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Thursday, January 29, 2004
Today's list includes 34 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) Bush Budget Raises Cost of Medicare
(Politics) ADAPT: Wes Clark's Responses to ADAPT Survey
# (Service animals) Commentary: My Seeing-Eye Dog NPR audio clip

Alaska
# (Technology) Press release: New GPS technology Opens New Vistas to Visually Impaired

California
(Children / Health care) Clinic for handicapped children to close
(Criminal justice system) Young inmates caged, drugged, state study finds
# (Recreation) Bay Area skiers feel thrill they can't see; Blind trust on the slopes

Florida
(Criminal justice system) Fla. Teen Pleads Guilty in Wrestling Death -- early reports said Lionel Tate was a 'slow learner'
(Education - segregated) School's new home includes donated land, services
(Recreation) When winning and losing really doesn't matter

Illinois
(Education - special) Elgin teacher helps kids with autism by disabilities reporter Karen Meyer

Indiana
(Education / Laws) Bill to restore student, parent rights shelved -- 'zero tolerance' policies

Kentucky
(Employment / Laws) Builder 'scum' for disabled worker claim

Maine
(Sports) Hoops player in wheelchair aims high

Maryland
(Misc) Gov. Ehrlich to detail disability agenda

Massachusetts
(Bioethics) Down 'cure' might be within reach
(Crime) Cruel care for elderly: Cape man allegedly tormented patients
# (Crime) Doctors settle suit over woman's choking death

Nebraska
# (Criminal justice system / Crime) Bill would establish mental health standards for prisons
(Misc) Tax Break Program Expansion Proposed For Elderly And Disabled

New York
(Accessibility / Arts) TDF Announces Captioned or Signed Performances
# (Advocacy / Transportation) Lift Line faces fresh questions

Ohio
# (Arts)Art of inclusion
(Abuse) Sleeping workers fired, investigated
(Sports) A wrestler and an inspiration

Pennsylvania
(Crime) Northumberland man faces trial in rape case

Rhode Island
# (Sports) Men's basketball: Friars' Brewington beating the odds Providence Journal registration required -- free

South Carolina
(Bioethics) Statewide program would track cases

Texas
(Death penalty) Judge urges life term for low-IQ killer -- Robert Smith has IQ of 63

Washington
# (Advocacy / Transportation) STA hearing raises emotions

West Virginia
(Misc) Seniors ask lawmakers for more lottery dollars

INTERNATIONAL

England
# (Awareness / Education) Pin award for wheelchair investigation

South Africa
(Crime / Children) Disabled children in hijack ordeal

Vatican City
(Misc) Disabled pope would create a dilemma for the Vatican

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