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INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS
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Monday, October 6, 2003
Today's list includes 43 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
# (Death penalty)
Court
Rejects Medicated Death Row Inmate's Case
# (Employment / Laws)
The
Supreme Court Returns New York Times registration required - free
#
(Employment / Laws)
NCD
Brief: The Supreme Court's Refusal to Permit Punitive Damages in Private
Lawsuits Under Section 202 of the ADA
# (Employment)
White
House press release: Presidential Proclamation -- National Disability
Employment Awareness Month 2003
# (Employment)
Press release: AAPD
Serves as National Host of Disability Mentoring Day
# (Families)
Bazelon
Center Statement on The Keeping Families Together Act
(Technology)
Press
release: TecAccess Selected as a Presenter for IDEAS Conference Nov. 5
Arkansas
(Accessibility / Laws)
Council will consider
sidewalk improvements
California
(Children)
State
money aims to expand child-care options
# (Institutions / Community
living)
If
Agnews is closed, top care must continue
(Institutions)
Worried parents
fight state on Agnews closure (pro-institution perspective)
Colorado
# (Employment)
Making
ends meet; Poor economy makes job search more difficult for disabled
Connecticut
# (Advocacy / Housing)
Ending
Homelessness Pays Dividends
(Education - special)
School
bridges gap for disabled children
Florida
(Education - vouchers)
Disability
heals but voucher remains
Illinois
(Accessibility)
Handicapped
get tour of preserve Chicago Tribune registration required - free
Indiana
# (Education / Accessibility)
Crowded
hallways challenge the disabled
# (Community living)
Budget
Crunch Hurts Families Waiting on Disability Waivers
Massachusetts
# (Families)
Don't forget the
social side for special kids
Minnesota
(Employment)
State workers
mulling bleak options in contract dispute
Nevada
(Children)
Group
broadens wheelchair user's horizons
Ohio
# (Advocacy / Awareness)
"Mental
illness the unseen, unspoken disability" column by Deborah Kendrick
Oregon
(Employment / Laws)
Bureau
of Labor and Industries: Q & A Firing employee with HIV is illegal
South Dakota
# (Employment / Advocacy)
Businesses
find it makes sense to hire people with disabilities Will likely expire
October 12
# (Employment / Advocacy)
'When you
are positive, things work out' Will likely expire October 12
Texas
(Death penalty)
Danielle
Simpson death sentence upheld -- testimony said she has mental
retardation
Vermont
# (Assisted suicide)
Legislature to
consider assisted suicide bill
Virginia
# (Education - segregated)
Va.
Tries To Balance Its Needs Washington Post registration required - free
Wisconsin
(Crime)
Language
problems delay hearing in rape case
(Misc)
Parks
plans hard look at Human Services
INTERNATIONAL
Australia
(Accessibility)
Upgrade
boosts access -- court now made accessible
Canada
British Columbia
(Accessibility / Safety)Ferry
refit to affect sailing schedules
Ontario
# (Advocacy /
Accessibility)
"Legal
group takes on phone firms over lack of accessibility" column by Helen
Henderson
China
# (Employment / Laws)
Job
surety for disabled
England
(Community living?)New
homes 'first' for autistic people
Hong Kong
(Crime)
Man
charged over wheelchair death
India
(Sports)
Swimmers
who raced ahead of their disability
Ireland
(Misc)
Govt
plans harmonised disability services
Japan
# (Accessibility / Recreation)
Many tourist sites
still inaccessible to disabled
Lebanon
(Education)
Unique school
caters to in-between children
Malta
# (Advocacy / Community living)
Looking
beyond disabilities
South Korea
(Advocacy)
A
Fate Akin to Death
Thailand
(Employment)
Disabled
Thai lawyer loses legal battle
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