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Monday, August 23, 2004
Today's list includes 54 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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United States

INTERNATIONAL
(Misc) The Ultimate Anti-Drug -- Biotech corporations formulate vaccine against the 'disease' of drug-induced euphoria

AUSTRALIA
(Criminal justice system) Death and madness
(Health care / Children) That touch of magic -- Cuddler's program
(Institutions) Kew Cottages plan faces heritage challenge

CANADA
# (Accessibility / Transportation) GM minivan option aids caregivers
(Bioethics / Eugenics) Next: the Olympic mutant
(Bioethics / Eugenics) Science's babies
(Culture / Awareness) We still root for Charla Faddoul -- contestant on Amazing Race 5
(Misc) Self-doubt and hope for stutterers at work
(Sports) Athens win for Canada's Paralympic campaigner wheelchair racer Chantel Petitclerc
Ontario
# (Accessibility / Technology) Help to provide mobility
(Transportation) Region's volunteer transit builds on success by Toronto Star disability and aging issues reporter Helen Henderson

GREECE
(Sports) Athens win for Canada's Paralympic campaigner wheelchair racer Chantel Petitclerc
(Sports) Wheelchair Aussies in top three

INDONESIA
(Institutions - nursing homes) Nursing homes answer elderly needs
(Institutions - nursing homes / Families) 'I'd never send my parents away'

NEW ZEALAND
(Criminal justice system) Drug problem started before birth, lawyer tells court

UNITED KINGDOM
(Criminal justice system) 'Mental health plan watered down'
(Criminal justice system) Compromise on mental health bill
England
(Achievement) Blind ex-serviceman's flight plan
(Misc) Council funded disabled services 'from wrong budget'
(Safety / Health care) Patient dies in wheelchair fall
Northern Ireland
# (Technology) A quantum leap after years of text messaging by Belfast Telegraph Deaf Talkabout editor Bob McCullough
Scotland
# (Advocacy / Awareness) One in five Scots on disabled list; They are 'victims of poverty and discrimination'

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UNITED STATES
# (Accessibility / Travel) Web Sites Agree to Be Accessible to Blind -- Priceline and Ramada
# (Health care) A tale of two health care systems by Newsday Family & Relationships columnist Saul Friedman
(Health care - not specific to disabilities) Bush Health Care Plan Seems to Fall Short
(History) Elliot Valenstein on the history of the lobotomy

California
(Children / Families) Doctor shares Down syndrome advancements with parents
(Education / Laws) Students do better on revised exit exam

Colorado
# (Accessibility / Children) Teen in wheelchair sues to gain unfettered access to carnival rides
# (Criminal justice system) Turney decision will be reviewed -- Paul Childs shooting death

Florida
(Advocacy) Iowa woman gets involved in "Terri's fight"
(Advocacy) Speaking Out: Life with Dignity -- Terri Schiavo case
(Advocacy) National Survey Shows That More Americans Support Terri Schiavo's Right To Life
(Advocacy) Press release: Pinellas Pasco Group 18 Candidate Judge Greer Exposed -- judge in Terri Schiavo case
(Advocacy) Press release: Become A Health Care Warrior -- cites Terri Schiavo

Iowa
(Advocacy) Local woman gets involved in "Terri's fight"

Kentucky
(Advocacy / Awareness) Gov. Joe Kernan and opponent, Mitch Daniels, talk about disabilities
(Criminal justice system) Jail guards against suicide; Network monitors inmates' mental health

Louisiana
(Awareness / Advocacy) Epilepsy Foundation helps change lives by Times-Picayune disability issues reporter Jane Pic

Maine
(Health care - not specific to disabilities) Hospital Issues Redesigned Gowns

Massachusetts
(Accessibility / Technology) Company gives you a lift

Michigan
# (Accessibility / Laws) Wheelchair users sue Detroit over buses with broken lifts
# (Employment) Disabled take steps to success

Minnesota
(Crime) Five charged with sexually assaulting girl with cerebral palsy and mental retardation

Ohio
(Institutions) Resignations finally brought patients help

Pennsylvania
(Crime) DA may seek death verdict if attacked woman dies
# (Service animals / Awareness) When good puppies happen to 'bad' story ideas

Tennessee
(Families) Special-needs trust would fit Down syndrome child

Washington
(Contribution) Former gymnastics coach has uplifting attitude

Wisconsin
(Institutions) County board mulls future of center
(Service animals) Group trains dogs to lend a helping paw
# (Sports / Children) Sports keep Becca rolling toward goal

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