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Thursday, April 1, 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 (#).

Links are now listed alphabetically by country, then by state, province or territory.
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Australia
Ireland
United Kingdom
United States

INTERNATIONAL

AUSTRALIA
(Misc) A region divided

IRELAND
(Advocacy / Laws) Concern about lack of disabilities legislation

UNITED KINGDOM
# (Accessibility / Employment) SMEs must open up to the disabled, say ministers
(History / Advocacy) Fifty years after the drug thalidomide was created, campaigners fear another baby could be born disabled
England
(Children) Grants help disabled kids
(Education - special) County rap for 'playing with children's futures'
(Institutions) Home will close if fees don't increase

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UNITED STATES

California
# (Community living) Status of group home in Phelan is murky Press-Enterprise registration required -- free
# (Housing / Families) Effie's Story: A tale of Bush's times
(Housing) Housing for homeless nears

Florida
(Accessibility / Laws) Bikers, walkers to get their say
(Misc) New agency would handle DCF's disabilities program -- Agency for Persons with Disabilities would start October 1
(Safety) 2 killed in Jacksonville fire, 1 dies in Welaka

Georgia
# (Sports) Disability doesn't stop wrestler from excelling

Illinois
(Education - special) Special ed testing a trial for teachers

Kansas
# (Community living) More money needed to reduce state waiting lists for assistance

Kentucky
(Crime) Suit alleges aid agency client abused

Massachusetts
# (Community living) When home is more than a haven
(Community living / Criminal justice system) Residents angered over sex offenders; Loophole sought to block residence
(Employment - sheltered workshops) Work programs could be lost; Disabled rely on jobs for esteem, and to keep busy
(Safety / Children) Wandering tot found in river: 3-year-old clings to life

Missouri
(Health care) Bill would require more insurers to cover mental health care Kansas City Star registration required - free

New Jersey
# (Arts / Children) Students exhibit their photos
(Institutions / Abuse) County fined $10,000 in nursing home incident

New York
# (Advocacy / Community living) Advocate for the disabled has made a difference
(Health care) Political Foes Band Together Over Tax Burdens of Medicaid

North Carolina
# (Community living) Group home owner airs allegations

Oklahoma
(Misc) Pageant winner to be honored

Pennsylvania
(Misc) Service agencies rally for cost-of-living hike

South Carolina
(Safety / Children) Missing girl with Down syndrome found quickly in Lowcountry

Texas
(Criminal justice system) Mother Says She Stoned Sons to Prove Faith
# (Death penalty) Life-or-death definition
(Employment) Star Ranch pioneers vocational program

Utah
# (Achievement) Road to the SLC marathon is a journey for meaning to man with cerebral palsy

Virginia
# (Advocacy / Self-determination) For Retarded, Expert Testimony

Washington
(Crime) Sketch released of suspect who sexually assaulted girl
# (Institutions / Crime) State worker charged with rape

Washington, DC
# (Advocacy / Laws) Advocates for Disabled Sue D.C. Over Parking Washington Post registration required - free

Wisconsin
# (Contribution) Titletown Legends honorees announced

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