INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold: March 23, 2005

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BELOW THE FOLD

Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Today's list includes 41 items. Some sites may require registration.
Editor's picks -- those considered particularly interesting, newsworthy or well-written -- are marked with an asterisk (*).

Links are listed alphabetically by country, then by state, province or territory.
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United Kingdom
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INTERNATIONAL
* (Tsunami aftermath) The tsunami's mental health legacy

AUSTRALIA
* (Euthanasia / Assisted suicide) Hard pill to swallow
* (Euthanasia / Assisted suicide) Death pill must be self-made: Nitschke
(Euthanasia / Assisted suicide) Opinion: A better option

CANADA
* (Accessibility / Recreation) A stumble on road to inspiration by Toronto Star aging & disabilities issues columnist Helen Henderson

NEW ZEALAND
* (Crime / Euthanasia) Woman charged over father's death -- father had dementia

UNITED KINGDOM
* (Achievement / Sports) Tanni receives Palace honour -- Paralympian received Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
* (Crime) Vigilante violence: Death by gossip -- assailants thought victim was a pedophile
(Education) Nearly half of teachers have suffered from mental illness
England
* (Accessibility / Transportation) Money for rail access is welcomed
Wales
(Misc) Mental health services 'patchy'

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UNITED STATES
* (Employment) National Council on Disability Recommendations Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization
* (Euthanasia / Assisted suicide) Many ailing Americans deciding to do death their own way
(Social security) Battle Ahead Over Social Security Report

Arkansas
* (Housing / Accessibility) New program would create affordable, accessible housing

California
* (Criminal justice system) Cops seek sensitivity about mental illness
* (Institutions - nursing homes) A hospital in need of a new prescription -- Laguna Honda

Florida
* (Criminal justice system) Sheriff's handling of shooting victim seems heartless
Schiavo coverage
Has disability become a capital offense? by Gary Presley
No; It's Not About Terri Schiavo Anymore by Mary Johnson
Not Dead at All - Why Congress was right to stick up for Terri Schiavo by Harriet McBryde Johnson
Rights groups for disabled join in fight
Cost of Schiavo's care may exceed $1 million
High court gets Schiavo appeal
Judge bars agency from taking custody
Kids handcuffed in Schiavo protest
Personal ties put the case before Congress
Political Fallout Over Schiavo Law
President Bush says no options left
White House out of 'legal options' in Schiavo case
Vatican: Removing feeding tube 'like capital punishment'
Schiavo's Parents Appeal to Supreme Court
Schiavo's Parents Seek Supreme Court Help
Starving isn't such a painful death; Medical experts say it typically brings on euphoric feelings

Illinois
(Misc) State database should help disabled

Iowa
* (Voting / Accessibility) Voting machines must be scrapped

Maine
(Institutions) 'Literature & Medicine' offered for first time at a Maine psychiatric hospital

Missouri
* (Health care) We need a new Medicaid to serve truly vulnerable

Pennsylvania
(Health care) CMS: LIFE Pittsburgh approved for health care program for frail elderly
(Misc) Mental health service costs offset by savings in other public sectors

Texas
(Death penalty) Retarded killer of priest won't be executed

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