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LINKS

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• You may print one copy of any of the web page articles for your own personal use.
• You may also download and print one or more copies of the PDF versions of the articles for your own personal use and/or to make copies to share with others as handouts (in a classroom, a training, and/or other non-commercial use).
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AN IMPORTANT NOTE BEFORE GOING FURTHER...

Plagiarism and/or other misuse of logos, articles, and other intellectual property—whether intentional or not—is, unfortunately, all too common on the internet. We take this issue very seriously and hope you do, too. As you review the information below, you'll see references to using PDF documents, with security enabled to prevent copying and pasting of content. Thus, no Disability is Natural articles can be used on another website in HTML format; only the PDFs can be used in order to prevent unauthorized use, plagiarism, etc. For republication in hard copy newsletters and/or training manuals, as well as in electronic newsletters, you have the option of using the PDF with security enabled, or the plain text "cut and paste" version. If the plain text version is incorporated into your publication, it's important to convert your publication to a PDF with security enabled, to protect your content as well as mine. If you have any questions or concerns about this issue, please click here to contact us.

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• Reusing any article in HTML format is prohibited; only the PDF can be used. The PDF of the article must be used "as is;" reformatting, retyping, altering, shortening, scanning into another format, and/or making any other changes is not allowed.
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REPUBLISHING ARTICLES IN PRINT/HARD COPY NEWSLETTERS OR TRAINING MANUALS

• Non-commercial entities may request permission to republish a Disability is Natural article in a print/hard copy newsletter or a training manual. (See below for info on electronic newsletters.)
• No more than one article per month can be republished in newsletters.
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• After written permission is granted, you will be sent the republication version of the article with instructions.
• If your print/hard copy newsletter or training manual is archived on the Internet, it must be uploaded as a PDF with security enabled to prevent unauthorized reproduction.

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REPUBLISHING ARTICLES IN ELECTRONIC/INTERNET NEWSLETTERS

• Non-commercial entities may request permission to republish a Disability is Natural article in an electronic/internet newsletter. However, due to the prevalence of Internet plagiarism, republishing a Disability is Natural article in HTML format is not permitted. Instead, the PDF of an article (with security enabled to prevent unauthorized copying/misuse of content) can be used, or a plain text version can be incorporated into your newsletter IF your newsletter is distributed and archived as a PDF (instead of HTML) with security enabled to prevent unauthorized copying and/or misuse of content.
• No more than one article per month can be republished.
• The article must be republished "as is:" altering, shortening, and/or any other changes are prohibited.
• After written permission is granted, you will be sent the appropriate version of the article with instructions.

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