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Monday, October 27, 2003
Today's list includes 36 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) "Tony Coelho Speech on Disability & the 2004 Election" -- Justice For All
# (Criminal justice system) Prisons as Mental Institutions; The Mass Incarceration of the Mentally Ill
(Employment) Dept. of Labor: Website For People With Disability Celebrates First Year of Operation with More Than 1.6 Million Visitors

Connecticut
(Crime) Mugging Victim's Wheelchair Recovered Hartford Courant registration required - free

Florida
# (Crime) Man Said Incompetent in Fla. Woman's Case -- J.D.S. case
(Education - special) Area teacher awarded for special work

Illinois
(Crime) Woman indicted in attack on clerk -- mom believed clerk was abusing her autistic son

Indiana
(Death penalty) Tommy R. Pruitt retarded, doctor testifies
(Education) Greater Clark teacher honored for her devotion to the disabled
(Health care) Medicaid bill less than feared

Kansas
(Criminal justice system) Kansas Man Tests Supreme Court's Sodomy Ruling

Kentucky
(Health care) Scorn for Kentucky Gov. Sets Tone for Race -- Patton admitted having affair with nursing home owner

Maine
(Contribution / Recreation) Happily singing the blues for Maine Handicapped Skiing
# (Misc) Develpmental Disabilities Council sets U.S. precedent

Maryland
(Congregations / Families) New church class targets children with special needs
(Institutions) In Md., anguish for parents of retarded adults -- Rosewood Center (pro-institution perspective)

Massachusetts
# (Advocacy / Laws) Residents, officials participate in seminar on ADA
# (Arts) Music for Life -- Tony DeBlois is a jazz savant
(Crime) Woman Who Allegedly Abused Autistic Boy Investigated

Missouri
(Crime) Hospitals battle wheelchair theft

New Jersey
# (Advocacy / Families) Danielle's Law signing to please advocates

North Carolina
(Death penalty) Attorneys work to stop execution -- say Joseph Timothy Keel has mental retardation

Ohio
(Institutions) With the news that Apple Creek would close by 2006, parents decide where to place a disabled adult daughter
(Misc) Replacement levy would generate, eliminate funds for training center

Pennsylvania
(Safety) Man in wheelchair hit by pickup

South Carolina
(Crime) Charges Against Former State Senator Dropped -- T. Ed Garrison had been charged with assaulting autistic boy, 9
(Crime) Assault case dismissed, but boy's family plans to continue -- T. Ed Garrison

Tennessee
(Abuse) Rise in elderly abuse cases swamping small state staff

Vermont
# (Euthanasia) Opponents line up for fight over Vermont 'death with dignity' bill

Virginia
(Safety) Autistic boy killed after lying down on interstate

Washington
# (Criminal justice system) Listening, caring said vital to easing tensions -- cops learn calming techniques
(Education - special) Special ed a special challenge for Central Kitsap schools

Wisconsin
(Institutions) VA facility sought for northern Wisconsin

INTERNATIONAL

Canada
Alberta
(Education - inclusion) Thirty's a crowd when students lack basic skills
British Columbia
(Misc) Mother fears for child's future

Malaysia
(Education) Helping Down Syndrome children read

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