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Friday, April 23, 2004
Today's list includes 34 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 listed alphabetically by country, then by state, province or territory.
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Israel
United Kingdom
United States

ISRAEL
(Eugenics) Book review: America's dirty little secret -- War Against the Weak

UNITED KINGDOM
(Families / Children) Urge your MP to support autism manifesto
England
(Crime) Man stole from disabled charity
Scotland
(Awareness / Advocacy) Depression debate for parliament

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UNITED STATES
(Crime / Health care - not specific to disabilities) Medicare Targets Drug Fraud Washington Post registration required - free
# (Education - special) DREDF Action alert: Take Action to Preserve Enforcement of IDEA
(Health care - not specific to disabilities) Washington Approves Pool to Buy Drugs for Medicaid Recipients NYTimes registration required - free
(Health care - not specific to disabilities) HHS Refuses to Release Medicare Estimates

Arizona
# (Relationships) A friendship both ordinary, extraordinary -- Best Buddies

California
(Employment) Fair set for mentally disabled children
(Voting / Accessibility) State Is Urged to Ban Electronic Vote Machine Los Angeles Times registration required - free

Colorado
# (Criminal justice system) Language bogs down police panel -- Paul Childs III shooting

Florida
(Crime) Couple sues Special Olympics over rape
(Recreation) Learning disabled find fun, friends at Friday Night Club

Idaho
# (Education - special) Appeals court rejects state attempt to escape commitment to disabled kids
(Employment - sheltered workshops) Upper Valley Industries plans to buy lot in Business Park

Illinois
(Education - special) Educators help students with disabilities create fond memories by ABC7Chicago disability issues reporter Karen Meyer
(Recreation - accessibility) City makes way for new playground

Kentucky
(Misc) Expert on aged describes future problems for elderly

Maryland
(Voting / Accessibility) Suit Seeks Paper Receipt for Md. Voters Using Screens Washington Post registration required - free

Missouri
(Misc) Tax would help mental health centers

Nevada
(Health care - not specific to disabilities) Medicaid to save $5 million

New York
(Accessibility / Transportation) Access-A-Ride Strike Will Continue Until At Least Monday

Ohio
# (Institutions) Families, workers plead for Springview Developmental Center to be spared -- pro-institution perspective
(Institutions - nursing homes) Study calls for cuts at Drake
(Misc) Many vying for block grant funds
(Misc) Mental agency needs bigger levy

Oklahoma
(Crime) Wheelchair racers caught

Pennsylvania
# (Accessibility / Recreation) The Monastery gets handicapped access

Texas
(Death penalty) Killer gets reprieve based on retardation claim -- James Lee Clark

Washington
(Laws / Families) Ruling that allowed parents of adults to sue for wrongful death is overturned

Wisconsin
(Accessibility) Post office to get ramp
(Institutions - nursing homes) Costs likely to soar for county-owned home

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