INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold: September 14, 2005

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BELOW THE FOLD

Wednesday, September 14, 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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Hurricane Katrina
Australia
Canada
Malaysia
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States

HURRICANE KATRINA
Katrina, National Disability Strategy Update
Hurricane Katrina People with Disabilities by Bella Online "Disabilities" editor Jessica Steinmetz
JFA: Collaboration In Focus - Federal And Non-Profit Disability Organizations
HHS Designates First Medical Shelters and Provides Vital Medical Supplies and Medical Assistance
JFA: Information for People who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The Arc: Katrina Special Needs Relief
Internet is bulletin board for Katrina victims
Frustrated relatives go it alone in Katrina rescue
Evacuations rushing toward finish
Health crisis grips New Orleans even as help lands
Horrors of Katrina begin to emerge

AUSTRALIA
(Misc) Welfare groups make push for improvement

CANADA
Ontario
* (Children / Laws) Child shut out of help he's entitled to by Toronto Star disability & aging issues writer Helen Henderson

MALAYSIA
* (Awareness / Advocacy) Vision for the blind by The Star "Wheel Power" columnist Anthony Thanasayan

SOUTH AFRICA
* (Accessibility) Blind get a taste of Braille wine

UNITED KINGDOM
(Children) Concern over child mental health
(Education) Row erupts over dyslexia 'denial'
* (Education / Accessibility) Disabled students get new rights by BBC News website disability affairs correspondent Geoff Adams-Spink
* (Sports) The list of sports I hardly ever watch grows ever longer by The Guardian "Life Goes On" columnist Ed Guiton
* (Travel / Accessibility) Travel industry ignores disabled by BBC News website disability affairs correspondent Geoff Adams-Spink

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UNITED STATES
* (Poverty) People with Disabilities Are Forced Into a Poverty Trap

Arkansas
(Health care) State offering medical care, assistance on federal assurance

Arizona
* (Service animals) Seizure alert dog offers hope of independence

Florida
* (Community living) Birthday threatens home care; Young Floridians turning 21 with major health issues could be forced into nursing homes
* (Families / Community living) Tough times bring sisters even close

Illinois
* (Families) Disabled women can be moms by Herald-News disability issues columnist Valerie Brew-Parrish
(Institutions / Abuse) DCFS says Maryville owes nearly $1 million

Kentucky
(Health care) Drug benefit cost below estimate

Louisiana
(Employment) Fairs target jobs for those with disabilities by Times-Picayune disability issues writer Jane Pic

Michigan
* (Housing / Laws) Despite laws, housing not always fair by Oakland Tribune "Voices of Disability" columnist Jerry Wolffe
(Misc) Delivered from despair, woman delivers healing, hope to patients by Detroit Free Press columnist Desiree Cooper

Minnesota
* (Misc) Veteran actor starts new network -- PWdBC by "Disabilities" freelance columnist Daniel J. Vance

Missouri
* (Crime) What rape? Abused by the system
(Health care) Swope dental clinic fills on first day of Medicaid cuts

New Jersey
* (Arts) Opportunities for serious artists with disabilities
* (Contribution) Disabled adults "give back" by Asbury Park Press "Doable" columnist Linda Walls

New Mexico
* (Advocacy) New Mexico needs to get proactive, treat mentally ill by Albuquerque Tribune disability issues columnist Barbara J. McKee

New York
(Misc) Elderly mental ill to benefit from New York state law

Oklahoma
(Families / Children) Living with autism teaches lessons of love

South Carolina
(Criminal justice system) Aiken woman sentenced for shooting death

Tennessee
* (Advocacy / Laws) JFA: Tennessee v Lane Plaintiff Beverly Jones to be Witness at John Roberts hearing

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