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Monday, April 5, 2004
Today's list includes 52 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
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United Kingdom
United States

INTERNATIONAL

AUSTRALIA
(Institutions - nursing homes) Aged care in crisis say providers

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVENA
(Education - special) Bosnian Children's Center Closes

CANADA
Ontario
(Education - special / Families) Parents win battle over schooling for autistic child
(Families) Revision of tax credit form is welcome by disability issues reporter Helen Henderson

MALAYSIA
(Misc) One body needed to oversee needs of disabled

NEW ZEALAND
# (Transportation) Red tape drives disabled transport volunteers off road

UNITED KINGDOM
# (Institutions / Children) Concern over poor facilities for young people with mental illness
(Recreation) Dance therapy for mental patients
England
(Children) Recruitment campaign for carers
(Children) Girl who can't be cuddled
(Community living) Community based teams can transform mental health services, says report
(Education - segregated) Threatened school's reprieve hope

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UNITED STATES
# (Community living / Advocacy) ADAPT press release: Home Care Bills Receive Senate Hearing, Raise Hope for No More Stolen Lives
(Children) U.S. Plans Study on Environment and Kids
(Employment) U.S. DOL release: Labor Department Urges Employers to Hire People with Disabilities as Tax Season Approaches
(Health care / Technology) JFA Alert: Keep up the Pressure on CMS re Power Wheelchairs

Colorado
# (Contribution) Forecaster Pam Daale dies at 40 of cancer -- Denver broadcaster became paraplegic at age 16

Florida
(Education - special) Demand strains special education resources
# (Families) Siblings Have Special Needs, Too

Illinois
(Children) Needs of children's home changing with kids' needs
# (Families / Advocacy) Kids Who K.A.R.E
(Misc) Panel to study gov's plan for funding social services
(Sports) IHSA clinics roll out a new sport -- wheelchair basketball
# (Technology) IBot wheelchair means end of getting looked down on

Indiana
(Misc) Tornado broke woman's body, but not spirit

Louisiana
(Education - special) Special ed group will convene in N.O. by disability issues columnist Jane Pic

Maine
(Children) 'They're like little professors' -- children with autism

Massachusetts
# (Accessibility / Transportation) Boston can be one rough ride
(Children) The key to his future
(Health care) Massachusetts' scariest IT project; Transforming Medicaid's claims system no small job
(Misc) Resources for Boston-area residents with disabilities

Minnesota
# (Education) Mental health: Illnesses, stigma burden students
# (Sports) Jimmy Byrne dies; Star sportswriter had cerebral palsy

Mississippi
# (Accessibility / Community living) Agency helps disabled get around with wheelchair ramps

New Hampshire
(Criminal justice system) Older, sick inmates cost millions

New Jersey
(Crime) Easton man sentenced for molestation

New York
(Children) UAlbany-based center for autism reaches more counties, schools
# (Community living / Laws) Blue Cross ordered not to end care for man

Ohio
(Criminal justice system) Suspect Pleads Innocent in Ohio Shootings -- Charles A. McCoy Jr.'s attorneys say he has paranoid schizophrenia

Oregon
(Awareness) Cultural tolerance is focus of UCC event
(Misc) Leaders say they agree on programs to save

Pennsylvania
(Education - special / Families) District modifies approach to autism
# (Employment / Laws) Court rules Allstate's threats of retaliation are illegal
(Health care) Seniors skeptical on Medicare law

Texas
(Children) Invisible barrier separates autistic children, others
(Children) It takes a village to help Hannah
(Education - segregated) City lacks a school for autism
(Education - segregated) Parents of autistic kids look elsewhere for help

Utah
(Education - special) Group to assign funds to aid special-needs kids
(Education - segregated) Debating the Carson Smith Special Needs Scholarship

Vermont
(Community living / Families) Families Fear Medicaid Changes

Washington, DC
(Sports) Breaking the Ice Disabled Players Blossom on Hockey Team Washington Post registration required - free

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