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Disability Scoop Email News: Friday, March 6, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To check out these headlines and more, visit Disability Scoop everyday for the latest in developmental disability news. Like what you see here? Feel free to forward this email to your friends and colleagues. And, if you haven't already, click here to register with Disability Scoop, it's free! Latest Headlines: Job Numbers Grim For People With Disabilities Too March 6, 2009 For the third straight month unemployment rose among people with disabilities. Congress Considers Bill Limiting Access To Research March 5, 2009 A bill in Congress would limit the public’s access to federally funded medical studies. And that has patient advocates and others in the health care community unhappy. Drug Companies Can Be Sued For Injuries, Court Rules March 4, 2009 Drug makers can be sued for injury claims even though their products and labels are approved by the federal government, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Wednesday. Chinese Man Defies Country's Odds By Giving Son With CP Future March 4, 2009 A Beijing father opened a restaurant so his son with cerebral palsy would have a place to go, things to do and people to learn from. Artists With Disabilities To Showcase Work For ADA Anniversary March 4, 2009 The largest ever showcase of artwork by people with disabilities will take place next year at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Designer Babies Take Prenatal Screening Debate One Step Further March 3, 2009 A California fertility clinic already allows parents to select their baby’s gender. Now doctors are giving parents the option to choose physical traits like eye and hair color and that’s causing quite a stir. The Scoop: Scoop Essentials: Behavior, Taming The 800-Pound Gorilla March 2, 2009 In this installment of Scoop Essentials, behavior specialist Deborah Lipsky shows you how to distinguish a tantrum from a meltdown and how to control and prevent both. A consultant who regularly works with schools and individuals to develop behavior plans, Lipsky also speaks from personal experience. She has autism and learned to self-regulate her own behavior. Check out what Lipsky has to say and then click here to submit your own questions to her.