INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold: December 8, 2005

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BELOW THE FOLD

Thursday, December 8, 2005
Today's list includes 22 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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International
Australia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States

INTERNATIONAL
* (Children) Disabled children abandoned by new UN convention
* (Advocacy / Awareness) WHO Calls for Better Treatment of Mentally Ill

AUSTRALIA
(Children / Abuse) Agency 'failed' 96 children

NEW ZEALAND
(Institutions) Opinion: A question of public safety (pro-institution perspective)

UNITED KINGDOM
* (Children) Disabled children abandoned by new UN convention
* (Institutions) Black people three times as likely to be in mental hospital
* (Institutions) Mental health inequality warning
Scotland
(Education - special / Accessibility) Architects look to pupils for school plan

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UNITED STATES
(Advocacy / Awareness) Valuing Life, Whether Disabled or Not
(Hurricane Katrina) Holiday Blues Hitting Katrina Victims Hard

Arkansas
(Health care) Huckabee in Washington urges Medicaid changes

Florida
(Health care) House passes Medicaid overhaul for two counties
(Health care) Bush's Medicaid overhaul gets House backing

Illinois
* (Employment) Former city worker sues, claiming discrimination, reprisals
* (Transportation) Progress Center applauds rejection of CTA fare hike for disabled

Louisiana
(Hurricane Katrina) Holiday Blues Hitting Katrina Victims Hard

Maine
(Misc) Head of Health and Human Services resigns

Michigan
* (Accessibility / Education) Bond would help district comply with ADA
(Health care) Tax-cut chance linked to aid

Mississippi
* (Hurricane Katrina / Housing) Hurricane victims may find shelter at Wonderland park

Nebraska
* (Health care / Community living) Tinkering with current Medicaid program supported by council

New Hamsphire
* (Crime) Bill could stiffen elder & disability fraud laws

New York
* (Community living) State grants to help elderly & disabled live at home

Oregon
(Families / Contribution)Sarah McKellar-Bilyeu makes a difference in lives of disabled youth

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