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INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS
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Monday, October 20, 2003
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Editor's picks -- those considered
particularly interesting, newsworthy or well-written -- are noted by the number
sign (#).
UNITED STATES
(Advocacy / Employment)
Release: EEOC Commissioner
Miller Travels to Amman, Jordan to Consult International Officials on
Disability Issues
(Laws)
US wages
extraordinary battle to deport African orphan
California
# (Contribution)
Drummer
Performs Philanthropy of Note Los Angeles Times registration required -
free
# (Crime) Woman sentenced for role
in slaying by a caretaker
(Misc)
Budget
auditor may target social services
Connecticut
# (Community living)
Best
Buddies pair up to help the community
(Community living)
ARC
opens adult housing at Pomerance estate
(Criminal justice system)
Trial
set in death of man in fire -- arson defendant has mental retardation
Florida
# # (Advocacy / Families)JFA Action Alert!
Contact FL Legislature about Terri
# # (Advocacy / Families)
JFA Action
Alert! Save Terri Schiavo
# (Housing / Laws)
Feline
friend home again
(Misc)
Agency
is focused on results
Hawaii
(Crime / Institutions)
Counseling, fines
ordered in abuse cases
Idaho
# (Recreation)
Hunting programs
offer options for youths, adults with disabilities
Illinois
(Voting / Accessibility)
Replacing
old voting machines slow going
Indiana
# (Community living)
Home-care
providers leaving state programs
Iowa
(Crime / Institutions - nursing homes)
Care-site
companies avoid abuse charges
Kansas
# (Community living / Advocacy)
Medicaid
waiting list remains stalled: Coalition seeks $20.2 M in aid
Louisiana
(Employment)
"Disabled
job-seekers assisted by program" column by Jane Pic
Maryland
# (Service animals)
Giving
a helping paw
New York
(Education)
Board
of Regents now allows districts to give local diplomas
# (Sports)
Dick
Traum's troopers take to the streets of Big Apple
Ohio
# (Advocacy)
"Pain,
isolation common among mentally ill" column by Deborah Kendrick
# (Arts)
'Outsider
art:' Embracing difference
# (Community living)
Stark MRDD official
fears major cutbacks if levy fails
(Misc)
MRDD
stays course during strife
Texas
(Crime / Education)
Officer loses job for
shackling student
(Death penalty)
Death
Chamber Unusually Quiet in Texas -- at least 6 death row inmates claimed mental
retardation
# (Death penalty)
Capital
cases challenge psychologists
Vermont
# (Institutions)
Mental
breakdown
Wisconsin
(Abuse / Institutions - nursing homes)
Mount
View denies abuse allegation
# (Community living)
Agency
helps people with disabilities help themselves
(Employment)
Goodwill
plans layoffs after losing Johnson pact
# (Employment)
Making
Milwaukee welcome for everyone
# (Employment)
Company
cited for work with disabled
(Misc)
Inmates Give What
They Can't Have; Red Granite Prisoners Recycle Wheelchairs
INTERNATIONAL
# (Employment)
"World Bank
Support of Disabled-Owned Businesses"
Australia
# (Community living / Families)
Even
carers need a rest
England
# (Education / Technology)
Inspired
by love
(Institutions)
Disabled care
home to close
(Safety)
Disabled
woman dies in fire
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