INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold -- July 5, 2004

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BELOW THE FOLD

Tuesday, July 5, 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
India
Japan
New Zealand
Russia
United Kingdom
United States

AUSTRALIA
# (Crime) Daniela Dawes lawyer defends court decision -- Dawes suffocated to death her autistic son
(Eugenics) Few pregnant women are ready for the decisions triggered by advanced prenatal tests

CANADA
Alberta
# (Advocacy) Disabled advocate, former MLA dies
Manitoba
# (Advocacy) Steven Fletcher: Disabled MP's impact felt early
Ontario
# (Community living) Ontario boosts home care funding by $73 million

INDIA
(Children / Advocacy) 'Ensure full citizenship to disabled children'

JAPAN
(Criminal justice sytem) Saitama court to check defendant's ability to stand trial

NEW ZEALAND
(Bioethics) Officials question safety of 'designer baby' test
(Crime) The spies who stole my name

RUSSIA
# (Community living) From Cow Tails to Top Farmer -- Camphill "integrated community"

UNITED KINGDOM
# (Advocacy) The last taboo; In the fight against prejudice, the stigmatisation of mentally ill people has been scandalously neglected
# (Euthanasia / Laws) Former pro-euthanasia group leader to be expelled The Scotsman free registration required
England
# (Accessibility / Recreation) Films more accessible to disabled with new system
(Accessibility / Recreation) Row over disabled facilities at gym
(Crime) Murder probe into disabled death
(Recreation) Disabled riders get cash windfall
Scotland
# (Euthanasia) MS sufferer demands the right to die The Scotsman free registration required

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UNITED STATES
# (Voting / Accessibility) Access Still Iffy for Disabled Voters -- Pt. 1
# (Voting / Accessibility) Voting Rights Concerns Outlined -- Pt. 2

California
# (Service animals) Monkey lends man a helping hand

Florida
(Accessibility / Advocacy) Disabled Plantation activist decries accessibility of Lauderdale parking garage
(Voting / Accessibility) Congressman challenges touch-screen voting Miami Herald free registration required

Indiana
(Technology) Real robots evolving slowly

Kentucky
# (Education) Standing up for students with disabilities

Maine
(Education) Public education an easy target for some -- No Child Left Behind

Maryland
(Children / Families) Bringing up Mason

Massachusetts
# (Crime) Custody lost after Wal-Mart death

Michigan
# (Accessibility / Advocacy) Handicapped accessibility concerns woman

Missouri
(Misc) Cindy Brown's Olympic flame will continue to burn forever

Ohio
# (Contribution) Seeing, but still not believing
# (Institutions) Closings affirmed at centers for disabled
# (Recreation / Relationships) Warren's White not letting disease slow down hobby

New York
(Misc) Disability insurance law ruled fair
(Misc) Riled by red tape? Please press 1

Texas
(Advocacy) Mental health reform plans meet resistance

Wisconsin
(Misc) Salvadoran cousins find their way
# (Sports / Achievement) Set apart from others, he found his passion in the pool

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