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Wednesday, October 8, 2003
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
# (Criminal justice system) Supreme Court upholds murder verdict in stillbirth case -- Regina McKnight had an IQ of 72
# (Eugenics) 'War Against the Weak': Here Comes the Master Race New York Times registration required - free
(Health care / Children) Mental health care for kids varies widely by state
# (Laws / Health care) Supreme Court Debates State Lawsuit Deals

Arizona
# (Technology) Clear signal restored to Sun Sounds service

California
# ( Children) Children in Need; Central Valley aches for qualified day care centers for special needs children

Florida
# (Crime / Abuse) DCF budget should ask for more
(Employment) "Tax breaks can help many firms that hire disabled" column by Allan Appel

Georgia
(Crime) Sick Child's Wheelchair Stolen
(Misc) State finds no Medicare fraud at Highland Rivers Community Service Board

Idaho
# (Housing / Accessibility)Memorial helps Habitat for Humanity build for a disabled family

Illinois
# (Community living / Accessibility) Groundbreaking held for Futures project -- Community Integrated Living Arrangement
(Misc) MARC workers vote to unionize

Iowa
(Recreation / Children) Program hooks kids with disabilities on fun

Kentucky
(Health care) Patton: Medicaid cuts will worsen
(Employment) United Way helps group provide options to those trying to obtain job skills

Maine
(Abuse / Institutions - nursing homes) Nursing home cut off from federal funds

Massachusetts
(Education - special) Mother calls on school to help with her son's disorder

Minnesota
# (Children / Education - special) Artist, reader, learner

Nebraska
(Institutions) Closure Of Mental Hospitals A Concern

New York
# (Advocacy / Accessibility) Access will not be denied
(Abuse / Institutions - nursing homes) Nursing home chain avoids criminal charges
(Abuse / Institutions - nursing homes) Nursing home magnate penalized $3 million
(Community living) ARC breaks ground for new facility

North Carolina
(Education - special) How a Good School Can Fail on Paper New York Times registration required - free
# (Employment) Senator Edwards Launches Initiative To Employ People With Disabilities

South Carolina
(Recreation) Cerebral palsy can't keep woman off skis

Tennessee
# (Education - special) 'Educating the Child with Disabilities'

Texas
(Families) Son's condition leads family to start support group

Washington
# (Advocacy / Institutions - nursing home) Three cheers for rights: Laws aiding nursing-home residents recognized

Wisconsin
(Community living) Ozaukee Community Programs targeted for cuts
(Institutions - nursing homes) Nursing home's fate questioned in Ozaukee

INTERNATIONAL

Canada
Ontario
(Community living) New Curriculum from L'Arche Canada Helps Students Overcome Isolation, Rejection and Bullying

England
# (Accessibility / Laws) Dispute over parking fines
# (Laws / Employment) £4m drive to recruit younger magistrates

India
# (Accessibility / Transportation) Down to earth bus-hunt for the disabled

United Kingdom
(Criminal justice system) UK teenager accused of 'electronic sabotage' against Texas port -- Aaron Caffrey has Asperger syndrome

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