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INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS
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Friday, October 17, 2003
Today's list includes 37 items. Some
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Editor's picks -- those considered
particularly interesting, newsworthy or well-written -- are noted by the number
sign (#).
UNITED STATES
(Awareness / Advocacy)
Black Miss
America represents all of U.S.
(Health care - not specific to
disabilities)
Medicare
may add co-pay
(Health care - not specific to disabilities)
Medicare
Deadline Passing, Negotiators Persevere
California
(Employment)
Program
helps the disabled find work Press-Enterprise registration required -
free
Colorado
(Health care / Laws)
Medical-privacy
law creates wide confusion
Connecticut
# (Education - inclusive)
Special
ed students get more regular classroom time in Windham
Florida
(Employment - sheltered workshops)
Oliphant
using Goodwill to mail ballots to voters
Indiana
# (Sports)
Handcyclist
has need for speed
(Transportation)
Hope for
public transit
Kansas
# (Technology / Employment)
Federal grant to
bolster program for disabled -- loans to purchase assistive technology
equipment
Maryland
# # (Institutions)
Moving
mentally disabled patients opposed
Massachusetts
(Community living / Housing)
Bill
seeks revision of'anti-snob' zoning law: Lawmakers say changes would boost
affordable housing
# (Housing / Families)
Family
needs variance for accessible home
(Institutions)
Vandalism spree at
former Belchertown State School tops $370,000
Michigan
# (Misc)
Just As I
Am
New Jersey
# (Employment)
Employment
Horizons' success stories on display
New York
(Abuse / Institutions - nursing homes)
City
nursing facility back on 'worst' list
Ohio
(Safety)
Man
on bike struck, killed
Oklahoma
# (Criminal justice system / Institutions)
New
Lexington prison planned
(Crime)
Man
killed in robbery mentally handicapped
Oregon
# (Death penalty)
Plea
relieves jury of deciding mentally fit issue -- Jorge O. Cabrera
Rhode Island
(Education - special)
Leadership
lacking at special needs schools in SK
Tennessee
(Families)
Special-needs
program helps deployed soldiers' families
Utah
(Education)
Salt Lake
City School District slams reform plans
Washington
# (Contribution)
Woman
hit by train may donate part of settlement to erect fence
# (Education -
special) Ballard High
football squad teams up to help special ed kids
Wyoming
(Health care)
Panel
gives OK to Medicaid bill
INTERNATIONAL
Australia
# (Technology)
Hi-tech
cane based on bat navigation
England
# (Advocacy)
Drivers
vent their anger
# (Advocacy / Families)
New
victory in battle for my son's care
(Health care)
Doctor
dispute on eve of operation
# (Service animals)
Helping
hand for Denise and support for Marble
Ghana
# (Technology / Employment)
Talking computers
boost Ghana's blind
Ireland
(Advocacy / Laws)
Emergency
meeting on disability bill
Nigeria
# (Advocacy / Awareness)
12m
Nigerians Are Disabled
Scotland
# (Advocacy)
Please
consider the disabled, says Elspeth
South Africa
# (Employment / Laws)
It
pays for employers to know disability laws
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