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| Title: Geraldo Rivera Features Waiting List Series on FOX News |
| Description Geraldo Rivera, who has engaged in a career-long investigation on the topic of disabilities, has released a new series on the Waiting List crisis which aired on FOX News Channel Saturday, December 27, 2008 and again on Sunday, December 28, 2008. This six-part series contains material from Geraldo’s original expose on Willowbrook State School, along with new interviews with people with disabilities, policy makers, and celebrities. Footage from Geraldo Rivera’s special on the Waiting List is now available online in several separate segments. http://www.foxnews.com/geraldo/ 'THE WAITING LIST: AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE CRISIS' Part 1: Geraldo speaks with 'American Idol' Clay Aiken about people with disabilities. http://tinyurl.com/79mc3j Part 2: Tim Shriver on creation of Special Olympics: http://tinyurl.com/975a9x Part 3: An inside look at the Geraldo Rivera Children's Residence for people with disabilities: http://tinyurl.com/8u3dhy Part 4: Americans speaks out about excruciatingly long wait to get help for family members: http://tinyurl.com/8dmq2y Part 5: The Arc's director on their organizations' work: http://tinyurl.com/7kyqa8 Part 6: Why hasn't state of Texas helped a boy with a disability who was brutally beaten by caretaker? http://tinyurl.com/7wljbe Advocates are encouraged to contact their local FOX affiliates to leave messages of support for this series, as well as to request follow-up stories with a local angle. A list of FOX affiliates may be found at the Arc's website. |
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