INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold: October 28, 2005

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BELOW THE FOLD

Friday, October 28, 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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Hurricanes Katrina, Rita & Wilma
Canada
Malaysia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States

HURRICANES KATRINA, RITA & WILMA
Wilma hits elderly especially hard
Future cloudy for evicted houseboaters
Hundreds of poor, elderly, handicapped remain in Palm Beach County shelters
Surprise ripples by Albuquerque Tribune disability issues columnist Barbara J. McKee
Gov. Perry Announces Plan to Distribute Disaster Relief Funds to Texans

CANADA
* (Euthanasia) Physician-assisted suicide opponents marshall arguments
* (Euthanasia) The false mercy of euthanasia

MALAYSIA
* (Awareness) Invisible disability by The Star "Wheel Power" columnist Anthony Thanasayan

NEW ZEALAND
(Sports) Aucklander of the Year: Grant Sharman
* (Transportation / Accessibility) Report aims to ease travel for disabled
* (Transportation / Advocacy) National MPs get in a PC pickle

UNITED KINGDOM
(Awareness) Deafness warning for UK bar staff by BBC News website age & disability correspondent Geoff Adams-Spink
* (Criminal justice system) Metropolitan police admits stigmatising mentally ill
(Misc) Is early abuse at the root of schizophrenia? Unlikely.
Northern Ireland
* (Technology / Communication) From speech to text: so near and yet so far by Belfast Telegraph "Deaf Talkabout" editor Bob McCullough

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UNITED STATES
* (Accessibility / Safety) EEOC calls for more inclusive emergency preparedness
* (Employment) Secretary of Labor Announces Seven Recipients Of the Secretary’s New Freedom Initiative Awards
* (Health care) Who’s Hurt, Who’s Helped, and What’s Spared Under the Emerging House Budget Reconciliation Plan

California
* (Accessibility / Laws) Adhere to rules for disabled parking by San Diego Tribune "Abilities" columnist Marilyn Salisbury
(Awareness) Wheelchair Racers; Disability Awareness Day is celebrated in county

Colorado
(Health care) Medicare drug plan cuts costs, study says

Florida
(Education - special) Manatee schools agree to special-ed program for ADHD child
* (Hurricane Wilma) Wilma hits elderly especially hard
* (Hurricane Katrina? / Housing) Future cloudy for evicted houseboaters
* (Hurricane Wilma / Housing) Hundreds of poor, elderly, handicapped remain in Palm Beach County shelters

Illinois
* (Transportation / Contribution) Serving spaghetti with love by Herald News disability issues columnist Valerie Brew-Parrish

Kansas
(Laws) Legislators criticize court's gay sex ruling -- refers to Matthew Limon who has disabilities

Kentucky
(Health care) Kentucky makes first Medicaid cuts

Massachusetts
(Institutions) Candidates weigh in on Fernald

Michigan
* (Restraints / Education) Parchment schools consider $18.5M high school upgrade -- referst to restraint death of Michael Renner-Lewis III
* (Service animals) 4 legs substitute for 2; Paws for a Cause dog is more than a companion

Minnesota
(Awareness) Stroke by freelance "Disabilities" columnist Daniel J. Vance
(Misc) Hatch to scrutinize Autism Center

Missouri
(Education - special) Marshall schools serving high percentage of special-needs students

Nevada
(Health care) Nevada lawmakers consider copayments for Medicaid

New Jersey
* (Awareness) Tourette's subject of HBO movie by Asbury Park Press "Doable" columnist Linda Walls

New Mexico
* (Hurricanes Katrina & Rita) Surprise ripples by Albuquerque Tribune disability issues columnist Barbara J. McKee

New York
* (Technology / Accessibility) Tool may help deaf with webcasts; Speech-recognition system could make captioning quick, less expensive

Ohio
(Advocacy / Voting) Group's 'voter guide' is lacking a disclaimer
* (Service animals) Guide dogs need freedom to do their jobs -- and be dogs, too by Columbus Dispatch disability issues columnist Deborah Kendrick

Pennsylvania
* (Employment) Conference to focus on employing the disabled by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Breaking Down Barriers" columnist Tina Calabro

South Carolina
* (Abuse / Advocacy) S.C.’s disabled need protection, report says -- P&A report

Texas
* (Hurricane Rita) Gov. Perry Announces Plan to Distribute Disaster Relief Funds to Texans

Utah
(Health care) Medicare bungling has Utahns simmering

Vermont
(Institutions) Medicaid incentive spurs new thinking on hospital

Virginia
(Health care / Advocacy) Medicaid is key to helping the mentally challenged

West Virginia
(Health care) Manchin breaks with governors on Medicaid panel

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