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Thursday, April 15, 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
New Zealand
Singapore
United Kingdom
United States

INTERNATIONAL

AUSTRALIA
# (Children / Abuse) State failed disabled children, report finds
(Crime) Serial rapist attacked disability carer
(Health care) Tragic tale of neglect and illness
(Misc) Suicide victim failed by care system, court told

NEW ZEALAND
(Crime) Eldery ripped off by relatives

SINGAPORE
(Health care) Down Syndrome Association plans to set up medical services for adults

UNITED KINGDOM
(Advocacy) Going undercover
(Misc) 50,000 people with mental illness 'left to rot'
(Misc) Over 50,000 people left behind by government mental health reforms
(Technology / Accessibility) Denying access doesn't pay
(Technology / Accessibility) Egg.com decorated for site accessibility in DRC study
England
(Accessibility) Hotel for the blind faces closure
Scotland
(Education - inclusive) Teachers 'Cynical of Cost-Cutting Inclusion Policy'

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UNITED STATES
# (Advocacy / Community living) JFA Alert: Senator Harkin Urges Reversal of Captioning Decision
# (Advocacy / Culture) JFA Alert: Join Protests of United States of Leland Film

Arizona
(Sports) Team Quickie Super Star Jeff Glasbrenner Shatters Tournament Records -- wheelchair basketball

Arkansas
# (Housing / Community living) Federal grant to help boost ILS budget

California
(Education - special) UC Davis, St. HOPE Partner for Special-needs Preschool
(Voting - not specific to disabilities) Secretary of State Gets Voting Plea Los Angeles Times registration require - free

Florida
# (Advocacy) Ruling on Terri Shiavo's Life; Are courts encroaching on the right to live?
# (Advocacy) Judge Will Rehear Motion Friday in Terri Schiavo's Law Trial
# (Children / Abuse) Report Points to Florida Child Agency Success
(Education - special) State: Parties differ over voucher schools
(Education) Senate passes voucher oversight regulation

Maryland
# (Contribution) Perseverance put veteran on road to fitness

Massachusetts
# (Institutions) Fernald could see one-year reprieve
(Misc) Human service workers could get raises

Missouri
# (Death penalty) Six Months to Live: Richardson v. Missouri -- defense says he has IQ below 70

New York
(Crime / Health care) Schemers Take Advantage Of Unsuspecting Medicare Patients

North Carolina
(Families) Advice on how to seek mental health assistance

Ohio
(Death penalty) Hill returns to Warren for hearing in court -- defense says Danny Lee Hill has IQ of 64

Pennsylvania
(Education - special) Appeals courts upholds charter school for gifted children
(Misc) MH-MR fiscal records found lacking

Rhode Island
(Awareness) To help disabled, RIC students learn to push themselves Providence Journal registration required -- free

Texas
(Crime) Doctor Pleads Guilty in Wheelchair Fraud
(Crime) State targets abuse of senior citizens

Washington
# (Criminal justice system) Seed seller says FBI told her to send seeds to man in ricin case -- Robert Alberg case

West Virginia
# (Abuse / Education) School tried 'get tough' plan to control autistic student

Wisconsin
(Community living / NIMBY)Humboldt residents say they were misled about care facility

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