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Friday, February 6, 2004
Today's list includes 32 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
(Education - special) Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)
(Health care) Sen. Bill Frist Defends New Medicare Law

California
(Crime) Calif. Woman Charged in Autistic Daughter's Death
(Crime / Health care) Santa Rosa hospital technician acquitted of sexual abuse charges
# (Education - inclusive / Sports) Against all odds
(Misc) Schwarzenegger's Janet Jackson Joke a Bust

Colorado
(Crime) $1.7 million awarded in fraud case
(Education) Disabled student gets fresh shot at LSAT

Florida
(Education - special) Charter school in West Palm ordered to improve programs
(Health care - not specific to disabilities) Martin County health panel sets list of top needs

Georgia
# (Accessibility / Housing) Home design: easy access

Illinois
(Housing) Program helps people with disabilities become homeowners by disability issues reporter Karen Meyer

Indiana
# (Accessibility) Doors reopen at governor's residence

Kansas
(Housing / Accessibility) Grant allows disabled to retrofit homes

Massachusetts
# (Abuse / Institutions) No answer at Evergreen School
(Technology) MIT Student Dances With Robots

Missouri
(Children) MVCAA Head Start centers developing Special Quest program
# (Advocacy / Families) Warehousing the disabled: the case of Ron Wilkison

Montana
(Health care) Medicaid for needy threatened

Nebraska
(Health care) Bill enhances rural mental health options

New York
(Accessibility / Safety) Broken Elevator Traps Residents

Pennsylvania
(Community living) Pa. budget may not impact services

South Carolina
(Health care) Subcommittee examines Medicaid pilot program
(Institutions - nursing homes / Crime) House amends background checks for nursing home caregivers

Tennessee
(Education) Are Marion County students being left behind? -- No Child Left Behind

Texas
(Crime) 11 accused in wheelchair scam cases

Washington
(Misc) Decision limits liability of DSHS

Wisconsin
(Education - inclusion) Students face many challenges

INTERNATIONAL

Canada
British Columbia
# (Sports / Achievement) Wheelchair athlete Stacy Kohut says Adidas ad campaign has universal message
Ontario
# (Institutions - nursing homes / Abuse) Hidden camera captures elder abuse by disabilities issues reporter Helen Henderson

England
(Accessibility / Recreation) Pool steps make it easier for dippers

Japan
(Institutions / Crime) Welfare home worker arrested on suspicion of rape, molestation

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