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	<title>News and Opinions « Direct Care Alliance &#187; Direct care consumers</title>
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	<description>What direct care worker advocates are thinking, saying and doing</description>
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		<title>Brave Old World</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/home-care-how-we-live-now-brave-old-world-columbia-news21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Pickering</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Egan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paula Span]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stanley Ryback]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A New York City direct care worker plays a leading role in one of the multimedia stories reported by the News21 program at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism this summer.  Led by Paula Span, who teaches at the Journalism School and blogs about aging for the New York Times, 10 newly-graduate journalists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing Disability Culture: Liberty and justice for all</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/changing-disability-culture-liberty-and-justice-for-all/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/changing-disability-culture-liberty-and-justice-for-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynne Wichmann</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Americans with Disabilities Act]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[employment disabilities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy birthday to the ADA. Twenty years ago, the American with Disabilities Act became law. This law guarantees social, professional, personal access and equity for people living with disabilities. This major civil rights legislation promotes a core value of the U.S. Constitution and a universal desire. Liberty and justice.
Liberty and justice. A basic tenet of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Direct Care Workers Help Ensure Consumers&#8217; Medication Adherence</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/direct-care-workers-help-ensure-consumers-medication-adherence/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/direct-care-workers-help-ensure-consumers-medication-adherence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Pickering</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Direct care consumers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[skills and attributes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AARP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Consumers League]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More than 50 percent of people with chronic conditions don’t take their medications properly, which affects their well-being and the ability for direct care workers to provide the highest quality care.  To help remedy this problem, the Direct Care Alliance is proud to be a committed partner in the National Consumers League’s Medical Adherence Campaign, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiver, Friend: A Pillar of Strength</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/05/caregiver-companion-friend-a-pillar-of-strength/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/05/caregiver-companion-friend-a-pillar-of-strength/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 13:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thais Abernethy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[respect]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[caring for parent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death and dying]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hospice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’m fascinated by our body’s reaction when it’s sick or emotional.  It’s such a wonderful machine that serves us well if we would only stop long enough to listen.  Sometimes, we just don’t give ourselves permission and time to process our day’s events.  In Papi’s case, his body would let us know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Live An Interesting Life</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/05/you-live-an-interesting-life/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/05/you-live-an-interesting-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 13:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynne Wichmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Direct care consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marathon disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multiple sclerosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wheelchair bike]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I live an interesting life. Some years back I ran a marathon – 26.2 miles– in 3.5 hours. Four years ago I could run a mile in 8 minutes and I could do 5 of those miles without rest. Last September I participated in a competitive race. I had the pleasure of returning to that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Privilege of Disability</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/04/the-privilege-of-disability/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/04/the-privilege-of-disability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynne Wichmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Direct care consumers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[living with disability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The privilege of disability. The pride of diversity. The power of us. We are together, you and I.
In this culture that creates ample opportunity for individuality, we forge a fierce allegiance and a powerful alliance. We are caregivers for each other, you and I. We tend to physical needs. We tune in to emotional states. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the News: staff cuts, budget setbacks and more</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/03/in-the-news-staff-cuts-budget-setbacks-and-more/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/03/in-the-news-staff-cuts-budget-setbacks-and-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonila Vega</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Direct care consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Direct care workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governor McDonnell Virginia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[number of nurses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[number of teachers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best ways to become empowered is to get informed.  When you’re informed about what’s happening in your state and across the direct care profession, you are better able to take action and have a voice in the decision-making process.  I can’t tell you enough how important it is for you to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maine Tables Report on Improving Home- and Community-Based Care</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/02/maine-tables-report-on-improving-home-and-community-based-care/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/02/maine-tables-report-on-improving-home-and-community-based-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Hanson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DCW associations/coalitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Direct care consumers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, our report is complete, but it has not yet been presented to the Legislature.
As you know if you’ve been reading this blog, I am part of a team that was appointed by the state of Maine to recommend ways that the Legislature&#8217;s Health and Human Services Committee could streamline long-term care service delivery, address [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US News Explains Role of Caregiving Staff in Culture Change</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/01/us-news-explains-the-role-of-caregiving-staff-in-culture-change/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/01/us-news-explains-the-role-of-caregiving-staff-in-culture-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elise Nakhnikian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Direct care consumers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[respect]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As part of its annual Best Nursing Homes issue this month, U.S. News and World Report includes a feature on how culture change can transform a nursing home into a good place to live by respecting residents and fitting care plans and schedules to their individual needs – and by empowering caregivers and nurturing their [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Martha Stewart Calls for Help for Family Caregivers</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/01/martha-stewart-calls-for-help-for-family-caregivers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/01/martha-stewart-calls-for-help-for-family-caregivers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elise Nakhnikian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Direct care consumers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Whether or not you care about older people, you will, if you&#8217;re lucky, be one of them. It&#8217;s not just a demographic. It&#8217;s personal &#8212; it&#8217;s you, your parents, your aunts, uncles, friends and children. We need to do a better job caring for this population &#8212; and supporting those who care for them,” writes [...]]]></description>
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