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Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Today's list includes 41 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 / Families) Dear Abby: Don't weep for Down syndrome moms -- "Welcome to Holland"
(Health care) Medicare Talks Focusing on Cost Containment
# (Health care) Democrats Push Mental Health Bill As Tribute to Paul Wellstone
(Misc) Criminal Punishment

Arizona
# (Arts / Children) Disabled children to explore the arts

California
# (Advocacy / Health care) Losing the Mind -- 'Mad Pride' Believes Drugs Are Being Overused Los Angeles Times registration required - free
(Community living / Housing) Developmentally disabled renters will get low-income units

Colorado
(Criminal justice system - not specific to disabilities) ACLU seeks revised Taser policy in Glendale

Connecticut
# (Community living) Home health-care copays denounced Providence Journal registration required - free
# (Education - inclusion) Special ed integration still slow

Illinois
(Institutions) Fence at Lincoln Developmental Center may come down

Indiana
(Death penalty) Tommy R. Pruitt won't testify in death penalty proceeding -- defense says he has IQ of 70
(Death penalty) Tommy R. Pruitt -- Doctor rates killer mentally retarded
(Health care) Bill from Medicaid ruling less than expected for state

Louisiana
(Misc) "Buddies walk for fun and a worthy cause" column by Jane Pic

Maryland
(Families) A lesson in compassion

Michigan
# (Education - inclusive) Parents work for universal education

Missouri
(Community living) Program keeps elderly independent, at home

North Carolina
(Death penalty) Mental Capacity May Keep Convicted Killer Off Death Row -- Defense attorneys say Armando Ortez has IQ of 65

Ohio
(Accessibility / Advocacy) 'Where the sidewalk ends' : Locals in wheelchairs discuss city accessibility
(Awareness) Disabilities Day
(Criminal justice system) Woman turned over to mental health agency after foot chase

Pennsylvania
(Advocacy) Time for attitude adjustments Intolerance of mental disorders displays ignorance where compassion is needed
(Criminal justice system) Mother to stand trial for suffocating baby

Tennessee
(Accessibility / Laws) Committee Talks Improvements at Courthouse for Disabled
(Crime) Emory Valley staff placed on administrative leave

Texas
(Criminal justice system) Baytown patrolman no-billed in Taser case -- allegedly used excessive force to zap an epileptic patient in an ambulance

West Virginia
(Accessibility / Laws) Candidates say no to new city hall

Virginia
(Community living / Families) Parents of Disabled Plead for Assistance
(Education - special) Hanover's special ed needs increasing

INTERNATIONAL

Angola
Micro-Credit Scheme Gives Disabled a Chance

Canada
Ontario
# (Education - special) Disabled students still face barriers, report says

England
(Accessibility / Laws) New borough council H.Q. 'an edifice to bureaucracy'
(Crime) Sadness after garden attack by vandals
(Criminal justice system) Fetish man is unfit to face trial
# (Employment) Equal opportunities -- people with disabilities to help police
(Technology) Get equipped for the future
# (Technology) A grand birthday surprise for David -- man gets new computer for communication

India
(Crime) Severe penalty for rape of mentally retarded: Supreme Court
(Misc) For Ambernath kids, Diwali was real blast

New Zealand
(Sports) Archer sets sights on success

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