INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold: October 18, 2005

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BELOW THE FOLD

Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Today's list includes 35 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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Hurricanes Katrina & Rita
International
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States

HURRICANES KATRINA & RITA
Pondering the hard questions beforehand -- euthanasia
Evacuees intensify Medicaid burdens
Shock of Katrina over, but reality has set in for students and teachers
JFA: This is no time to be silent -- Call Congress today!
Bus Driver Charged in 23 Deaths

INTERNATIONAL
(Misc) The Age of Autism: Connecting new dots

CANADA
Alberta
(Euthanasia / Laws) Time for a debate on assisted suicide -- refers to Robert Latimer
(Families / Children) Cash, no credits for stay-at-home parents

NEW ZEALAND
* (Misc) Family fights for mental health justice

UNITED KINGDOM
(Children) 'Epilepsy took away my childhood'
(Employment) Taking on disabled staff reaps rewards
England
* (Crime) Cars taken in fake badge inquiry
* (Health care) Blind Jill's Travel Hell

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UNITED STATES
(Accessibility / Community living) NOD: Accessible America Award
(Children) Foster children at risk in cuts
* (Employment) EEOC: Questions and Answers about Epilepsy in the Workplace and The Americans with Disabilities Act
* (Euthanasia) “Assisted Suicide” Remains Divisive in U.S.
* (Euthanasia / Hurricanes) Pondering the hard questions beforehand
* (Health care / Hurricanes) JFA: This is no time to be silent -- Call Congress today!
(Health care) The Arc: National Call for Action Extended Through Oct 20 - Stop Deeper Medicaid Cuts

Alabama
(Health care / Children) Proposed Medicaid cuts draw criticism

California
(Children) Early intervention gives kids with autism an edge

Colorado
* (Criminal justice system) Police monitor off to open-minded start -- refers to Paul Childs

Florida
(Health care) State gets $54M drug settlement

Illinois
(Health care) Topinka approves borrowing plan; $1 billion for accumulation of Medicaid bills

Indiana
* (Children / Institutions) Mental health policies criticized in report

Iowa
* (Sports) 'Murderball' movie has something new to show moviegoers

Kentucky
* (Awareness / Advocacy) Film to dispel myths about mental illness
(Misc) Paralyzed jockey testifies before House panel

Michigan
* (Accessibility) Newsline for blind has little time
* (Education) Welcoming the special-needs student

Nebraska
(Health care) Ways to make Medicaid more affordable outlined in report

New York
(Health care) Trying to Get, and Keep, Care Under Medicaid

North Carolina
(Children / Crime) Child death rate up for 1st time in 4 years
* (Crime / Abuse) Company maintains no liability in suit settlement

Pennsylvania
* (Awareness / Advocacy) Doctor says films falsely portray mental illness

Texas
* (Hurricane Rita) Bus Driver Charged in 23 Deaths
(Voting / Accessibility) Early voting begins with eSlate

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