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Tuesday, November 1, 2005
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Links are listed alphabetically by country, then by state, province
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Hurricanes Katrina, Rita & Wilma
Australia
United Kingdom
United States
Vanuatu
HURRICANES KATRINA, RITA WILMA
Turmoil in
Century Village: The frail and infirm struggle to get by
Finding dialysis
proves difficult
Days
after Wilma, Florida's weakest face new threats
Chertoff
offered few answers
AUSTRALIA
* (Accessibility)
Access
Advisory committee seal of approval for restaurant's new entry
UNITED KINGDOM
* (Accessibility / Travel)
Travel websites in
the UK are falling short on accessibility
(Accessibility)
Row
over school bridge plan
* (Accessibility / Laws)
Is this
headline really illegal?
* (Criminal justice system)
Inquiry
sought into jailing of mentally ill girl
* (Employment / Laws)
Disability
discrimination case win
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UNITED STATES
* (Accessibility / Laws)
Hotels
Tackling ADA
* (Achievement / Sports)
Congenital
Amputee Overcomes the Odds
(Education)
GAO
expands estimate of kids not tested
(Education)
Tribal leaders,
education secretary Spellings debate success of No Child Left Behind
Delaware
* (Community living / Advocacy)
Neighborhood
that's open to group homes should be heard out
Florida
* (Community living)
Grant
lets residents stay put with living assistance
* (Employment / Laws)
Jury
Awards $300,000 In Case; School Board violated ADA
* (Hurricane Wilma)
Turmoil in
Century Village: The frail and infirm struggle to get by
* (Hurricane
Wilma) Finding
dialysis proves difficult
* (Hurricane Wilma)
Days
after Wilma, Florida's weakest face new threats
Hawaii
* (Accessibility / Education)
Broken
elevators affect all students at University of Hawaii
Illinois
* (Accessibility / Laws)
Galva
woman files chair-lift complaint -- wants to attend City Council
meetings
(Health care)
Medicare
drug plans sign-up starts soon
Kansas
* (Criminal justice system / Laws)
The Kansas
Supreme Court Rights a Wrong -- refers to Matthew Limon case
Louisiana
(Hurricane Katrina)
Chertoff
offered few answers
Maine
(Misc)
Maine
groups lobby against cuts in social services, environment
Michigan
(Service animals)
Working
like a dog: Area pooches are doggone good workers
Missouri
* (Health care / Transportation)
New
provider of rides for Medicaid sparks concerns
(Institutions - nursing
homes)
Sen.
Dolan will vacate seat, take job as nursing home industry's chief
lobbyist
(Institutions - nursing homes)
Dolan
leaving Senate to run nursing home group
Nevada
* (Employment)
Disabled
workers center stage at luncheon
North Carolina
* (Community living)
Changes
in mental-health system happening slowly
Ohio
* (Accessibility / Housing)
Toledo
passes 'visitability' ordinance
Oklahoma
(Education)
Tribal leaders,
education secretary Spellings debate success of No Child Left Behind
Pennsylvania
(Accessibility / Eduction)
Southeastern
Greene directors seek bids for building improvements
South Carolina
* (Voting / Accessibility)
Touch-screen
machines to be used in Nov. 8 vote
Texas
* (Accessibility / Voting)
Upshur
voting box needs put on hold until after election
(Children)
Judge
orders young cancer patient returned to her parents
(Housing)
Waco planning
to hire leader for homelessness project -- targeting people with disabilities
or medical conditions
Wisconsin
* (Education)
Tests
pose a special challenge; Learning disabilities won't spare students from exam
VANUATU
(Children / Awareness)
Vanuatu
kids hard of hearing and seeing due to school location
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