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Monday, September 19, 2005
Today's list includes 42 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
Iraq
Netherlands
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States

HURRICANE KATRINA
New Zealand volunteer helps reunite Katrina victims and families
Traumatized students challenge for teachers
Nursing home deaths spur expanded probe
Exploiting the humanity in the storm
Preparedness In Disaster Situations Even More Important For Disabled
Rebuilding Gulf Coast may delay drug benefit
154 Patients Died, Many in Intense Heat, as Rescues Lagged
FCC Reminder to make emergency information accessible to persons with hearing or vision disabilities
US Labor Department Helps Hurricane Katrina Victims Preserve Health Benefits
National Organization on Disability Emergency Preparedness Initiative announces Special Needs Assessment 4 Katrina Evacuation

AUSTRALIA
(Criminal justice system) Psychiatrist slams detention centre upgrade

CANADA
(Health care) Federal health minister tiptoes around Alberta's study of private insurance

IRAQ
* (War) His one-man mission gives disabled Iraqis normalcy

NETHERLANDS
* (Children / Euthanasia) Doctors May Be Helping Sick Kids Die
* (Children / Euthanasia) Medical End-of-Life Decisions for Children in the Netherlands

NEW ZEALAND
(Hurricane Katrina) NZ volunteer helps reunite Katrina victims and families
(Misc) Participate disability newsletter

UNITED KINGDOM
* (Accessibility / Communication) Lost in translation? Not any more...
* (Arts / Advocacy) The fashion for disability
(Awareness / Criminal justice system) Choose respect
(Crime / Education) Teacher jailed for sex with "naive" student, 16
(Sports) Weir and Woods set North records

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UNITED STATES
(Veterans) Returning war wounded strain veterans' services

California
* (Arts) Berkeley: Show proves therapeutic for artists with mental illness
* (Crime / Safety) Autism group client, employee IDs stolen
(Institutions) Huge Sonoma Valley Hospital site not good idea

Colorado
* (Employment / Laws) Even well-meaning policies can be found to violate ADA

Florida
* (Schiavo) Michael Schiavo writing a book about his wife's case

Georgia
(Institutions) Center keeps doors, hearts open to disabled (pro-institution perspective)

Illinois
(Advocacy) Coalition Holds Supreme Court Rally

Kentucky
(Education) State officials cracking down on low-performing schools

Mississippi
* (Hurricane Katrina / Children) Traumatized students challenge for teachers

New Jersey
(Health care) Medicare watchdog called toothless pup

Ohio
(Misc) Critic Says OSU's 'Queers on Wheels' Event Does Disservice to Disabled

Oklahoma
(Hurricane Katrina / Safety) Preparedness In Disaster Situations Even More Important For Disabled

Pennsylvania
(Community living) Center for Independent Living set to open
(Employment) PIBH Slams PUC for 'Institutional Bias' Against Persons With Disabilities

South Carolina
* (Health care / Community living) Debate brews over Medicaid plan
(Health care) Gov. Sanford says Legislature failed to act on Medicaid problems

Texas
(Education - special / Health care) Care of diabetic students expanding within schools

Virginia
(Criminal justice system) State DNA lab review finds only one major error -- refers to Earl Washington Jr.

Washington
(Health care) Grant will aid disabled, aging

Wisconsin
* (Institutions - nursing homes) State nursing home representatives seek Medicaid veto override

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