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The Invisible Disabilities Advocate hosted our First
Annual Honors Banquet and Auction October 19, 2008. Our special guest
speaker was
Kris Harty with MC, Jayson Luber of
ABC 7NEWS. The
event was held at The Denver Marriott South.
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IDA Founder and
President, Wayne Connell, was a guest on The Breakfast Club with
Rick Crandall on
KEZW Radio 1430 AM on
10/13/08 from 7:00-7:30 am MST.
Listen to the
Interview
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IDA Founder and President, Wayne Connell,
was a guest on the
Yvonne Pierre Show on HGH radio on 2/23/08.
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The Invisible Disabilities Advocate
is listed as a
Disabilities Resource on CBS News, following an Investigative Report
on Social Security Disability, by Katie Couric on January 14th and 15th,
2008. |
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IDA Founder and
President, Wayne Connell, was
invited to speak to the
Denver Commission for
People with Disabilities
about Invisible Disabilities on January 8, 2008. |
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Social Work Today magazine
published the article, "Invisible
Illness - What You Can't See Does Hurt Her." They quoted IDA
and used IDA as a Resource. |
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But You LOOK Good! seminar with IDA Founder and
President, Wayne Connell, at the Fall
Seminar sponsored by the Lupus
Foundation of Colorado November 6, 2007. |
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But You LOOK Good! seminar with IDA Founder and
President, Wayne Connell, at The
Arthritis Symposium sponsored by the
Arthritis Foundation of Colorado September 29, 2007.
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Sherri Connell shared what
to say, what not to say and how to help people living with debilitating
illness at the National
Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week's Online Seminars
September 14, 2007. |
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Diversity Inc magazine quoted IDA in
their August 2007
article,
'But You Look So Good!' and 7 Other Things NOT to Say to
a Person With a Non-Visible Disability. |
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IDA was invited to host an informational booth at
the
Beyond Pain Seminar
sponsored by the
Progressive Health Center
on August 25, 2007.
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IDA was invited to host an informational booth at
The Neighbors in Health Fair
sponsored by
Kaiser Permanente
on August 5, 2007.
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But You LOOK Good! seminar with
IDA Founder and President, Wayne Connell, January 18, 2006 for the
Sjogren's
Foundation, along with the Arthritis Foundation and the Lupus Foundation. |
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 KOSI
101.1 FM Radio - Denver, CO
January 17, 2007.
IDA Founder and President, Wayne Connell, was the
Food Bank of the
Rockies silent auction winner of "DJ for a
Day!" Wayne was able to share with thousands of listeners about
Invisible Disabilities.
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Dr.
Jeffrey Boyd and The Invisible Disabilities Advocate were invited by
the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to attend the Moving
Forward Program on November 11th, 2006. Dr. Boyd was a guest speaker.
IDA Founder and President, Wayne Connell, and IDA volunteers set up an information table for the
attendees.
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But You LOOK Good! seminar with
IDA Founder and President, Wayne Connell, at
Qwest Communications Corporation and Diversity Open House (in conjunction with Qwest Friends)
in Littleton, Colorado, St. Paul, MN and Minneapolis, MN. 2004-2006 |
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Parker Adventist Hospital sponsored
seminars with
The Invisible Disabilities Advocate and Dr. Jeffrey
Boyd, author of Being Sick Well on April 28th and 29th 2006.
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"A
healthy appearance leaves those with chronic illness
searching for support and compassion" by
Carrie Hobbs was published in the
Search Parker
Magazine in April 2006. |
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"Invisible
Disability" by Rhonda Moore appeared in the Elbert County News, Douglas
County News Press, Castle Rock News Press and The Parker Chronicle in April
2006. |
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The
Lupus Alliance of America published "Why Don't They Just Take Something" in their Spring 2006 issue of
Lupus Newslink magazine that has a circulation of over 6000. |
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The article, "Parker woman an
Inspiration," was published in the Douglas County News Press newspaper in
October 2005 to tell the community about the
Hal O'Leary Inspiration Award.
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IDA Founder and President, Wayne Connell, was interviewed and
quoted by Advance for Audiologists magazine. The article was published in the Sept/Oct
issue, under "Simple Advice." |
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Sherri Connell was presented with
The Hal O'Leary Inspiration Award in
September of 2005! Once a year, the
Colorado
Rockies
Charity Fund hosts an awards dinner on Coors Field. The focus of the evening is to
recognize and applaud individuals who have made significant differences in the
lives of those in the disabled community. |
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IDA Founder and President, Wayne Connell, was a guest on the
Geno
Geraci Show (with guest host Bill Honsberger) on KRKS Radio in Denver,
Colorado on June 7, 2005, November 28, 2005 and April 28,
2006. |
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The
book, Being
Sick Well by
Jeffrey Boyd, M.D., M.Div., M.P.H. features Sherri's Story in his chapter on
"Using Suffering to Help Others."
