INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold: July 22, 2004

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Thursday, July 22, 2004
Today's list includes 47 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
Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States

AUSTRALIA
# (Families / Children) Pure love

CANADA
# (Sports) Olympic Controversy: IOC stance prejudiced

TAIWAN
(Misc) Center hopes to raise NT$120 million for severely disabled

UNITED KINGDOM
# (Families / Laws) Legislation to bring vital support for unpaid carers -- Wales and England
(Health care) Watchdog concerned by mental health performance
# (Travel / Accessibility) Escape Routes: Travel operators are now offering more choice for people with disabilities
England
(Crime) Man in custody over wife's murder -- Lancashire
(Laws) Thalidomide campaign victory -- North Yorkshire
(Misc) £1.9m deficit in social services -- Wiltshire
Isle of Man
(Misc) Sir Norman Wisdom opens sensory garden
Scotland
(Employment) Ayrshire lags in entries for Remploy awards

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UNITED STATES
# (Advocacy / Laws) 24 Groups Launch Unprecedented, Simultaneous TV and Online Ads Exposing Radical Views of Administration Judicial Nominees
# (Advocacy / Crime) JFA: Urge Congress to Pass the Hate Crimes Legislation
# (Advocacy) "Disability Organizations to Honor Leaders at Conventions"
(Health care) Medicare obesity coverage may grow
(Health care / Technology) CMS: Medicare announces intitiatives to improve care and provide new services through information technology
# (Technology) The Arc/UCP: Assistive Technology Action Alert

Alabama
(Crime) Morgan jury hears start of Lauderdale capital murder trial

Arizona
(Contribution / Advocacy) Advocate for disabled community

California
# # (Accessibility / Laws) Nobody likes results of disabled-access suit

Colorado
# (Criminal justice system) Mayor apologizes for police shooting
# (Criminal justice system) Denver Mayor promises more oversight
(Voting / Accessibility) Voting getting easier

Florida
# (Voting / Accessibility) State: Voting machine faults ignored

Maine
(Misc) State goes after federal funds

Maryland
# (Recreation) Camp Can Do -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver visits
# (Institutions / Criminal justice system) Juvenile injustice

Massachusetts
(Community living) Group home fetes 30 years of challenges -- former residents of Fernald Developmental Center

Michigan
# (Bioethics / Eugenics) Ethics, uses of genetic testingdebated at traveling 'town hall'
(Families) Camp hones autistic boy's talents

Minnesota
(Housing) Federal funding cuts freeze out some who need housing
# (Achievement / Sports) Judy Siegle by Disabilities columnist Daniel J. Vance

Nebraska
(Contribution) Silvius to compete at national contest

New York
# (Advocacy) Judge: No more bag searches of protestors
# (Community living / NIMBY) Video reveals reasons group home blocked
(Institutions - nursing homes / Crime) Albany nursing home funds diverted

North Carolina
Sexual assault suspect not competent for trial

Ohio
(Health care) CMS Approves Ohio Medicaid plan to enhance care and prevent complications for those with chronic illnesses

Oklahoma
(Misc) Parents of autistic children fight for access to the proven solution
(Recreation - segregated) Program offers opportunities for disabled

Texas
(Crime) Quadriplegic Man Beaten To Death
(Crime) Lawyer: Mom Who Drowned Kids Hostpialized -- Andrea Yates
(Families) Report: Budget cuts hitting poor families hard

Utah
(Misc) County to re-zone for treatment centers

Virginia
(Death penalty) Clemency Sought for Mentally Ill Va. Killer -- defense says Mark W. Bailey has mental illness

Wisconsin
(Criminal justice system) Girl says man accosted her at library -- suspect "may possibly be developmentally disabled"
# (Misc) Appleton man injured while making obscene gestures at trains

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