INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold: January 14 & 15, 2008

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BELOW THE FOLD

January 14 & 15, 2008
Today's list includes 34 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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Canada
Ireland
New Zealand
Singapore
United Kingdom
United States

CANADA
* (Travel / Accessibility) A break for the disabled
British Columbia
(Criminal justice system) Injured inmate serving life in a wheelchair
Northern Territories
(Families) Money infusion for disabilities

IRELAND
(Accessibility / Safety) Wheelchair bound man prisoner in his home due to bad road

NEW ZEALAND
(Children) Parents challenge hospital over disabled daughter

SINGAPORE
* (Sports) Monetary rewards for disabled athletes who win medals

UNITED KINGDOM
(Crime) Dad hits out at 'scumbag' wheelchair thieves
* (Employment) Employers still wary of disabilities
* (Employment - entrepreneurship) Government should encourage disabled entrepreneurship
* (Families / Children) Extra cash for disabled children
* (Families / Children) Strategy Launched to Give 'Short Breaks' to Disabled Children and Carers
Northern Ireland
(Housing) Report highlights housing problems for disabled people
Wales
(Safety) Disabled woman saved from blaze

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UNITED STATES
(Awareness) EP Global Communications Announces First Disability Awareness Night Scheduled for 2008
* (Media) Writers with Disabilities Have "The Best Seat in the House"

California
(Children) Area toddlers to be part of autism study
(Crime) Man in wheelchair shot

Indiana
(Crime) Thieves steal more than man's wheelchair
(Misc) Years lost in wait for disability payments -- Social Security tries to control overwhelming backlog
(Misc) Disability benefits applicants get a hand

Louisiana
* (Emergency preparedness / Safety) National Council on Disability to Discuss Emergency Preparedness for People With Disabilities in New Orleans

Maine
(Crime) Man Sentenced For Tying Up Man In Wheelchair And Robbing Him

Maryland
(Misc) MAP gives seniors and those with disabilities better access to services

Massachusetts
(Misc) Letter: Behind disability data, a tale to tell

New York
(Crime) Agency accused of fake bids
* (Education - special) Home schoolers lose special education aid
(Health care) Law enacts tough new guidelines for NYS outpatient facilities

North Carolina
(Safety) Motorized wheelchair struck on U.S. 52

North Dakota
(Misc) Fargo woman among "hundreds" waiting for disability benefits

Pennsylvania
(Crime) Spina bifida victim's wheelchair stolen

Virginia
(Awareness) York County seeks volunteers for disabilities-related advisory board
* (Institutions / Criminal justice system) Mental health bill vetted by panel
(Misc) Mental health, disabilities dominate money hearing

Washington, DC
(Misc) Former Redskins Linebacker Wins Disability Appeal

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