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		<title>There&#8217;s an Election Coming Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you hadn&#8217;t noticed it&#8217;s election time. Did you know that this election you get four votes. That&#8217;s right, four votes. As well as your MMP electorate and party vote, you also get to vote yes or no to retaining MMP as the electoral system. Regardless of what you choose, you get to vote [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cedarlark.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11776401&amp;post=282&amp;subd=cedarlark&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Transition Generation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Rambling Shrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transition is the current buzz word in one sector of the intellectual disability community in Wellington. The word ‘transition’ refers to a period of preparation and moving from one thing to another. In the context of the current discussion, it&#8217;s about young people moving from school to &#8211; well whatever there is for them to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cedarlark.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11776401&amp;post=243&amp;subd=cedarlark&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Letting Go of James;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Rambling Shrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["How one family copes as their 16-year-old, autistic son starts full time residential care."<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cedarlark.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11776401&amp;post=231&amp;subd=cedarlark&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who Misses Out in Health Service Rationinig?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Rambling Shrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pharmac has been in the news a fair bit recently. It pops  up from time to time, and this time it&#8217;s because of our negotiations with the USA over the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP, a Pacific free trade agreement. There are concerns about Pharmac&#8217;s accountable, transparency and openness to innovative medicine, according to Medicines New [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cedarlark.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11776401&amp;post=187&amp;subd=cedarlark&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Life’s Great Unknowns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Rambling Shrew</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cedarlark.wordpress.com/?p=179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld once said “as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns &#8212; the ones we don&#8217;t know [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cedarlark.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11776401&amp;post=179&amp;subd=cedarlark&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Bouquet for the Dentist</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Rambling Shrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In contrast to last week&#8217;s blog, which was a brick bat to the Care Coordination Centre at Capital and Coast DHB, today I want to deliver a bouquet to another department, and specifically to one of the dentists. For some years now, Tom has been getting his teeth checked by a dentist at Wellington hospital. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cedarlark.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11776401&amp;post=159&amp;subd=cedarlark&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You and your disability are an adult now</title>
		<link>http://cedarlark.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/you-and-your-disability-are-an-adult-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Rambling Shrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, there’s no denying the fact that Tom and his disabilities have hit adult services. It’s like moving to another planet, if my experience to date is anything to go by. A couple of weeks ago I decided I really needed an Occupational Therapist to come and check out a couple of things. It seems [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cedarlark.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11776401&amp;post=149&amp;subd=cedarlark&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Government Agencies; Do they talk to each other?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Rambling Shrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When is a human being not a human being? When they are a just a name in a file. This is the frustration that people everywhere face on a day-to-day basis. But closer to home, it’s a frustration being felt by at least one group of New Zealand parents trying to set up a “home [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cedarlark.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11776401&amp;post=144&amp;subd=cedarlark&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Take a moment to get to know your neighbour</title>
		<link>http://cedarlark.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/take-a-moment-to-get-to-know-your-neighbour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 03:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Rambling Shrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a while now IHC New Zealand has been running a ‘Take a moment’ campaign where they ask us to take a moment to get to know people with intellectual disabilities in our community. While it’s a good idea, this might not be easy for everyone to do this, and perhaps some people need a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cedarlark.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11776401&amp;post=138&amp;subd=cedarlark&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s needs assessment time</title>
		<link>http://cedarlark.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/130/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 01:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Rambling Shrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two words strike fear into the hearts of many of us who received disability support services. Needs Assessment. If you don’t know what a needs assessments is, say a short prayer of thanks. And read on. A needs assessment is the way those of with disabilities, or who care for someone with a disability access [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cedarlark.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11776401&amp;post=130&amp;subd=cedarlark&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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