INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold: December 12, 2005

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BELOW THE FOLD

Monday, December 12, 2005
Today's list includes 30 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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Canada
Malaysia
United Kingdom
United States

CANADA
* (Education / Families) Parents, schools fight $1.8B special needs war by Toronto Star disability & aging issues columnist Helen Henderson
* (Employment / Technology) Making technology work for disabled

MALAYSIA
* (Awareness / Advocacy) Walk side by side with the disabled

UNITED KINGDOM
(Children) Little Kira maid our day
* (Community living) Report urges community approach to psychiatric care
(Misc) Thalidomide deal secures payments
(Misc) Thalidomide firm doubles its payouts for victims
* (Technology) "... and a Surfing Cyber-Elf" by BBC Ouch! columnist Christina Papamichael
(Sports) Westminster hunt disabled champions
England
* (Employment / Laws) Dyslexic social worker 'unfairly' denied job
(Misc) Social services rating is blamed on errors in report

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UNITED STATES
(Health care) House and Senate Still Far Apart on Medicaid Changes
(Health care / Families) Caregivers of chronically ill subject to depression

Alabama
* (Voting / Accessibility) Calhoun County steps up to recover cost of new voting machines

California
* (Children) 10-year-old's story creates ripple effect
(Children / Families) Letters: The Autism Chronicles

Colorado
(Children) Santas with saddlebags
(Children) Army settles over baby's disabilities

Connecticut
(Community living) Elder Care Needn't Be A Frightening Prospect

Florida
* (Employment / Laws) What Are 'Regarded as Disabled' People's Rights?

Illinois
* (Accessibility) Symbols indicate access by Herald News disability issues columnist Valerie Brew-Parrish

Minnesota
* (Families) Disability and Divorce by "Disabilities" freelance columnist Daniel J. Vance

Missouri
(Misc) Free speech protects even words we don't like

New Mexico
* (Accessibility / Housing) For a disabled person, an accessible home means so much more by Albuquerque Tribune disability issues columnist Barbara J. McKee

New York
(Health care) 'Medicare for All' would cure health care crisis by Newsday family & relationships columnist Saul Friedman

North Carolina
* (Community living / Health care) Medicaid cuts off aid to some disabled

Oregon
(Crime / Housing) ‘It’s been hell’; Residents struggle to relocate

Utah
* (Relationships) Disabled man, jobless guardian on the edge

Virginia
* (Education - secondary) CVCC helps those with disabilities

Wisconsin
* (Accessibility / Housing) A long fight ends in victory

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