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Thursday, June 17, 2004
Today's list includes 30 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
Bangladesh
Canada
India
Israel
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States

AUSTRALIA
# (Arts) Artists a tad delighted with colourful murals
(Euthanasia) Nitschke film and suicide pill launched in US

BANGLADESH
(Children / Awareness) Ability, not disability; Portrait of courageous children

CANADA
# (Employment) Canadian Labour Congress reaches out to help Canadians with disabilities
Ontario
# (Accessibility / Travel) Union set to regain wheelchair services; CAW, airport in tentative deal
(Misc) We'll take 'budget hit,' Finance Minister Greg Sorbara says

INDIA
# (Accessibility / Advocacy) Is Mumbai disabled friendly?

ISRAEL
(Crime) Troops sacked for killing paraplegic

NEW ZEALAND
(Misc) Inquiry into fake social projects
(Sports) Blind, retarded, bullied - and now she's a star -- Loretta Claiborne

UNITED KINGDOM
(Technology / Accessibility) Bio ID cards: serious problems for disabled people
England
# (Arts) Asperger's artist opens first show
(Misc) Man's care not enough, says court
Scotland
(Laws) Where There's A 'Living Will' There's A Way

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UNITED STATES
# (Education / History) Standardized testing's sorry history
# (Employment) News Release: Jobs Program for Students with Disabilities Exceeds 2003 Totals, U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Says
(Health care - not specific to disabilities) 82 Million in U.S. Lacked Health Insurance -Study
(Health care - not specific to disabilities) Uninsured Problem Reaches Deep Into Middle Class
(Misc) Social Security will last until 2052, study says
# (Technology / Accessibility) July 21 ILRU Webcast: National Teleconference on Inaccessible Technology--Be a Host
(War) Soldier: Commander Tried to Change Report

Arizona
# (Contribution) The disability that wasn't

Florida
(Congregations) Disabled enable others Ministry offers spiritual, physical mobility -- Joni Eareckson Tada

Georgia
(Misc) Tommy Olmstead reflects on long career

Illinois
(Children / Abuse) Child-welfare providers decry DCFS budget cuts
(Misc) Internet support group helps stroke survivors by ABC7Chicago disability issues reporter Karen Meyer

Mississippi
(Health care - not specific to disabilities) Suit Takes Aim at Nonprofit Hospitals

Missouri
(Sports) Staying in the game -- 24th National Veterans Wheelchair Games

New York
(Health care) Old Patients, Hoping to Make Doctors Better

South Carolina
(Health care / Criminal justice system) Mental health emergency room crisis to get funding relief

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