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Monday, June 7, 2004
Today's list includes 41 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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Canada
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
United States
West Bank

CANADA
(Families / Health care) And coverage for all
(Health care) Case before Supreme Court could result in end of single-tier health care
Ontario
(Awareness) Saugeen Shores council, staff experience disability

HONG KONG
(Crime) Man Scares Off Robbers by Faking Seizure

UNITED KINGDOM
(Awareness) Mental health magazine launched
(Heath care / Accessibility) GPs 'failing partially sighted'
(Sports) And that is a new world record!
England
# (Arts) Autistic Children Show Outstanding Musical Skills
# (Arts) Cash award for disabled dancers
(Misc) Mountain climb launches appeal
Scotland
(Accessibility / Laws) £12m bill to comply with disability act
Wales
(Euthanasia) Hospital defends stand on non-resuscitation orders

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UNITED STATES
(Children / Health care) A science 'orphan area'
# (Education - special) States' End Run Dilutes Burden for Special Ed -- No Child Left Behind New York Times registration required - free
(Health care / Children - not specific to disabilities) Study Examines Deaths at Pediatric ICUs
(Politics) Becky Ogle Joins Kerry Campaign as Senior Disability Advisor
(Technology) Disability group backs Cingular/AWS merger
# (Service animals) From Puppy to Lifeline: Service Dogs New York Times registration required - free
# (Voting / Accessibility) JFA: Voting accessibility under attack!

California
(Contribution / Transportation) Volunteers balancing good will, cost of gas
(Contribution) Living life to the fullest
(Families) Las Cruces family reflects growing incidence of autism

Colorado
(Accessibility / Recreation) Working so disabled kids can play
# (Criminal justice system) A case ripe for a jury

Florida
(Health care) Medicaid patients abruptly shifted to HMOs
(Misc) Home's closure reflects crisis at mental health agency

Illinois
(Families) Aging caregivers will have to ask for help

Louisiana
(Families) Families share tips on life with disabilities by Times-Picayune disability issues columnist Jane Pic

Maryland
# (Education - special) States' End Run Dilutes Burden for Special Ed -- No Child Left Behind New York Times registration required - free

Massachusetts
(Education - segregated) The last dance; Prom for Perkins School for the Blind students is both familiar, unique
# (Families / Children) Flexibility is paramount for parents caring for a disabled child

Michigan
# (Assisted suicide) Woman sentenced in assisted suicide case
# (Education) Yearbook staff is criticized for layout

New Hampshire
(Misc) Projected deficit will be a whopper, warns Hall

New York
(Advocacy) Advocate changes tragedy into successful career
(Criminal justice system) A mother's descent into illness - and tragedy

North Dakota
# (Assisted suicide) Elgin doctor's case to be decided this month

Pennsylvania
(Housing) A Dream Foreclosed: Many reasons, all painful, for evictions

South Carolina
# (Crime) Renee Britt: Charges against mother dropped in autistic child's 2001 Lowcountry drowning

Utah
# (Recreation)Archer unbowed by a lack of limbs

Washington, DC
# (Criminal justice system / Institutions) John Hinckley Still Patient in Mental Hospital

WEST BANK
(War) Disabled Palestinian shot dead

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