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Thursday, July 10, 2003
Today's list includes 55 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
# (Advocacy / Laws) NCIL Action Alert: Oppose nomination of ADA opponent Bill Pryor; Vote expected Friday
(Health care) Physicians shun Medicare patients because reimbursements still too low
(Health care) Deroy Murdock: Down with the Medicare Drug Plan
(Technology / Accessibility) NCD position paper: When the Americans with Disabilities Act goes online

Alabama
(Crime) Woman, daughter slain in Talladega; attacker drowns in lake

Arkansas
(Community living / Housing) Block-grant windfall to help local agencies
(Death penalty) Arkansas executes convicted murderer

California
# (Education / Laws) Delaying exit exam buys time to help more students pass
(Education - special) Educators cheer as exit exam held back
# (Service animals) Old school gets new students -- of the four-legged kind

Colorado
# (Criminal justice system) Training could help avoid fatal situations -- Paul Childs III case
# (Criminal justice system) Cops' excuses have fatal shortcoming -- Paul Childs III case
(Education - special) Study evaluates special education; raises questions

Connecticut
(Community living / Families) Families protest DMR privatization

Florida
(Community living) Road to independence; New program teaches lessons to teens

Georgia
# (Community living) County OKs rezoning for mentally retarded facility

Illinois
# (Employment) Disabled face a tougher job market

Indiana
(Community living / Families) Families left empty by state's mistake

Kansas
(Abuse / Criminal justice system) Mental competency hearing delayed
(Advocacy) Lawmaker steps down to advocate for disabled; legislator to join Kansas Advocacy and Protective Services
(Education) No Child Left Behind -- Devil in details

Maryland
(Arts) Press release: Imagination Stage Opens in Bethesda
(Employment - sheltered workshops) Goodwill workers dislike conditions
(Institutions) Rosewood campus land might be sold

Massachusetts
# (Accessibility / Education) Town tries to catch up on building accessibility: Schools face stiff fines
(Criminal justice system) After fresh charges, DA will prosecute old case
(Children) Cops probe boy's death in pool ringed by adults

Minnesota
(Community living) Anoka County Board votes to stop operating Achieve in May 2004

Missouri
(Death penalty) Ruling redefines justice

Nebraska
# (Community living) Bethphage clients getting out, about

New Jersey
(Crime) Outraged Family: Victim’s kin stunned by lesser plea
(Education - special / Transportation) Boy forgotten on sweltering bus, cops say

New York
(Abuse) Foster Mother Charged With Dumping Girl
(Arts / Employment) Seeing Life in the Light of Blindness New York Times registration required
(Crime) Identity Theft Case Closed
# (Education - inclusion) Reading, Writing and Special Attention in Queens New York Times registration required

North Dakota
# (Arts) Stanton woman's painting accepted into Muscular Dystrophy Association's collection

Oklahoma
(Crime) Autopsy report says Picher woman’s 1994 death suspicious

Oregon
(Accessibility / Laws) July 16 Webcast: Are Health and Fitness Clubs ADA Compliant?

Pennsylvania
(Crime) Former Clarion County employee to stand trial on theft charges
(Death penalty) Hearing to decide on killer's death sentence continues
(Employment) Camp in doubt with leader’s exit
(Transportation) Police Won't File Charges Against Van Driver

Texas
(Awareness / Families) Miss Texas' platform is promoting disability awareness; has family member with Down syndrome
(Death penalty) Expert witnesses disagree about psychological state of murderer

Washington
(Families) Help sought in search for autistic teen

Wisconsin
# (Abuse / Education - special) Attorney Moves To Bar Bus Audiotape Evidence

INTERNATIONAL

Australia
(Eugenics) Deafness-test embryo fails to take

Canada
Ontario
# (Advocacy / Community living) 'Don't see a label' - Jean Vanier & L'Arche

England
(Education) Let us learn
(Employment) Project for mentally ill planned

Malaysia
(Crime / Laws) At The Courts: 'Consensual sex not statutory rape' -- 15-year-old victim had mental retardation

South Africa
(Families) Twins' tragedy evokes memories of Sophie's ordeal

Taiwan
(Employment) TSU wants to limit number of free-port foreign workers (last four paragraphs about employment)

United Kingdom
(Eugenics) The Eugenic Temptation (Audio)

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