INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold: July 28, 2004

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Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Today's list includes 44 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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INTERNATIONAL
(Awareness) Is that quadriplegic or tetraplegic?

AUSTRALIA
(Misc) List of unsuitable foster carers urged

CANADA
# (Employment) Employers find value in letting employees chase their dreams; Flexibility is key to more productive, happier work force
Ontario
# (Children / Recreation - inclusive) At 'Cooch,' melon ball makes for gourd fun
(Education - special) Ontario boosts special needs
# (Recreation / Accessibility) Disabled sail group fights to stay afloat

MALAYSIA
# (Awareness / Contribution) Life goes on

NEW ZEALAND
# (Institutions) Compensation claim lawyers to meeta
(Health care) Govt negligent over aged care funding, mission says
(Misc) More claim benefit for depression

UNITED KINGDOM
(Families / Culture) Oddie traces sister on BBC show
# (Relationships / Families) In the face of adversity
# (Technology / Accessibility) Ofcom puts disabled in the picture
England
# (Crime) Five arrests over doorstep murder
(Crime) Permits hit disabled badge theft
(Misc) Blind society forced to make cuts

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UNITED STATES
# (Community living / Technology) Webcast August 3: Rewarding Work -- Recruiting Direct Support Workers Through the Web
# (Employment) EEOC: New Fact Sheet Addresses Workplace Rights of People with Epilepsy under Disabilities Act
(Eugenics / History) Ill Bred: The American Eugenics Movement
(Health care - not specific to disabilities) Medicare Will Foot the Bill for an Initial Exam at 65 New York Times free registration required
# (History) PBS POV "Refrigerator Mothers"
(Misc) Webcast August 2: Counseling Without Bias
(Misc) A Simple Test? New Study Says It's Possible to Spot Asperger's Syndrome in Infants
(Politics / Laws) Should doctors vote against John Edwards?; Critiques of senator's medical malpractice litigation record are wrong

Colorado
(Criminal justice system) Fliers offering reward for killing cops cause concern

Georgia
(Education) Middle schools test 'No Child Left' goals

Maine
(Sports / Families) They race and yes, inspire

Massachusetts
(Health care - not specific to disabilities) Baystate Medical sued over billing practices
(Misc) Langevin, Reagan push for stem cell research

Minnesota
# (Relationships / Families) Jan and Nathan Burr by Disabilities columnist Daniel J. Vance

Nebraska
(Misc) Funding cut off for mentally disabled

New Jersey
(Crime) Jackson brothers still lack guardian
(Families / Awareness) Families find assistance at the Family Support Center

New Mexico
(Misc) Last ride: Quadriplegic's book focuses on rodeo life before crippling injury by Albuquerque Tribune columnist Barbara J. McKee

New York
# (Advocacy) Rally to support Medicaid benefits focuses on help it gives the disabled
(Misc) SABAH fires its founder

North Carolina
# (Technology) Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus

Pennsylvania
(Families) Fates map tough course for Trosky family

Rhode Island
(Health care) Senator: Staffing shortages hurting hospital care quality

Texas
# (Death penalty) Death sentence is given to killer Jury rejects claim that Calvin Letroy Hunter is mentally retarded
(Misc) Mental health agency wants fewer patients

Wisconsin
# (Education - inclusive) Elmbrook considers fate of Fairview; Board, parents debate putting disabled students at updated high school
(Families) Part One: In Singapore hospital, a fight for lives of mother and child
(Families) Part Two: After survival over grim odds, family creates its own hope

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