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Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Today's list includes 39 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

California
(Children - not specific to disabilities) Study Finds Kids Who Bully Have High Self-Esteem
(Misc) Opinion: Schwarzenegger Just Acts Like He Cares for the Poor
(Misc) Autism spike baffles experts

Florida
# (Crime / Laws) Fetus dispute goes on despite birth -- J.D.S. case
# (Employment) Administration urges hiring of disabled

Georgia
(Families / Children) New group forms for disabled children

Indiana
(Institutions - nursing homes) Back-rent pay for Byron is seen as a welcome start
(Safety) Two Teens Die In Indiana House Fire -- brothers had autism

Kansas
(Eugenics) Answering the unasked questions -- Kansas' part in the 1900s eugenics movement

Kentucky
# (Advocacy) Human services rally planned

Louisiana
(Employment) Program allows people with disabilities to work without losing government health insurance

Maryland
(Health care) Better Health Care for the Deaf

Michigan
(Education - special) Opinion: Students with disabilities need intermediate school districts

Minnesota
(Crime) Death leads to neglect charge

New Hampshire
(Health care) State to give lower reimbursement for Medicaid prescriptions

New Jersey
(Safety) Nine injured in wreck; Head-on crash between pickup and van carrying several disabled people

New York
# (Community living / NIMBY) Trustees to hear respite home plans
# (Community living / NIMBY) Respite home gets go-ahead in Ballston Spa
# (Community living) 20 years of just being there
(Crime) Down syndrome arson victim dies
# (Crime / Children) City Blasted Over 8-Year-Old's Death -- Stephanie Ramos

North Carolina
(Misc) Polk County prepares for switch to new mental health system

Ohio
(Accessibility / Recreation) MR/DD Board eyes playground unit
(Service animals) Helper Dog Reported Missing; Mustang Knows Sign Language

Pennsylvania
# (Advocacy / Transportation) Bus driver to be retrained in using lifts for disabled
(Institutions - nursing homes / Crime) Nursing home tax sale OK'd

Texas
(Crime) Man receives 60 years for assaulting disabled teen

Washington
(Advocacy / Institutions) Citizen lobbyists strive to be heard at Capitol -- pro-institution perspective
(Safety) Cigarette fire kills Federal Way woman in wheelchair

Wisconsin
(Children) Kids left hanging as Fond du Lac program to treat autism shuts down
(Children) 46 jobs are cut at Fond du Lac Wellness Center
(Children) Families Dealing With Autism Fight For Funding

INTERNATIONAL

United Nations
(Eugenics / Bioethics) Advances in genetics have benefited humanity but also pose ethical questions - Annan

Canada
Ontario
(Transportation / Employment) Sparse transit keeps many jobless

England
(Families / Education - special) North Weald Mum's moving anger over school travel

Japan
# (Awareness / Children) The sound of the crowd leads to an indie gem -- movie "Josee, The Tiger and The Fish"

Northern Ireland
(Misc) New A-Z guide for People with Disabilities Launched

Sweden
(Eugenics / Bioethics) Can We Genetically Engineer "Custom Kids" with Today's Technology?

Wales
# (Laws / Advocacy) Anger over £20 disabled fee

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