INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold July 16, 2004

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Friday, July 16, 2004
Today's list includes 34 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
China
Morocco
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States

AUSTRALIA
(Criminal justice system) Shooters' group calls for mental health review

CANADA
Ontario
(Children) Magical world greets children at Spiral Garden
(Crime)Girl who drowned in tub was autistic, friend says

CHINA
# (Education / Technology) China Struggles to Educate People with Disabilities by N.O.D. columnist John M. Williams
# (Laws) Drivers put best foot forward

MOROCCO
# (Awareness / Advocacy) Morocco launches first survey on handicapped

NEW ZEALAND
(Criminal justice system) Plans for paedophile shock Canterbury community

UNITED KINGDOM
# (Advocacy) Mental health: Stigma's days are numbered
# (Bioethics) 2053 AD: After Disability? by disability issues writer Tom Shakespeare
(Employment) Better protection for work sick
# (Eugenics / Bioethics) Probe into ethics of gene testing
# (Technology) Building a web fit for all
England
# (Acheivement) Blind pilot completes UK flight
(Education) Shropshire County blind school closes down

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UNITED STATES
# (Advocacy) Headlines Tell Of The War On Poor People by Marta Russell
(Health care) Medicare Redefines Obesity As an Illness
# (Voting / Accessibility) UCP Launches DontBlockMyVote.org to Advance Equal Access for Voters with Disabilities
(War) Suicides on the Rise in Air Force Washington Post free registration required

Arkansas
# (Employment / Laws) Mountain Home City Council pays settlement in ADA lawsuit

California
# (Achievement / Sports) ‘There’s no excuses’: Paraplegic diver demonstrates what Shared Adventures program is all about
(Children) Santa Rosa therapist using Tomatis method to help kids learn to 'listen'
(Crime) Caretaker in elderly scalding case remains in custody

Florida
# (Advocacy / Families) Terri Schiavo's parents file brief with state's high court

Georgia
(Misc) Mental health services assessed

Illinois
(Awareness) Books, TV and movies may add to misconceptions about albinism by ABC7Chicago disability issues reporter Karen Meyer
# (Awareness / Arts) Drawing from his life, writer addresses mental illness Chicago Tribune free registration required

Nevada
# (Accessibility / Recreation) Court rules disabled may sue over rodeo seating
(Misc) Mental health crisis called county's worst

Ohio
# (Crime) Baby on life support to be cared for in nursing home -- Aiden Stein
(Sports) Disabled Sports helps veterans, others get back in the game

Pennsylvania
# (Community living) Neighbors, friends help family with paraplegic son build addition on home

Texas
# (Contribution) Despite fatal disease, Texas woman hasn't stopped volunteering

Vermont
# (Community living / Advocacy) Vt. Must fight independent living cuts

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