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Monday, December 15, 2003
Today's list includes 48 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
(Health care) New Medicare Law Boosts Chronic Care
(Health care) Going once, twice: Nurses bid on shifts

Alabama
# (Community living / Laws) Landmark Mental Disability Lawsuit Ends After 33 Years
(Education) Program helps disabled MOVE

Arkansas
(Health care) Medicare Law Gives Bonuses for Good Care

Arizona
# (Crime) Scooter thief stole victim's mobility, not her resolve

California
(Accessibility / Advocacy) Honors from Disabilities Interest Group - UCSF
# (Advocacy / Community living) Landmark program in budget vise
# (Advocacy / Community living) Activists most disturbed by reversals on aid to children
# (Education - inclusive) Autistic student will not return to school
(Families) Father risks job to be with ill daughter

Florida
# (Advocacy) Lawmakers move to make withholding care tougher -- Terri Schiavo case
(Community living) Losing hold of a shelter and a life they share

Hawaii
# (Accessibility / Technology) Phone service adds local touch

Louisiana
(Recreation) Special Populations programs are thriving

Massachusetts
(Education - special) Progress stalled for some students; Data shows special-needs pupils falling behind in 11 towns
(Laws) Felton's wife takes the stand in disability hearing

Minnesota
# (Voting / Accessibility) Secure voting an exciting and complex challenge
# (Voting / Accessibility) Voting machines for Minnesota's handicapped

Missouri
(Laws) Prosecuting attorney concludes complaint inquiry

New Jersey
(Crime) Ex-Nurse Says He Killed 30-40 Patients

New York
# (Advocacy / Voting) Advocates want voting machine improvements
(Employment) Program seeks to boost small business ownership among disabled
(Institutions - nursing homes) Subsidy to ECMC facilities is $29 million

North Carolina
# (Abuse / Education) Parents' suit claims district was negligent

Ohio
(Death penalty) Man's IQ faces scrutiny -- Michael Bies on death row
(Education - segregated) Autism school may close
(Families / Health care) Tri-state Families Sacrifice To Care For Special Needs Kids

Pennsylvania
(Education - segregated) New area special school a step closer
(Laws) Keys to collecting disability

Tennessee
# (Accessibility / Laws) Local attorney to argue before Supreme Court -- Lane v. Tennessee
# (Advocacy / Health care) TennCare backers push medical tax
(Health care) Despite growing demand, mental health care costly

Texas
(Education - special) Special educator named teacher of the year

Virginia
(Criminal justice system) Sniper Survivors to Testify Vs. Lee Boyd Malvo to rebut insanity defense

Washington, DC
# (Relationships) Seeking That Special Someone; Daters With Disabilities Washington Post registration required - free

West Virginia
(Children) West Virginia to launch nation's first registry to track autism

Wisconsin
(Institutions - nursing homes) County-run nursing homes to share $26 million

INTERNATIONAL

Australia
(Crime) Epileptic baby dead after medicine withheld
(Institutions - nursing homes/Crime) Belted to the loo in nursing home

Bahrain
(Misc) Skills boost for disabled

Canada
Newfoundland

(Institutions) Family waiting for answers in mum's death

England
(Accessibility / Safety) Disabled woman killed in fire
# (Crime / Abuse) Mayor 'will tackle' disabled abuse

Japan
(Institutions) 28 ex-Korean leprosy patients seek compensation for being forcibly institutionalized

Pakistan
(Children) Foundation of Institute for the handicapped

Russia
(Institutions / Children) Disabled Kids Experience Spirit of the Season

Scotland
(Children / Health care) Born in poverty to lifetime of ill health

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