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Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Today's list includes 40 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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Botswana
Canada
Romania
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States
Zimbabwe

BOTSWANA
# (Voting / Accessibility) Disabled Cry Foul Over Voter Registration

CANADA
Ontario
# (Awareness / Contribution) Ontario Government Pays Tribute to Canada's Man in Motion, Rick Hansen

SOUTH AFRICA
# (Employment) Disabled Make Light Work of Finding Jobs

UNITED KINGDOM
(Advocacy) Prime time: Calling for an end to age discrimination in disability benefits
(Criminal justice system) Victim is arrested
# (Misc) Our lives as conjoined twins -- Lori and Reba Schappell
England
(Accessibility / Employment) It’s official: LSC is disability friendly
(Advocacy) Blind protesters planning march
(Advocacy / Laws) Cleft palate abortion row gather momentum -- Joanna Jepson case
(Advocacy / Laws) Abortion case bias dismissed by police -- Joanna Jepson case
Wales
(Children / Sports) Twin boys' football 'miracle'

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UNITED STATES
# (Health care) Agency Sees Withholding of Medicare Data From Congress as Illegal New York Times registration required - free
# (Health care) Report: White House Wrong on Medicare
(Misc) Rosie O'Donnel's riveting TV return -- will star in movie "Riding the Bus with My Sister"
# (Voting / Accessibility) E-voting oversight overwhelms U.S. agency

Alabama
(Children) Deciphering a child's mind; Autism cases grow in Alabama

Arizona
(Health care) Same old song: Why should retirees have to blow savings on medicine, clinics? by Albuquerque Tribune columnist Barbara J. McKee

California
(Education - special) Woodland district brings normalcy to special students
# (Voting / Accessibility) Some Counties Might Sue Over E-Voting Orders Los Angeles Times registration required - free

Connecticut
(Misc) State Employees Union Seeks DMR Leader's Ouster Hartford Courant registration required - free

Florida
# (Accessibility / Laws) Shady lawyers do disservice to ADA watchdogs by TCPalm.com disAbilities columnist Allan Appel

Illinois
(Transportation) Unhappy together; Pace, Metra should stay separate, riders, leader say

Indiana
(Employment - sheltered workshops) Runners, they've got your numbers

Kansas
(Institutions / Criminal justice system) Mental health reform left holes in safety net; Those who fall through cracks often land in prison

Massachusets
# (Institutions) Reprieve in sight for Fernald -- pro-institution perspective

Michigan
# (Children / Abuse) Judge sets trial date over custody of starved boy -- Danny Benko
# (Institutions / Abuse) U.S. faults center for youths

Missouri
(Eugenics / Bioethics) Social problems such as obesity can't be solved through genetics alone, warns biologist

New York
(Advocacy / Health care) Family pressures Senate to pass Timothy's Law
# (Transportation / Accessibility) Editorial: Make taxis accessible for all

Pennsylvania
(Children) Program Aims to Help Children with Mental Illness
(Misc) Labor dispute could cause Butler County to lose funding

Rhode Island
(Awareness) R.I. Launches Mental Health Awareness Campaign

South Carolina
(Safety) Family searching for disabled man

Texas
(Crime / Health care) DOJ press release: Schering-Plough to pay U.S. & Texas $27 million to settle Medicaid fraud allegations

Utah
(Education - special) Reaction to autism plan mixed

Washington
# (Children) Disabled Boy Cited by Gore in 2000 Dies
(Misc) Group calls for investigation of Christine Gregoire's office -- refers to suit over abuse of men with mental retardation

Wisconsin
# (Community living / NIMBY) Humboldt residents want group home to follow the rules

ZIMBABWE
# (Advocacy) Disabled Community Voices Concern

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