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Thursday, May 6, 2004
Today's list includes 33 items. Some
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particularly interesting, newsworthy or well-written -- are noted by the number
sign (#).
Links are listed alphabetically by country, then by state, province
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INTERNATIONAL
(Bioethics)
Five
"designer babies" created for stem cells
(Misc)
'Research'
can panic, not help, public
AUSTRALIA
(Safety)
Disabled
man in high-rise fire peril
MALAYSIA
# (Advocacy)
Harvis
story by The Star Wheel Power columnist Anthony Thanasayan
UNITED KINGDOM
(Communication)
Sign
TV gets second chance BBC News Online disability affairs reporter Geoff
Adams-Spink
England
# (Arts)
Alison
Lapper: You Ask The Questions -- artist posed for statue
(Criminal
justice system)
Man spared
jail over child porn
Scotland
# (Abuse)
Abuse reports find
care failures
# (Abuse)
Care shake-up plans
win backing
# (Crime)
Harassment
Hits Close to Home For Mentally Ill
# (Crime)
Prevalence and
experience of harassment of people with mental health problems living in the
community
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UNITED STATES
(Bioethics / Eugenics)
Press
release: CMA Doctors Deplore Foray Into Eugenics, Offer Adoption Alternative
for Human Embryos
# (Health care)
AGs
Call for Prescription Drug Importation
# (Health care)
Hope
at last: The U.S. health chief is right to open his mind to prescription-drug
imports Orlando Sentinel registration required - free
(Health care)
HHS release:
Secretary Thompson, Seeking Fastest Possible Results, Names First Health
Information Technology Coordinator
# (Voting / Accessibility)
Paper
Receipts Opposed for Voting Machines Washington Post registration required
- free
California
# (Education / Acheivement)
Inspired
teaching
(Fashion?)
Disabled
adults get chance to show off fashion sense
(Misc)
Disability
and Its Attendant Problems Los Angeles Times registratin required -
free
# (Voting / Accessibility)
Ban
on E-Voting OKd by Panel Los Angeles Times registration required -
free
# (Voting / Accessibility)
Election
officials conflicted on electronic voting machines
Colorado
# (Criminal justice system)
Mayor
funds cop reforms; $825,000 to be used for training, Tasers in wake of Paul
Childs' death
(Death penalty)
Defendant
won't face execution; Jimmy J. Vasquez "ruled mentally retarded"
Illinois
# (Children)
Program
helps kids with disabilities ride bikes by ABC7Chicago disability issues
reporter Karen Meyer
(Families)
Mom
faces challenges raising two autistic sons
(Families)
Daily
struggle; Single moms of special needs kids keep battling
Kansas
# (Misc)
Veteran
looks to the bright side
# (Voting / Accessibility)
Accessible voting
-- Compromise
Kentucky
(Employment)
Restaurant
that trains disabled needs a hand
New York
# (Crime / Housing)
With
Drugs in Open, Elderly Live Behind Locks New York Times registration
required - free
North Carolina
(Misc)
Beloved
spirit of Robin Luse lives on
Ohio
# (Advocacy / Awareness)
Mental
health group to rally for more awareness
Washington
(Crime)
Cabulance
driver pleads guilty in passenger's death
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