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		<title>Jenny&#8217;s job, and why we need more like it</title>
		<link>http://thesocialissue.com/2013/05/jennys-job-and-why-we-need-more-like-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 09:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saba Salman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetJenny Dimmock works in a pathology lab. She and her scientist colleagues handle between 3,000-4,000 blood samples a day. The 21-year-old is also an ambassador for younger students, speaking about her experiences at conferences, like how part of her job &#8230; <a href="http://thesocialissue.com/2013/05/jennys-job-and-why-we-need-more-like-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tailor-made technology: systems and support in social care</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saba Salman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetJulie Heightley was so worried about her son Thomas suffering an epileptic fit at night that for two years she slept on a camp bed outside his room. The broken sleep and constant supervision of Thomas, who has autism and &#8230; <a href="http://thesocialissue.com/2013/05/tailor-made-technology-high-and-low-social-care-and/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>“It’s important that while I’m having fun, Stanley is having a great time too”</title>
		<link>http://thesocialissue.com/2013/05/its-important-that-while-im-having-fun-stanley-is-having-a-great-time-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 10:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saba Salman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Stanley Holes is, says his little brother Albie in the brief video diary above, simply “the best brother I could ever have.” Albie’s love for his 16-year-old brother is reflected in this short film which I just watched and &#8230; <a href="http://thesocialissue.com/2013/05/its-important-that-while-im-having-fun-stanley-is-having-a-great-time-too/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Art thinks outside the box</title>
		<link>http://thesocialissue.com/2013/04/art-thinks-outside-the-box/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saba Salman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetOne glance at James Lake&#8217;s giant 3D portrait of baritone David Rushbrook, and you may never look at a cardboard box the same way again. Lake&#8217;s showstopping sculpture, created through the painstaking layering of cardboard, is intended to move, sing &#8230; <a href="http://thesocialissue.com/2013/04/art-thinks-outside-the-box/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Social Issue, part of the Guardian&#8217;s blogging network</title>
		<link>http://thesocialissue.com/2013/04/the-social-issue-part-of-the-guardians-blogging-network/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saba Salman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetGood to see a nod to the blog on the Guardian Select pages this morning, especially when the page featured is from the Bound exhibition about disability issues. A reminder of the point of this site: &#8220;It champions the good &#8230; <a href="http://thesocialissue.com/2013/04/the-social-issue-part-of-the-guardians-blogging-network/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Puck, peppermint tea and posh frocks: my fabulous sister</title>
		<link>http://thesocialissue.com/2013/03/puck-peppermint-tea-and-posh-frocks-my-fabulous-sister/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saba Salman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetLearning disability charity Mencap has a marvellous blog, which features, amongst other things, some very personal contributions. The site recently featured a lovely and touching piece from journalist and Mission to Lars filmmaker Kate Spicer on her brother Tom (he &#8230; <a href="http://thesocialissue.com/2013/03/puck-peppermint-tea-and-posh-frocks-my-fabulous-sister/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Young, free and single-minded</title>
		<link>http://thesocialissue.com/2013/03/young-free-and-single-minded/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saba Salman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetYoung people who have helped transform their neighbourhoods despite are among those being celebrated in today&#8217;s Prince&#8217;s Trust annual awards. Amid recent figures showing youth unemployment has nearly hit 1m, it is inspiring to hear how teenagers and young adults &#8230; <a href="http://thesocialissue.com/2013/03/young-free-and-single-minded/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A different perspective on learning disability</title>
		<link>http://thesocialissue.com/2013/03/a-different-perspective-on-learning-disability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saba Salman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet A stereotype-shattering art project, which uses photography to counter negative mainstream attitudes towards people with Down’s syndrome, is showcasing the last eight years of its work. Shifting Perspectives Photographic Exhibition 2005 – 2013 is at the South Bank in &#8230; <a href="http://thesocialissue.com/2013/03/a-different-perspective-on-learning-disability/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;People who have a learning disability have the right to good services, choices and a good life&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://thesocialissue.com/2013/03/people-who-have-a-learning-disability-have-the-right-to-good-services-choices-and-a-good-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saba Salman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetIf only more people had the chance to develop in confidence like Laura Minett. Laura, who I interviewed for a Guardian social care piece today, works as an expert by experience. Her part-time role through the charity which supports her, &#8230; <a href="http://thesocialissue.com/2013/03/people-who-have-a-learning-disability-have-the-right-to-good-services-choices-and-a-good-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I am valuable. I can still shine and I will still go on”</title>
		<link>http://thesocialissue.com/2013/03/i-am-valuable-i-can-still-shine-and-i-will-still-go-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saba Salman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetHuge lashes sweeping over her eyelids, face framed by diamante and skin shining gold, this is a photographic portrayal of how Samona Naomi Williams feels some days: valuable, not a burden to society. Yet Samona, a wheelchair user who Ehlers-Danlos &#8230; <a href="http://thesocialissue.com/2013/03/i-am-valuable-i-can-still-shine-and-i-will-still-go-on/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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