INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold: January 17, 2008

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BELOW THE FOLD

Thursday, January 17, 2008
Today's list includes 21 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
India
Isreal
United Kingdom
United States

AUSTRALIA
(Transportation) Industry fund to subsidise regional wheelchair taxi services

INDIA
* (Employment) Private sector set to employ disabled
(Employment) Govt showers sops, gives incentive to hire disabled
(Sports) Marathoner outruns disability

ISRAEL
* (Institutions) Settler group refuses to vacate land slated for school for the disabled

UNITED KINGDOM
(Families) Disability living allowance falls short for ethnic minorities
England
* (Institutions / Abuse) Asphyxiated pensioner was left in wheelchair overnight
* (Institutions / Abuse) 'Criticism' of home before death

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UNITED STATES
(Misc) SSA must cut disability backlog to brace for boomer flood

Alaska
(Education - special) Intensive needs funding examined

Colorado
(Employment) AgrAbility seminar to aid farmers with disabilities

Connecticut
* (Institutions - nursing homes / Abuse) Lawmakers Want To Boost Staffing Levels, Toughen Inspections

Michigan
* (Children) Boy fitted for wheelchair after months of wrangling

New York
* (Voting / Accessibility) Judge OKs NY State Voting Remedies

Ohio
(Safety) Man injured after truck hits him out of wheelchair

South Carolina
(Politics) State of the state 2008

Texas
(Institutions) Families facing tough choice to place disabled relatives in institutions
* (Service animals) Q: Where can a guide dog go? A: Anywhere he wants to.

Virginia
(Advocacy) Disabilities advocacy training offered
(Advocacy / Community living) Mental-health pleas are made

Washington
(Technology / Accessibility) Microsoft Donates Software Specs To Aid People With Disabilities

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