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Striking
Back! The Trigeminal Neuralgia and Face Pain Book has used our
booklet, But You LOOK Good! as a resource and has quoted from it
in their "Helping People" chapter! The book is made available through the
Trigeminal
Neuralgia Association.
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Lisa
Copen quotes But You LOOK Good! in her
latest
book, Why Can't I Make People Understand?
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IDA Founder and President, Wayne Connell,
and
his wife Sherri were the featured cover story in
the
September-October 2004 Issue of HopeKeepers
Magazine,
published by Rest Ministries. |
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RemedyFind
featured Sherri Connell's personal story and rating of
emotional
support from friends and family in their August
2004
MS Newsletter. |
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On
July 18, 2004, IDA was featured in Annie's
Mailbox,
which
is published in over 700 newspapers world-wide,
with
a circulation of over 60,000,000! |
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Connecticut Psychological Association
public education campaign chairperson,
Marcus Brown,
Ph.D., has mentioned IDA in several radio spots called, Focus on
Recovery, provided by the Mental Health Assoc. of CT.
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The
booklet, But You LOOK Good! was featured in an article
which
appeared in the March/April
2004 issue
of
HopeKeepers Magazine!
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A
New Heart magazine, published by the USA HCF for
healthcare
professionals reviewed our booklet,
But
You LOOK Good! in their Spring edition of 2004. |
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Wegener's
Granulomatosis Association published
one
of IDA's articles in their International Newsletter
January/February
2004. |
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An
article about IDA, "Coping with Invisible Illness"
appeared in the Elbert County News on September 18, 2003. |
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Behcet's
Disease
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The
American Behcet's
Disease Association Conference in Chicago October 24-26, 2003 is featuring IDA's
booklet. |
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The
Primary
Biliary Cirrhosis Patient Support Network published one of IDA's
article in their Winter 2002 Newsletter! |
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Intel
Corporation used IDA's booklet and several articles in their
Disability Awareness Fair in October 2002! |
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The Waterbury
Hospital in Connecticut resourced IDA in their Fall 2002 issue of Health
Bridge magazine! |
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The Trigeminal
Neuralgia Association published one of IDA's article in their
newsletter, Tic News, in October 2002! |
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EchoStar
Communications
Corporation
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EchoStar used IDA's "Disabled? You Don't LOOK Disabled" article
in their "Diversity and Civil Treatment" training class
for employees in 2002. |
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Marcus Brown,
Ph.D. referenced IDA in his article on chronic illness for the In
Session publication- a special journal of the Division of
Clinical
Psychology of the American Psychological Association- published in
November 2002. |
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Lupus Society
of Alberta, Canada published one of IDA's articles in their Winter 2002
edition of "Lupus Courier." |
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The Polio
Experience Network is publishing 2 of IDA's articles in their Fall 2002
issue of P.E.N & ink! |
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The Canadian
RSD Network published one of IDA's articles in their April 2002 newsletter! This publication is distributed throughout Canada, the
US and around the world! |
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IDA was chosen
as Womansdesktop.com's Site of the Month for September 2002! |
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The Gloucester Times published the
article, "Senior
Outlook: Invisible Disabilities" referencing IDA. |
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The
Kwantlen Chronicle interviewed Wayne and Sherri Connell for their
article, "Investigative
Report Health Story: Invisible Disabilities" published March 8,
2002.
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The
Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. published IDA's "No Cast, No Cane,
No Pain" (Looks Can Be Deceiving) in their Winter 2001 issue of "Lupus News,"
(which has a circulation of 55,000)! |
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The ME/CFS/FMS Association of Queensland, Inc. published one of IDA's
articles in their November 2001 issue of the Queensland
ME Quarterly magazine in Australia! |
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In the
September-October 2001 issue of MOODY Magazine, appears Dr.
