INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold -- July 2, 2004

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Friday, July 2, 2004
Today's list includes 40 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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Angola
Canada
New Zealand
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States

ANGOLA
(Children) Lwini Fund Commemorates Anniversary With Disabled Children

CANADA
Manitoba
# (Advocacy) John Harvard takes over as Manitoba's 23rd lieutenant-governor -- says he'll devote time to disability issues
New Brunswick
(Misc) Poor health and a messy life produced mass-murder plot
Ontario
(Accessibility / Families) The good news that no one noticed
# (Arts) Wheelchair dancer a fresh dusk delight
(Education - special) Aerobics for the brain
# (Sports / Achievement) Canada's king of blind golf

NEW ZEALAND
(Crime) National targets Dyson over baby assault
# (Euthanasia / Crime) Editorial: Unrepentant crusader better in jail -- Lesley Martin

SWEDEN
# (Criminal justice system) 'Blame Lindh's death on mental health system'

UNITED KINGDOM
(Euthanasia) Peter Singer: Some people are more equal than others
England
(Abuse)Trust is fined for scalding death
Northern Ireland
(Children) £151,000 boost for deaf kids in Ulster
# (Families / Children) Key role of body language by Belfast Telegraph Deaf Talkabout columnist Bob McCullough

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UNITED STATES
(Misc) Lack of Social Services Frustrates Judges

Arizona
# (Service animals) Dogs improving quality of life

Arkansas
(Criminal justice system) Shooter Faces Attempted Murder Charge

California
(Crime) Jury: USF not liable for man's death

Colorado
(Arts) Blind Boys sing from the heart

Hawaii
(Misc) Kalaheo woman names Galindo in civil suit

Illinois
# (Technology) New phone helps deaf people communicate by ABC7Chicago disability issues reporter Karen Meyer

Indiana
# (Accessibility / Recreation) Local kids treated to rides in wheel-chair-accessible hot air balloon

Massachusetts
# (Children / Accessibility) Boy gets lifetime chance: Donors raly to buy chairlift for Blackstone boy
(Crime) Police investigating brutal killing of wheelchair-bound man
(Sports / Achievement) Walters shows handicap no obstacle

Minnesota
# (Accessibility / Recreation) Gyms Adjust to People With Disabilities
(Crime) Couple's fight tips off police to stolen van

Mississippi
# (Service animals) Wanted: Volunteer Puppy Raisers

Missouri
(Children / Recreation) 2 Columbia kids test their boundaries

New Hampshire
# (Health care / Community living) Stephen: HHS, Medicaid must change -- more $ needs to go to in-home supports

New Jersey
(Housing - segregated) Housing for disabled OK’d in Old Bridge
(Recreation - segregated) Special-needs camp adjusts
(Safety) Jersey justice still in hospital after car accident

New York
(Contribution) Paralyzed Man to Drive Blindfolded from New York to Los Angeles
(Crime) Mayor to fight tickets in court
# (Technology) SUNY device wins 2nd patent; Wheelchair helps prevent pressure sores and heal ulcers that already exist

Ohio
(Misc) Taft announces cuts for second half of state's two-year budget

South Carolina
# (Death penalty) School shooter wants execution halted -- Jamie Wilson

Texas
(Crime) Man Convicted Of Strangling Deaf, Pregnant Woman
(Misc) Commissioners' Court Opposes HB 2292

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