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Monday, May 17, 2004
Today's list includes 36 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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Australia
Canada
China
New Zealand
South Korea
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States

AUSTRALIA
# (Advocacy / Laws) Disability group examines isolation solutions
(Crime) Slashed son tells mum: 'Don't worry'

CANADA
Ontario
(Misc) OHIP-funded physios braced for budget by Toronto Star disability and aging reporter Helen Henderson

CHINA
# (Families) Handicapped orphans cared by loving villagers in Shanxi

NEW ZEALAND
# (Crime / Euthanasia) Baby was brain damaged, court told

SOUTH KOREA
# (Achievement / Education) Korean's calling is to the deaf

UGANDA
(Advocacy) Disabled Back National Resistance Movement Organisation

UNITED KINGDOM
# (Families) 'We were told our daughter would die'
(Health care) Mentally ill people tell of isolation
(Health care) Epilepsy patients 'ill-informed'
Scotland
# (Achievement) Doctors said Johanna would never walk or ride a bike, 33 years on she's now a qualified fitness coach

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UNITED STATES
# (Employment / Safety) U.S. Labor Department Issues Report on Emergency Preparedness for Federal Workers with Disabilities
(Health care - not specific to disabilities) HHS Launches Pilot Project with WebMD to Make HHS Consumer Health Information More Widely Available
# (Health care / Crime) Consumer Reports: Bogus Medicare cards
# (Technology / Accessibility) Innovation That Leaves No One Behind

Alabama
# (Housing / Technology) Volunteers with Disabilities to Construct a Home Featuring Smart Home Technology for a Person who has a Disability

California
(Misc) Elder-Care Middle Ground Los Angeles Times registration required - free

Florida
# (Advocacy / Families) Parents say they're still barred from visiting Terri Schiavo
(Health care - not specific to disabilities) Doctors resist Bush's plan to cap Medicaid spending

Iowa
# (Families) Reinbeck author adds voice to book on disabilities

Kentucky
# (Children / Transportation) Device Lets Silent Children Communicate

Michigan
# (Employment) Saginaw-area restaurant's missions include job opportunities and good food

Missouri
# (Education / Achievement) Blind Grandpa Finishes College With 4.0

Nevada
# (Housing) Program opening doors for people to buy homes

New Jersey
(Children) Spending soars on drugs for kids

New York
# (Education / Achievement) SCCC valedictorian beat big odds

North Carolina
(Crime) Ex-Arc director appears in court

Oregon
# (Institutions / Criminal justice system) Mental-health system has lingering troubles

Pennsylvania
# (Death penalty) Who determines if a convict is mentally retarded?
# (Employment) Grant program enables businesses to offer job opportunities for those with disabilities
(Institutions - nursing homes) Allegheny County's Kane nursing homes falling on hard times

Rhode Island
(Advocacy) Schroeder, disabled rights crusader, dies

Texas
(Death penalty) Judge: Woman Competent to Stand Trial -- Defense says Angela Camacho is "mentally retarded"
# (Achievement / Recreation) There's no stopping Shorty Powers, Hall of Fame achiever

Washington
# (Community living) Home-care budget cuts drive many into poverty
(Misc) Budget squeeze forces choices between bad and worse

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