><![CDATA[HHS & FDA invite all Veterans and People with Disabilities, who are interested in the many Federal positions we have available at any of our 12 Operating Divisions here at HHS, these positions are located throughout the country.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>New Sections — work-pays.org</title>
      <description><![CDATA[work-pays.org has 2 new sections! "Job Opportunities" and "Media"]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:26:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Work Pays Job Fair helps disabled find employment, inspiration - The Advocate</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Free Webinar Series for Employers Beginning October 6</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) will be hosting four weekly webinars in celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month on Thursdays in October from 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.]]></description>
      <link>http://advocacyla.org/workpays/index.php/posts-reader/items/free-webinar-series-for-employers-beginning-october-6.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Connecting with LA Disability Organizations via Social Media - Online training</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:56:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Work and Social Security Benefits</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Do you need help understanding how SSI/SSDI benefits are affected by work? Call us! Work incentives Planning & Assistance Coalition 1-888-942-8104. ]]></description>
      <link>http://advocacyla.org/workpays/index.php/posts-reader/items/Understanding_how_work_affects_SSI_and_SSDI_benefits.html</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:16:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>&quot;Disability Scoop&quot; The Premier Source for Developmental Disabilities News</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases First Comprehensive Overview on Employment of Persons with a Disability]]></description>
      <link>http://advocacyla.org/workpays/index.php/posts-reader/items/disability-scoop-the-premier-source-for-developmental-disabilities-news.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:33:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Disability Employment News: Links and Articles on Disability &amp; Employment</title>
      <description><![CDATA[September 24, 2010, President Obama's health care act and how it affects people with disabilities.]]></description>
      <link>http://advocacyla.org/workpays/index.php/posts-reader/items/disability-employment-news-links-and-articles-on-disability-employment.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:28:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Change to LRS eligability standards.</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Due to budget cuts, as of 9/30/10 new restrictions will be placed on LRS services.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>New Online Return-to-Work Toolkit Now Available</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Return-to-Work Toolkit is designed to assist employers and employees get back on the job quickly and smoothly.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>FREE Online Disability Awareness Human Resource &#40;HR&#41; Management Seminar</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Hr professionals can take this self-paced seminar to learn about stereotypes and misconceptions concerning people with disabilities. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:18:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>The National Consortium on Leadership and Disability for Youth NCLD/Y Introduces New Internship Guide for Youth with Disabilities</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The NCLD-Youth is now offering internships for youths with disabilities.]]></description>
      <link>http://advocacyla.org/workpays/index.php/posts-reader/items/the-national-consortium-on-leadership-and-disability-for-youth-ncldy-introduces-new-internship-guide-for-youth-with-disabilities.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Employment Supports Training Available!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Advocacy Center is conducting training and outreach events to educate people with disabilities.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Governor's Office of Disability Affairs Disability Survey</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Please take a few moments to complete the survey relative to issues of disability in Louisiana.]]></description>
      <link>http://advocacyla.org/workpays/index.php/posts-reader/items/governors-office-of-disability-affairs-disability-survey.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:02:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Language Access in Health Care Symposium A Success!!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[David Gallegos takes over directorship of the Advocacy Center's CAP.]]></description>
      <link>http://advocacyla.org/workpays/index.php/posts-reader/items/language-access-in-health-care-symposium-a-success.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:56:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Work Incentives Questions of the Week!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A Comprehensive List of Helpful Questions and Answers.]]></description>
      <link>http://advocacyla.org/workpays/index.php/posts-reader/items/work-incentives-questions-of-the-week.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:54:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Access the &quot;PROYECTO VISION&quot; Newsletter</title>
      <description><![CDATA[http://www.proyectovision.net/index.html]]></description>
      <link>http://advocacyla.org/workpays/index.php/posts-reader/items/access-the-proyecto-vision-newsletter.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:52:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Medicaid Purchase Plan</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Learn if you're eligible for Medicaid, an affordable health coverage program for people with disabilities. ]]></description>
      <link>http://advocacyla.org/workpays/index.php/posts-reader/items/medicaid-purchase-plan.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Office of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities &#40;OCDD&#41; Leads Employment First Initiative</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The OCDD's official position on the Employment First initiative]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:09:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>CWD Working for Tomorrow Newsletter</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Read the June issue.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:59:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>New Brief Examines the Role of Job Developers During the Job Search</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A new study shows how job developers influence decision making during the job search and placement process.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>10 Reasons to Mediate EEOC</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Download a free video on the EEOC's National Mediation Program and see if it's right for you and your company.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:42:00 -0500</pubDate>
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