Douglas Groothuis' column entitled, "Seeing
Invisible Disabilities." Sherri and The Invisible
Disabilities Advocate's Website were written about in the article. |
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Everyday
Warriors named IDA, the Applause Site (of the month) for
December 2001! |
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The
MS Society of Great Britain published an article in it's Stevenage and
District Branch's Bi-Monthly Newsletter in the Spring of 2001 |
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The
Scleroderma Society of Canada published, "But You LOOK Good"
in their newsletter in the spring of 2001!
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The
ME/CFS Society of Southern Australia is published 3 of IDA's Articles in
their "Talking Point" Newsletters, starting in March 2001!
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Sherri was
interviewed for an article, "Coping with Invisible MS"
published in the December 2000 Alliance Exchange
Newsletter, a National Publication
by The Avonex Alliance!
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The
Endometriosis Association, International Headquarters is offering IDA's
"Helpful Hints" booklet during their Annual Drive 2000. |
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The book,
Living
Beyond Multiple Sclerosis by Judith Lynn Nichols, lists IDA in their
Resources section! |
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The
book, Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired
by
Paul
J. Donoghue, Ph.D. and Mary
E. Siegel, Ph.D., lists IDA in their Resources section!
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Sherri Was Interviewed In
November of 1999, By KWBI Radio's DJ, Denise Washington-Blomberg, For A Special
Interest Story! |
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Excerpts From IDA's Pamphlet, "I Never Know What To
Do" Were Published In The 1999 Winter Issue Of The "MSFocus"
Newsletter From The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation! |
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IDA Is Listed In
Joni and Friends' Resources List For Invisible
Disabilities. This Is A Dream That Wayne and Sherri have had
For Many Years! |
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IDA's
Website Was Featured As A "Hot Find" In August/September
1999 On The OBGYN.net
Website, Given This Prestigious Award & Is Listed As A 5-Star
Site! |
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IDA's
Pamphlet, "But You LOOK Good" Was
Featured, Along With the Booklet, "Helpful Hints," In
The RSD Hope
Organization's Nationally Distributed Newsletter In The Fall 1999 Edition! |
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The Invisible
Disabilities Advocate's Website Was Featured In The Winter 1998/1999 Issue Of "The
Lyme Times" Newsletter From
The Lyme Disease Resource Center! |
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Additional
Newsletters, Newspaper and Magazines
Featuring IDA's Website
and/or Publications:
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Connection, Yavapai MCS News, San Joaquin CFIDS/ME/FMS Support
Network, Blackhills CFS/FMS Support Group, Lupus Online Newsletter,
Colorado Disabled Quarterly (Summer 2000), Ft. Sam Houston News Leader
Newspaper (October 2000), Prime Time Lyme Newsletter (Winter 2000), Without Wheels
Gazette, Invisible Thief of Life CFIDS Newsletter, Alabama Myasthenia
Gravis Foundation of America (Spring 2001), MS Society of Great
Britain (Spring, 2001), Talking Point-ME/CFS Society of Southern
Australia (Spring, Summer & Fall of 2001), NYP & CYP Women's Health Newsletter
(Summer 2001), Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Digest (Summer 2001), CFS
Association of Minnesota (Summer 2001), Meeting the Challenge (Summer
2001), Outreach Messenger (Fall 2001), Queensland ME Quarterly- Australia
(November 2001), CFS Association of Minnesota (2001) Conference
Packet, Western Alliance
Center For Independent Living, NC (Winter 2002), Lupus Association
NSW, Inc. Newsletter (March 2002), Kwantlen Chronicle of Vacouver
(March 2002), Lupus Foundation of MS Newsletter (2002), MS Local MagS-
Branch of MS Society of GB and N. Ireland (July 2002), Gloucester
Daily Times (June 2002), Lupus Courier- Lupus Society of Canada
(Summer 2002), Black Hills CFS/FMS (January 2003), Scleroderma
Foundation of Ohio (February 2003), Lupus Society of Alberta (Winter 2003),
Witchita Post-Polio (Spring 2003), Hawaii Post-Polio (Spring 2003),
San Francisco Bay Area Polio Survivors (February 2003), Lupus
Foundation of MS (September, 2003), Lupus Foundation of MS (November
2003), Hospital Christian Fellowship's New Heart Magazine (Winter
2003), Wegener's Granulomatosis Associations Newsletter (Jan/Feb
2004), Post-Polio Voice (January 2004), MS
Waikato
Trust Newsletter in
New Zealand (Summer 2004), Connecticut Chapter of
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation (May 2006), Oklahoma MG Foundation (August
2006), BC Lupus Society (Summer 2006), Scleroderma Assoc. of BC (Summer
