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Tuesday, September 16, 2003
Today's list includes 44 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
# (Advocacy / Community living) Going the Distance for the Disabled -- "Free Our People" MarchWashington Post registration required - free
# (Eugenics) Book explores eugenics' origins
# (Eugenics) History of eugenics offers lessons for future
(Health care) Retirees Alarmed at Threat of Cuts in Drug Benefits New York Times registration required - free

California
(Education) Majority of RBUESD students score well on state tests
(Health & safety) Police tool helps in IDs
# (Housing / Laws) Court Rules AIDS Patient Can Sue Over Housing

Connecticut
(Accessibility / Education) Schools slated for more upgrades

Florida
# (Abuse) Experts: Care 'falls far short' -- J.D.S. case
# (Abuse) Neighbors Describe Rape Suspect, 75, as Kind -- J.D.S. case

Illinois
(Employment) State touts progress in finding jobs for the disabled but falls short
(Employment - sheltered workshops) Time running out on Riverside facility
(Misc) Kabbes: Misinformation ‘blatant’ in MRDD case

Louisiana
(Advocacy) Veterans Affairs official doubts standards for disabilities will tighten

Massachusetts
(Abuse) Accused molester returns to court

Minnesota
(Misc) With social service cuts, hands stretch out in both directions

Montana
(Health care) States are buckling under weight of Medicaid costs

Nebraska
(Community living) State budget cuts threaten to close home for mentally handicapped
(Education - special) Lexington will start autistic services program
(Transportation) Columbus Council idles Handibus fee plan

North Carolina
(Abuse) 2nd suit filed in group home sex case
(Employment - sheltered workshops) Hamilton County Board: HPE Will Stay Open With Or Without State Funds

Ohio
# (Awareness) Slowing food writer down: how it feels -- says therapists over-emphasized exercise for post-polio
(Awareness) Post-polio syndrome; Survivors of '40s and '50s epidemic struggling with weakening muscles
(Death penalty / Criminal justice system) Attorney fees are questioned

Oregon
(Eugenics - not specific to disabilities) Blackberry fields forever -- unintended consequences of eugenicists manipulation

Pennsylvania
(Abuse) Three Plead Guilty to Neglect of Patient

South Carolina
# (Abuse) Renee Britt gets temporary custody of children

Vermont
(Institutions) State releases critical inspection of Vermont State hospital

Washington
(Abuse / Laws) Locke to stay out of suit against Gregoire

Wisconsin
(Crime / Criminal justice system) Sexual-assault suspect to have mental exam
(Institutions) Judge rules guardians must permit move from Northern Wisconsin Center

INTERNATIONAL

Australia
(Bioethics) Technophobes and the future

Canada
Ontario
(Transportation) Handi Transit service slammed

China
(Sports) China's National Games for Disabled opens in Nanjing

England
(Education) University of Gloucester grant will help disabled

Iraq
# (Education / Families) Iraqi Kids with Down Syndrome: Making a connection

Pakistan
# (Bioethics / Eugenics) Of sheep and men

Scotland
# (Abuse) Social workers 'knew for two years handicapped woman had been raped'
# (Transportation / Accessibility) Travel Access Review conference; Accessible public transport for people with disabilities is key priority

Sweden
# (Eugenics) Violence forces Sweden to confront its dark side

United Kingdom
# (Employment / Transportation) Transport keeps disabled from jobs
(Misc - not specific to disability) Media 'distorts risks to health'

Wales
(Transportation) Poor transport means disabled miss out

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