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Thursday, June 5, 2003
Today's list includes 51 items. Editor's picks are noted by the number sign (#). Some sites may require registration.

UNITED STATES

Alabama
(Institutions) Wallace Center group gives Riley option plan (pro-institution perspective)

Arkansas
(Forced confessions) Prosecutors recommend against renewing charges in ’01 murder case -- Kevin Senneca

California
# (Arts / Children) Creativity, healing form MOCHA canvas

Colorado
# (Employment) The never-ending line

Connecticut
(Employment - sheltered workshop) State budget cuts endanger ACCESS program

Florida
(Crime / Laws) 1 judge's whim: Drown the baby

Georgia
(Community living) Coastal mental health board to sign away its powers

Kansas
(Crime) Boys Accused Of Beating Disabled Teen Appear In Court

Kentucky
(Employment - sheltered workshop) Sandefur Center seeks funding ideas

Louisiana
(Abuse / Education) Principal still uncharged in assault case

Maryland
(Education) Sveen has right touch for school's top post -- school for blind

Massachusetts
(Abuse / Institutions) Hogan employee accused of rape
# (Arts / Education) South Hadley music school has first graduation
(Criminal justice system) Boy charged with rape not competent for trial

Michigan
(Accessibility / Laws) Volunteers needed to ticket illegal use of handicapped spots

Minnesota
(Participation)Program teaches karate to children with disabilities
(Families / Community living) About 4,000 Families of Disabled Children Face Huge Fee Increases
(Families / Community living) State health cuts start to hit home

Missouri
(Community living) GOP plan removes jobs, saves services

New Hampshire
(Community living) PEA senior starts Best Buddies chapter

New Jersey
(Abuse) McQuay pleads guilty to lesser rape charge
(Participation) Volunteer with Down syndrome assumes number of key classroom roles

New York
(Community living - NIMBY) Community Board 13 Rejects Group Home For Laurelton
(Education - special) Mom on a mission urges leaders to fix special ed

North Carolina
(Accessibility / Participation) Ability Garden nears end of road if funds aren't found

Ohio
(Abuse) Family says woman’s jailed guardian should have be replaced
(Crime) Bicycle Stolen From Child With Down Syndrome Returned
(Sports / Children) Everyone’s a winner in league for disabled

Oregon
# (Accessibility / Recreation) Wheelchair users get better access to fish

Pennsylvania
(Service animals) Dog will be more than just a pet

Texas
(Accessibility) Shortage of signers could hurt the deaf
(Death penalty) Court Orders Review Of Houston Man's Execution Case -- Gregory Wayne Demery

Utah
(Death penalty) Judge Stays Execution by Firing Squad while court decides competency
(Sports / Children) Kids have a ball in league all their own

Virginia
# (Education / Achievement) After graduation, a breather for Narrows High senior

Washington
(Families) In need of a place to call home

INTERNATIONAL

Australia
(Advocacy) Walgett Shire council in process of developing disability plan
(Education / Children) Little Louis is one in a million
(Employment) Disability funding ensured for jobs service
# (Sports) O3 Project - Round Australia Challenge

England
# (Advocacy / Accessibility) Plea for humps on road of danger
(Advocacy / Arts) Disabled film-makers show work
(Crime) Boy can 'talk' again after appeal

Ireland
(Institutions) Nursing home bailed out by three-month caretaker agreement Online.ie registration required

Malta
(Education - inclusion) Education for the disabled (anti-inclusion perspective)

New Zealand
(Families) Mothers in plea for care access

Nigeria
(Education) Disabled Girls, Science Students to Enjoy Free Education

South Africa
(Education) Wits disability programme for students

United Kingdom
# (Accessibility) Disabled patients are being sent home from hospitals to inappropriately adapted homes
(Accessibility / Travel) Six of the best... Cottages with wheelchair access
# (Awareness / Participation) Tim helps to break down the myth of living with Down syndrome

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