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BELOW THE FOLD

Wednesday, July 9, 2003
Today's list includes 40 items. Some sites may require registration.
Editor's picks -- those considered particularly interesting, newsworthy or well-written -- are noted by the number sign (#).

UNITED STATES
(Accessibility / Laws) Supreme Court to Again Consider Title II Constitutionality; Tennessee v. Lane and Jones
# (Health care / Community living) Medicare's prescription-drug benefit may mean cuts elsewhere in program
# (Health care) Report faults US health care for seniors, disabled
# (Health care) Disability activist calls GAO report 'paternalism'
(Laws) Partisanship May Doom Malpractice Bill
NCD Press release: U.S. Senate confirms Anne M. Rader to National Council on Disability

California
(Laws)City curbs free parking for disabled
(Sports / Children) Disabled Kids Thrive in Sports Program

Connecticut
(Community living) Rowland signs second executive order, budget talks kept short

Indiana
(Community living) Most vital dimension of couple's home is beyond measure
(Death penalty) Lake County judge rules mentally retarded man can't be executed
(Sports / Children) Competition drives youngster
Autistic man drowns in Morgan County

Massachusetts
(Arts) Achieving their potential
(Institutions) Fernald backers hopeful -- (pro-institution perspective)

Michigan
(Sports / Recreation) Oakland parks host sports programs for disabled people

New York
(Employment) Congressman Seeks Funding For Demonstration Farm
(Community living) Is Home Care Really Working? New York Times registration required
(Sports) Wheelchair athletes roll off to California

Ohio
# (Advocacy - not specific to disability) Ohio bill might restrict rights of protesters

Pennsylvania
(Death penalty) Philly serial killer seeks to get off death row
Police search area by park for missing teen

South Carolina
(Crime) Woman pleads guilty to health care fraud

Tennessee
# (Employment / Technology) Disabled job seekers have access to computers

Texas
(Death penalty) Retests confirm DNA results in three cases, including death row inmate -- John Reyes Matamoros
(Sports) Backstop makes great catch

Virginia
(Families / Children) PG student in need of heart surgery

Washington
(Abuse / Education) Lakeside H.S. teacher guilty of molesting disabled girl
(Families) Mother keeps hope autistic son will be found

Wisconsin
(Abuse) Attorney for accused bus driver motions to have tape barred

INTERNATIONAL

Australia
(Transportation) Rail staff put Peter on track

Canada
New Brunswick
(Families) Mother demands full-time help for disabled son

England
(Education / Communication) Hand signals beat crying for babies with something to say

Pakistan
(Advocacy) Retarded Persons Need Special Attention

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