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Friday, November 21, 2003
Today's list includes 30 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) "The Disability Gulag" By Harriett McBryde Johnson New York Times registration required - free
(Awareness) The Key to Genius -- Autistic savants
# (Health care) JFA Action Alert and Statements on Medicare Bill
(Health care) GOP Leaders Coax Undecided on Medicare
(Health care) Congress Completes Details of Medicare Bill New York Times registration required -- free
(Technology) Wireless Pagers Become Lifeline for Deaf

Alabama
# (Education - inclusive) Special friendship

Delaware
(Families) UD report finds critical need for respite care

Florida
(Children) State fails, then shifts the blame
# (Death penalty) Deerfield man’s case spotlights law on executing mentally retarded murderers -- Kevin Moore has mental retardation

Illinois
(Abuse) Caregiver found innocent in death of disabled woman
(Technology / Health care) Telepsychiatry makes medical care more accessible

Massachusetts
(Children) Open House explores children's mental health
(Institutions) Illness adds to indignity for unwitting trial subject

Michigan
# (Advocacy / Awareness) Two University students tell their stories
# (Advocacy / Awareness) Dear Diary: My day in a wheelchair

Montana
(Misc) Martz allots $7.1M to human service, education needs

New Hampshire
(Misc) Green breaks ranks, votes against $20 million cut to Health, Human Services

New York
(Laws / Institutions) The First Ever 'Guardianship Saturday' to Be Held -- mentions Willowbrook State School

Pennsylvania
(Misc) State budget delays endanger health care for poor

Tennessee
(Awareness / Education) Shedding light on blindness
(Misc) Contempt filing could put DCS under court monitor
(Misc) Tennessee department heads suggest millions of dollars in budget cuts

Texas
(Death penalty) Mental health experts examine Gregory Van Alstyne -- claims he has mental retardation

Virginia
(Education - segregated) Board Gets Earful on Charter School Proposal
(Education - segregated) Fairfax Rejects School for Autistic Washington Post registration required - free

INTERNATIONAL

Canada
New Bruswick
(Education / Children) N.B. government announces $2.8-million program to assist autistic children
Ontario
# (Misc) Fetal alcohol disorders high among homeless column by Helen Henderson

England
# (Advocacy / Awareness) Don't treat us like we're babies, says autistic boy, 15

Spain
# (Technology) Total control of a computer through eye movement

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