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	<title>Exploring Developmental Disabilities</title>
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		<title>Income Tax Filing for Disabled Individuals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 12:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a disabled individual, then the odds are good that you have some limitations that cause you to need assistance from day to day. Just as you may need assistance cleaning your home, or getting around, you may also need assistance doing things like filing your taxes. If this is true for you, [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are a disabled individual, then the odds are good that you have  some limitations that cause you to need assistance from day to day. Just  as you may need assistance cleaning your home, or getting around, you  may also need assistance doing things like filing your taxes. If this is  true for you, then you should be aware of the fact that there are tax  assistance programs that are designed especially to help people that are  disabled, and you may also qualify for specialized help depending on  what your income is.</p>
<p>The first thing that you are going to  want to do is to contact the IRS to find out what types of assistance  you qualify for when filing your income tax paperwork. There are several different types of help depending on what  your needs are, including help offered directly from the IRS, help  offered in the community, and help offered by the state or federal  government as well. This is especially true if you are a disabled  veteran or have passed the retirement age. The least that you need to  know is that if you are disabled, there is help out there if you need  assistance in filing your tax forms.</p>
<p>There is no reason why you  should struggle any more than you have to when you are disabled. If you  have trouble traveling to a tax preparer office, then the state or your  local government can send someone to your home to help you with your  taxes. This is a really beneficial type of assistance when filing taxes  as a disabled individual because it saves you a lot of time and stress  of trying to leave your home when your mobility is limited or when you  are otherwise disabled and unable to file your taxes without assistance.</p>
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		<title>My Experience Working Full-Time and Finding Time for My Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I decided to go back to work full-time, I faced a major dilemma.  I really wanted to focus my energy on work but I also wanted to spend time with my children.  They were reaching a point in their lives where they participated in many activities both in and out of school.  When I [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I decided to go back to work full-time, I faced a major dilemma.  I really wanted to focus my energy on work but I also wanted to spend time with my children.  They were reaching a point in their lives where they participated in many activities both in and out of school.  When I was that age, my parents were not able to take time off work to spend time with me and attend events.  I was determined that I would not miss all the events in my child’s life.  As a real estate investor who owns rental homes, I knew when I first had children that I could no longer manage my homes myself.  I hired a Seattle property management company to help me out.  They did all the hard work involved with renting and managing residential properties.  In fact, they even had a division in their company that could take care of two of my commercial investments.</p>
<p>My experience with this company convinced me to hire an assistant part time to help me out.  This assistant turned out to be great.  I no longer had to focus on things like paying the business’s bills, answering calls or setting up appointments to see houses.  These seem like small things but they took up a lot of time.  I also decided to bring in a partner into the business.  While this seems like cutting my company in half, all the new business we were able to handle actually doubled my income.  On top of that, I began using an automated scheduler to organize my day.  And in each day, I scheduled time with my children.  Once I made these adjustments, going back to work was not that bad.  I got twice as much done and spent much more time with my children.</p>
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		<title>Many Turn to E Cigarettes When Dealing with Stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 09:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by Getty Images via @daylife When you are dealing with a loved one who has a disability, you may feel helpless. This is normal. Especially if the person that has the disability is a child of yours. Many people who are dealing with these problems help themselves cope with the anger, frustration, and confusion [...]]]></description>
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<p>When you are dealing with a loved one who has a disability, you may feel  helpless.  This is normal.  Especially if the person that has the  disability is a child of yours.  Many people who are dealing with these  problems help themselves cope with the anger, frustration, and confusion  that they feel by turning to easy coping mechanisms.</p>
<p>For  some, this is smoking.  Going out for a cigarette every time you feel  stressed or upset can lead to dangerous health problems for yourself in  the future, though.  Some people today are turning to e cigarettes, because they do not pose quite the same health risks, but still have the nicotine.</p>
<p>Others may turn to alcohol as their substance of choice when dealing  with these emotions.  Unfortunately, as a depressant drug, alcohol can  make the inadequate or hurtful feelings even worse.</p>
<p>There are  healthy ways to cope with your pain and stress though.  One thing that  many people today are turning to help them get through their stress is  yoga.  Not only is it a great exercise that can help you get in good  physical condition, it also has been shown to be a stress reliever.   This can help you get into better mental condition as well.</p>
<p>Helping to relieve some of the stress that you deal with on a day to day  basis is extremely important.  Too much stress can lead to health  problems of your own, especially if that stress is allowed to go on for  too long.  Heart problems, ulcers, and many more health problems are  known to arise from too long of unrelieved stress.</p>
<p>If you are  having a hard time figuring out healthy ways to deal with your stress,  you may want to consider consulting a professional.  A doctor can talk  with you about the stress you are dealing with, and help you find the  best way to handle it.</p>
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		<title>Finding Childcare for Your Child with Developmental Disabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia Any parent who has a child who has some type of developmental disability understands the problem that arises regarding the issue of childcare. Whether it is just finding a babysitter for a few hours or a childcare center, finding childcare that will take your child can be tricky. Children with developmental disabilities [...]]]></description>
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<p>Any parent who has a child who has some type of developmental  disability understands the problem that arises regarding the issue of  childcare. Whether it is just finding a babysitter for a few hours or a  childcare center, finding childcare that will take your child can be  tricky.</p>
<p>Children with developmental disabilities often require  a higher level of care than a regular child and because of this many  regular childcare centers shy away from children with developmental  disabilities. They are reluctant to take on the responsibility of having  to handle the disability or in some cases they just don&#8217;t have the  knowledge and understanding to handle the treatment of the condition so  they deny the child a place at their center. This type of thinking might  seem extreme but there have been tales of childcare centers denying  children and recommending the parents try a senior/elder care center instead.</p>
<p>When a child is denied entrance into a childcare center it can be  stressful for the parent. They do not know where else to look or who  might take their child. However, parents shouldn&#8217;t be discouraged. There  are many different places that will take a child with disabilities.</p>
<p>In recent years websites have started to jump up all over the Internet  that are centered on the issue of finding your disabled child childcare.  These sites will offer a list of childcare centers that specifically  take disabled children and sometimes will even list the area of  specialty so that a parent can tailor the care.</p>
<p>Another great  thing about these websites is the resources that will help in finding  babysitting. Babysitters to those with developmental disabilities need  to understand the condition and the amount of care that comes with it.  That is why finding a specialized babysitter is so important.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t feel alone in your search for childcare. There are many great resources that will help out.</p>
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