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Thursday, June 24, 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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Australia
Malaysia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States
AUSTRALIA
# (Euthanasia)
Police
lay no charges over Crick death
# (Euthanasia)
Supporters
toast Crick ruling
MALAYSIA
# (Service animals)
New
start with two new puppies by The Star "Wheel Power" columnist Anthony
Thanasayan
NEW ZEALAND
# (Accessibility / Communication)
Proposal
To Make Sign Language An Official New Zealand Language
(Institutions /
Crime)
Mentally
ill Waikato patients may be moved
(Misc)
Death
exposes gaps in system
UNITED KINGDOM
# (Accessibility / Technology)
BBC,
Channel 4 and ITV to extend Audio Description service
# (Advocacy /
Awareness)
The
gloves come off
# (Health care / Families)
Left
holding the baby
(Health care)
Howard
promises the 'right to choose' will end waiting lists within five
years
England
(Crime)
Woman hurt in
park attack by gang
Northern Ireland
(Crime)
Disabled
attack 'sectarian'
(Misc)
Ex-soldier
appeals over pension
Wales
(Misc)
Cancer patients miss out
on £4m
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UNITED STATES
# (Advocacy / Community living)
ADAPT: MiCASSA
Co-sponsors grow
(Employment)
June
30 Webcast: Smart Disability-Related Employment Policies
(Families /
Children)
House
Approves Bill on Family Child Care
(Health care)
Help
on Medicare Issues, From the Inside required free Washington Post
registration
# (Health care - not specific to disabilities)
High
Court Limits Patient Right to Sue HMOs
# (Health care - not specific to
disabilities)
A
'regulatory vacuum'
# (Institutions - nursing homes)
Blacks
far more likely to live in substandard nursing homes
(Misc - not
specific to disabilities)
Donations
rise, but not for all
(Misc)
NCD:
Summary of the Native American Forum: "Disability Matters in Tribal
Communities"
(Sports)
Randy Snow Announced as
First Paralympian Ever Inducted to U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Colorado
(Education)
Aims
offers support for students with disabilities
(Sports)
Baseball
player returns to mound in Australia by Greeley Tribune sports reporter
Matt Schuman
Florida
(Crime / Health care)
U.S. Justice
Department: Southwest Florida radioligists to pay $2.5 million for allegedly
overcharging Medicare
Georgia
(Families)
Relatives
Dealing With Alzheimer's Patients Often Face Loneliness, Depression
Illinois
(Health care)
UIC
and Thresholds opens integrated health care by ABC7Chicago disability
issues reporter Karen Meyer
Louisiana
(Travel / Children)
Travel
group caters to kids' special needs by Times-Picayune disability issues
columnist Jane Pic
Michigan
# (Employment / Laws)
Deaf
teacher denied sub job
Minnesota
# (Sports)
Bill Hilsheimer -
Golfer by Disabilities columnist Daniel J. Vance
New Mexico
# (Awareness)
Injury
removes insult by Albuquerque Tribune disability issues columnist Barbara
J. McKee
New York
(Children)
HHS Approves New
York Plan to Keep More Kids Enrolled in SCHIP
# (Housing / Laws)
U.S. Justice
Department files lawsuit alleging disability-based housing discrimination in
Wilton, NY
(Misc)
Experts:
Living wills often flawed
Tennessee
# (?)
Two
Inmates With Prosthetic Limbs Escape
# (?)
Final
escapee from Nashville jail caught
(Misc)
Conference
to look at how racism affects mental health
Washington
# (Crime)
Mother
says state failed to protect disabled daughter
West Virginia
(Institutions)
New psychiatric hospital
could face delays
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