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Monday, November 10, 2003
Today's list includes 38 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
(Accessibility) U.S. Justice Dept. Brief: Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Settings
(Bioethics) Blood Test Tried for Down Syndrome Risk
(Bioethics) "Dr. Snuff, I Presume?" Dave Shiflett on CNN & Down Syndrome
(Eugenics) Supremacist Science -- review of "War Against The Weak" by Edwin Black
(Laws / Immigration) U.S. cutting off disability to refugees

California
# (Education / Laws) District sues to keep autistic girl out of classroom
(Education - segregated) Falls Elementary empty after Spectrum leaves

Colorado
# (Death penalty) Killer's fate may hang on court ruling -- Prosecutor must prove Jimmy J. Vasquez does not have mental retardation

Illinois
(Arts) Tapping into Little City's creative spirits yields a treasure of art

Indiana
# (Community living) Program preserves home life

Iowa
(Misc) Regional centers anticipate mental health reform draft

Maryland
# (Families) My brother's keeper

Massachusetts
# (Accessibility / Laws) Newburyport, Mass., Businesses Hear Ways to Improve Handicapped Accessibility
(Misc) Legislators push to restore human services cuts
# (Recreation - integrated) Ashland teen dance opens doors to all

New York
# (Arts / Children) Debut of an Odd Couple
# (Arts / Employment) An Artisan With a Disability Sees a Dream Coming True New York Times registration required - free

North Carolina
(Death penalty) Judge overturns death sentence -- Dwight Lamont Robinson scored 56 on IQ tests

Ohio
(Laws - not specific to disabilities) Bills aim to assist caregivers -- grandparents

Oregon
(Children) Courageous Kids; Two Canyonville seventh-graders refuse to let disabilities keep them down

Pennsylvania
(Education - special) Schools for disabled in jeopardy
(Education - segregated) Autistic students get a shot near home

South Dakota
(Education) Educators: Compliance With No Child Left Behind Law Impossible

Virginia
(Education - segregated) School for Autistic Children Sought Washington Post registration required - free

Washington, DC
(Technology / Accessibility) Government Disability Conference Opens to Record Attendance and Section 508 Best Practices Awards

West Virginia
(Recreation - integrated) Something for everyone: Construction under way

Wisconsin
# (Arts) Paintings speak for artist who cannot
(Awareness) Editorial: Tough book opens doors -- "Stuck In Neutral" by Terry Trueman
(Community living / Advocacy) Aid for disabled: County Board's logic on services flawed

INTERNATIONAL

Australia
# (Advocacy / Transportation) Disabled fight cuts to taxi scheme
# (Laws) Cerebral palsy racegoer treated like drunk

Canada
Ontario

# (Education / Laws) Barred -- and they don't know why; Special education students victims of zero tolerance

England
(Crime) Gang attack disabled men

Guam
(Transportation) Improved busing planned

India
(Sports) India to host International Abilympics in mid-November

Kenya
# (Education) 300,000 Fail to Join School Despite Free Learning Plan

United Kingdom
# (Awareness / Laws) New Poll Reveals Low Awareness of Disability Legislation
# (Institutions / Criminal justice system) Broadmoor knew risk in holding Asperger's patients

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