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Thursday, September 4, 2003
Today's list includes 57 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) NCD Policy Paper: Tennessee v Lane: The legal issues and the implications for people with disabilities
(Education) Sen. Byrd wants more Title 1 money
(Education) Senator Dodd backs education bill amendments
(Employment / Laws) State Dept Sued for Not Hiring HIV-Positive Man
(Health care / Laws) GOP Focuses on Medical Malpractice Caps
# (Service animals) Pets have learned to sit, stay -- and 'heal'

California
(Eugenics) Supremacist Science -- Mother Jones book review of "War Against the Weak"
(Laws) California Man Caught in Strange Family Battle

Connecticut
(Education) Is 'No Child Left Behind' leaving kids behind? Standardized tests create new problems

Delaware
# (Accessibility / Recreation) Disabled are rolling on the river

Florida
# (Advocacy / Families) Another 9-11 date with death -- Terri Schiavo
# (Advocacy / Families) Disabled Woman Would Cry 'Help Me,' Caregivers Claim -- Terri Schiavo
(Abuse) Teen Sues State, Alleges Sex Abuse
# (Education - inclusive) Mainstreaming can benefit all involved
# (Employment - self) Promoter's heart keeps the jazz pumping
# (Families / Laws) In Need Of A Watchful Eye -- guardianships

Hawaii
(Transportation) Disabled, elderly 'hit hard' by bus strike, restrictions

Illinois
(Accessibility / Laws) Rough times for children's agencies -- not accessible to people with disabilities
(Community living) Partiers decorate rooms for adults with disabilities

Kentucky
# (Institutions / Abuse) Problems plagued Rosewood

Massachusetts
(Finances) Eyes turn to state's $726m reserve; Some covet funds for social services

Michigan
(Abuse / Education) Parents sue Haslett schools -- claim school allowed abuse
(Health care) 600,000 to lose state dental care

Minnesota
(Crime) Former Minnesota beauty queen accused of disability fraud
(Education - special) Shuffled teachers have much to learn -- Duluth district layoffs shifted 20 teachers into special education
(Health & safety) Rochester man killed by falling tree during outing

Missouri
(Recreation) The healing power of exercise

Montana
(Education) Schools bear down; New standards put Great Falls district to the test

New Hampshire
(Accessibility / Laws) Wilton library mural to be moved to make way for elevator

New York
(Criminal justice system) Mom, diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic, sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for drowning her 4-year-old son
# (Technology / Education) Who was that girl at the Massapequa HS graduation?

Ohio
(Awareness) Helen Keller now is cultural cliche

Texas
# (Families / Laws) Mental health advocates seek legislation & creative programs to prevent parents from having to give up custody to get help for a child
# (Families / Laws) There are no winners when the only way to get treatment for mentally ill kids is to relinquish them to the state
# (Families / Laws) Custody data lacking
# (Families / Laws) Editorial: Troubled kids' parents need support, options
# (Families / Laws) Some parents have to turn their mentally ill kids over to the state so they can get treatment

Utah
(Community living) Americorps faces budget crisis

Washington
(Community living) Work to start on new Bothell health center
# (Employment) Cultivating self-sufficiency -- Left Foot Organics farm in Olympia
# (Families) Planning for a disabled child's future
(Housing) Disabled will stay despite sale of North Seattle apartments

Wisconsin
(Abuse) Tape of alleged abuse not allowed in bus driver's trial
(Recreation) Straddling a bike is in his blood

INTERNATIONAL

Asia
(Education) Minds at Risk; Dyslexia is less common in Asia than the U.S., but it's still a big and largely unnoticed problem

Australia
(Education) U-turn on disability funding

Canada
Ontario
# (Education / Laws) Mother has issue with Safe Schools Act; Says it discriminates against her autistic son

China
(Eugenics) China strives to control high congenital birth defect rate

England
(Employment) Promising future ahead for charity -- store sells crafts made by people with disabilities
(Families / Abuse) Mum accuses hospital of ignoring dying son

Ireland
(Advocacy / Laws) Justice Minister McDowell plans disability bill

Japan
# (Achievement) Paraplegic scales Mount Fuji
(Employment - sheltered workshops) Boy dies after jumping from burning workshop

Scotland
(Sports / Awareness) Zohar Sharon wins World Blind Golf Championship

Singapore
(Wrongful birth suit) High Court dismisses lawsuit against gynaecologist for negligence

United Kingdom
# (Accessibility / Technology) If your company has a public website, it needs to be accessible - and that's the law

Zimbabwe
# (Advocacy / Children) New Play Tackles Perceptions of Disability

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