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  1. CDC announces that ppl w/disabilities & their caregivers are now a priority group for receiving H1N1 vaccine http://bit.ly/8M7O6F #h1n1
  2. More RT thank you's @ChrisAWolff @MSteinbergPhD @ShangrilaCorp @ArcAtlantic @abilitycntr @Erindeward @jbuford
  3. Thanks for the RT's! @ArcAtlantic @arcofsomerset @thezimms @firstwnc @mommaoft21girl @BDI_disABILITY @DownSynAdvocacy @JeniferJS @PattiDudek
  4. Rosa's Law Asks Senate To Kill Slur 'Mentally Retarded' http://bit.ly/1wDRHF #endtheword
  5. We applaud the US Senate's intro of a federal bill to remove the term "mental retardation" http://bit.ly/3DkWJR #endtheword #disability
  6. Thanks to 9,721 members who joined the opposing group to the "How R*!@$# Are You" FB quiz. The application has been removed! #endtheword
  7. Only 0.88% of people employed by the federal government have disabilities. #arc09 #disability
  8. Walgreens' aims to have 1/3 of the distribution workforce be ppl w/disabilities. Goal is to have 1,000 workers by 2010. #arc09 #disability
  9. Walmart, Walgreens, Lowe's & Highmark speak of efforts to employ ppl w/disabilities for real wages in fully integrated settings #arc09
  10. @TheArcExec awarding The Arc Advocacy Matters! Award to Self-Advocates in Leadership (SAIL) in WA state #arc09
  11. Civil rights panelists: ADA has been around for 20 yrs & the Olmstead for 10, & little progress has been made - We must all work together!
  12. Motivational speaker urges people with developmental disabilities to find, develop individuality - http://bit.ly/1Udmpt #arc09
  13. Starting day two of convention with the opening plenary: Civil Rights Enforcement for People with Disabilities. #arc09
  14. Several siblings join Stedman Graham to speak candidly about their experience & advice #arc09
  15. http://twitpic.com/p9564 - Stedman Graham speaking at our opening convention! #arc09
  16. Celebrating siblings at our opening plenary & waiting for Stedman Graham to share his experience on growing up w/brothers w/disabilities.
  17. http://twitpic.com/p90e6 - Everyone filing in to hear Stedman Graham speak #arc09
  18. RT @ACHIEVA: Stedman Graham keynote speech is today after lunch #arc09
  19. If you are attending The Arc's National Convention, use #arc09 to share what you are learning, etc.
  20. @thearcofpgc Hey guys - Mac wants to make sure you're aware of bit.ly for shortening urls