2006), EDS Today (Summer 2006) ... we
lost track! |
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IDA's
Articles And/Or Booklets Were Used At These Awareness
Campaigns, Conventions and Seminars:
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FMS & CFS Health Fair (1999), Springfield 2000 Hugs Convention
(June 2000), Peripheral Neuropathy Assoc. Conference (June 2000),
Houston Endometriosis Assoc. Educational Meetings (May 2000), NCCBA-
Health Fair in Buffalo, NY (Sept 2000), Immune Deficiency Foundation
Retreat (Oct 2000), The Well-Informed CFS Patient: Opening Doors to
Better Care Conference- CFS Foundation of Minnesota (2001), EchoStar
Corp.- Diversity and Civil Treatment class (2002), Frederick
MS'Keeters Annual Convention (May 2002), Lupus Foundation of
Mississippi State Seminar (September 2002), Intel Corporation's
Disability Awareness Fair (October 2002), Fourth National Trigeminal
Neuralgia Assoc. Conference (November 2002), Church District Workshop
(April 2003), Lupus Found. of MS (September, 2003), The American
Behcet's Disease Assoc. Conference (October, 2003), Qwest Friends
Seminar (October, 2003), New Jersey Education Association Teachers'
Convention (November, 2003), Black Hills CFS/FMS 2004 Health Fair (May
2004), CICOA
Aging & In-Home Solutions
Annual Conference (Sept 2005), Coatesville VA
Medical Center's First Annual Abilities Fait (Oct 2005) ...we lost
track. |
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WebSideStory Reviewed IDA's Site January 17, 2000 For The Hitbox
Community & IDA Was Featured On Their Site For Their Weekly Review Picks!
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Weekly Review
January 17th, 2000
The Invisible
Disabilities Advocate is not only a Web site, but a person as well. This site which
does a wonderful job of uncovering the pain and suffering many people who have
“invisible” illnesses go through, breaks ground in its unique, humanitarian
content. I can agree that it can be difficult to feel compassion for someone who claims to
be ill when there is no obvious look of pain or physical limitation. But after reading
many of the letters from suffers and some of the great content, I have a much clearer
understanding of what these people go through. Inside you will find pamphlets, booklets, a
message board, and tons more. This site is easy to navigate, has great content, and
although not a venue for medical or legal advice, does a great service to the
“invisible” community. There are far worse ways to spend your time on the net.
Drop in and see what I mean.
Tony D'Aguanno
CyberScriber
WebSideStory
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A
Message From Author, Mary Elizabeth Siegel, PhD
Written
To IDA In January 2000!
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"What
a great web site! Congratulations to you for facing the challenges of
invisible chronic illness. You are on the same "wave length"
with our book, Sick and Tired of Feeling
Sick and Tired: Living With Invisible Chronic Illness (W.W.
Norton and Company). After ten printings since 1992, the new edition
is coming out in July. We wish you and all those struggling with
invisible chronic illness all the best."
Mary
Elizabeth Siegel, PhD and Co-Author Of Sick and Tired of Feeling
Sick and Tired.
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IDA's
Website Is Listed As A Resource In
Judith Lynn Nichols'
Sequel Of Her Book!
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"Ida,
I just received a link to your site, and spent a lot of time browsing
and doing some in-depth reading. I'm very impressed! I think that
anybody with a chronic illness would find a wealth of information on
your site. Thank you. I have multiple sclerosis, and am the author of Women
Living With Multiple Sclerosis (Hunter House, 1999). A sequel
to that book will be published in September. I'd like to include your
website in the resources section of that book, if that's acceptable to
you. Congratulations on a great job!"
Judith
Lynn Nichols, Author Of Women Living With Multiple Sclerosis.
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Dr.
Lindsay Asked IDA To Contribute To Her Upcoming Book
About Chronic
Illness & Injury!
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"What
a great site you've created!... I am a neuropsychologist who has been
diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) for 14 years... As a
neuropsychologist, I also specialize in understanding, testing and
where possible helping to rehabilitate cognition for those people
whose conditions, illnesses or injures impair cognition... you've
succeeded in expressing the thoughts and feelings I hear daily from
clients, friends with illnesses/disabilities and myself at
times!"
Anne
Lindsay, Ph.D, Neuropsychologist, Currently Working on Book on Chronic
Illness/Disabilities
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A
Letter From ABC Television's Channel 7 News Regarding
IDA's Website!
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Invisible Disabilities Advocate.
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