INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold: January 2, 2008

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BELOW THE FOLD

Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Today's list includes 31 items. Some sites may require free 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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Australia
Ghana
India
Sri Lanka
United Kingdom
United States

AUSTRALIA
* (Employment) Welfare reforms 'not enough'
* (Housing) Disabled get $2.6m boost for homes
(Transportation / Accessibility) New South Wales Govt accused of delaying wheelchair access to buses

GHANA
* (Advocacy) Disability Bill good but . . .

INDIA
* (Employment) 'Disabled a neglected lot in state'
* (Travel) 'Free help to disabled can't be enforced'

SRI LANKA
* (Media / Awareness) Newspaper correspondents briefed on disabled

UNITED KINGDOM
(Misc) Advice day for disabled
England
(Advocacy) Give your views on disability provisions
(Transport) Disabled and Old Age Pensioners hit under fare cost cutting plan

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UNITED STATES
(Employment) Can Your Business Benefit from a Hearing Imparied Employee?
(Employment / Sports) Gatlin: 'I Have Been Robbed'
(Technology / Accessibility) Enabling Disabled Shoppers

Alaska
(Community living) Southeast Senior Services becomes Alaska's Aging and Disability Resource Center

California
* (Accessibility / Recreation) Lake Forest will consider building a universally accessible playground
(Employment) Seminar: Accommodating A Disability In The Legal Workplace
* (Service animals / Veterans) Guide dog provides eyes - and a partner

Florida
* (Accessibility / Laws) Task force aims to open legal community’s eyes to deaf issues

Indiana
(Institutions) Ex-center workers sue -- Fort Wayne State Developmental Center

Kansas
(Awareness) Accepting differences - Derby brings in speaker on over- coming disabilities

Maryland
(Travel) Hotels go to the dogs at the risk of allergic patrons

New Hampshire
* (Voting / Accessibility) States raise doubts over voting machines

New York
(Accessibility / Safety) Driveway apron no longer a wheelchair obstacle

Ohio
(Misc) Disability claims get quicker

Oklahoma
* (Accessibility) UKB wheelchair ramp assistance offered
* (Transportation) Wheelchair-bound Enid man gets stranded while grocery shopping

Tennessee
(Education) Inaction on No Child Left Behind dismays schools

Texas
(Children / Therapy animals) Dogs used to help children deal with disabilities
Safety) Firetruck strikes, kills San Antonio woman in wheelchair

Washington, DC
(Crime) 1 Of 2 Custom Cars Stolen From Wheelchair-Bound Man Found
(Elementary - special) D.C. special ed chief ousted

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