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Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Today's list includes 37 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 - not specific to disabilities) Bush Health Tax Credits Won't Aid Uninsured, Study Says
# (Politics) Advocates for disabled rankled by Senator John Edwards' actions

Alabama
(Health care) Panel weighs options for Medicaid funding
(Laws - not specific to disabilities) Alabama weighs in on Supreme Court case

California
(Health care) Antidepressants hazardous to health care coverage; Insurance plans stymie individual policyholders
(Housing) Community taking steps to ease lives of homeless
(Housing) Conference to tackle homelessness, housing
(Misc) Wells Fargo garners kudos from disability council

Colorado
# (Sports) 'Calling' provides motivation

Connecticut
(Institutions - nursing homes) Nursing Home Staffing Criticized Hartford Courant registration required - free

Delaware
(Education / Employment) 'Now We're Cooking' launched in Georgetown

Florida
# (Advocacy / Laws) Terri Schiavo's Family Files Contempt Motion to Obtain Terri's Medical Info
(Crime - health care) Jail medical provider says state wants it to pay $3.25 million

Iowa
(Institutions - nursing homes) Republicans offer bills on senior care

Kentucky
# (Advocacy / Accessibility) Woman wrote a book, got it published, and is now shut out from some of the very places that sell her work

Maryland
(Children / Families) Mothers ask state to make care for disabled kids easier Frederick News-Post registration required - free

Mississippi
(Education) Opinion: 'No Child Left Behind' fails the 'chicken house' analogy

Missouri
Legislature passes mental health bill for children Kansas City Star registration required - free

New Hampshire
# (Education - special / Laws) Special ed students not entitled to private schooling on taxpayer’s dime

New Jersey
# (Achievement) They march to a different drummer by Do-Able columnist Linda Walls

New Mexico
# (Education) Put a lid on it: When schools can keep kids from bathroom, frustration flows freely by disabilities columnist Barbara J. McKee

New York
# (Children / Education - inclusive) Overcoming immense obstacles
# (Employment) Empowering abilities for job seekers

North Carolina
(Misc) Choosing a long-term adult care facility

Vermont
(Crime) Vt. Woman With Messy House Avoids Jail

Washington
(Community living) Adult Family Homes state licensed option for care
(Health care) Bill tackles mental health disparity in health insurance
(Health care - not specific to disabilities) Medical misdiagnoses happen, so patients need to be proactive
# (Sports) Artificial leg, real victory; Issaquah Amputee trains for 2,800-mile bike ride across Europe
(Sports / Education) Central Valley mum on letters for Special OlympiansSpokesman-Review registration required - free

Wisconsin
(Misc) Kelso backs limits for out-of-county patients at mental health center

INTERNATIONAL

England
# (Accessibility / Transportation) London bus doesn't fare well
(Arts) Cash boost for Get Changed Theatre Company

Iraq
(Children) Collateral damage to a girl, 12

Malaysia
(Misc) Centre seeks to contact disabled man’s family

New Zealand
(Accessibility / Communication) Improved Communication For Hearing Impaired
(Education / Abuse) Paid-out ex-pupil denies sexual abuse

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