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Thursday, October 30, 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
# (Employment) HHS to Award Individuals During Celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month
(Families) My Turn: Reaching the ‘Point of No Return’ in Public
(Health care) Bush Spurs on Medicare Bill Negotiators
# (History) Study raises doubts about FDR's polio
(Technology) Apple: Universal Access; User Friendly

Alaska
(Employment / Self-determination) Job fair planned for young people with disabilities

Arizona
(Families) The legacy of abuse

Connecticut
(Institutions - nursing homes) Pond Point rescue attempted

Florida
# (Employment / Laws) Mention disability after job is offered
# (Employment / Health care) Program gives ailing workers a healing hand
(Misc) Palm Beach diversity fund awards grants to 20 nonprofits

Georgia
(Safety) Autistic Boy Missing in DeKalb

Illinois
# (Employment) Disability Mentoring Day a success

Indiana
# (Institutions - nursing homes) Woman finds getting a photo ID card not an easy task

Iowa
# (Employment) Lee County employers rave about hires through vocational program

Kansas
# (Accessibility / Laws) Fair loses ADA appeal
# (Accessibility / Laws) Court: Fair not accessible to handicapped

Kentucky
(Health care) State to levy health care benefit fee

Maine
# (Families / Community living) Event gives older caregivers ideas about finding support

Massachusetts
(Crime) Jury finds man not guilty of raping 'mentally challenged' woman

New York
(Abuse) Bus driver accused of striking autistic teen
(Criminal justice system) Robert Durst victim an old meanie, jury is told -- defense says he has Asperger syndrome
(Recreation - segregated) Rec center for autistic kids

Ohio
# (Crime) Beating shocks Hillsboro
(Misc) Helping out at Hopewell - MRDD services levy will allow Hopewell programs to continue

Oregon
(Crime) Rapist gets eight-year sentence -- Guy Mario Oddo hid his developmentally disabled girlfriend and infant

Tennessee
(Institutions - nursing homes) Sprinklers in nursing homes may cost taxpayers $13M

Virginia
# (Awareness / Advocacy) Tech, student raise disability awareness

Washington
(Health care) Diagnosis of Mental Illness Hinges on Doctor As Much As Symptoms

Wisconsin
(Misc) Brown County human services programs get reprieve

INTERNATIONAL

Europe
# (Eugenics) Abortion laws 'to be challenged' -- groups hope new EU constitution stops 'eugenic' abortions

Australia
(Sports) Marathon charity feat moves on

Canada
Ontario

(Accessibility / Transportation) Ruling adds to price tag of railway's new cars

England
(Advocacy) Ali G complaint upheld -- TV show made fun of people with disabilities

India
(?) Report: Indian Agrees to Marry Sisters -- marrying "handicapped" sister considered humane

Malaysia
# (Technology) Technology that would help the blind

Scotland
(Recreation) Disabled get chance at horseplay

Sweden
(Health care) Swedish health care sector in dire need of manpower

United Kingdom
# (Accessibility / Laws) Football Association offers clubs guidance on forthcoming disability act
# (Bioethics) Down's breakthrough -- scientists says Down syndrome can be 'cured'
# (Crime) Talking eyes to target criminals -- cameras to catch illegal parkers

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