INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold: January 24, 2008

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BELOW THE FOLD

Thursday, January 24, 2008
Today's list includes 38 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
Bahrain
Canada
China
Malaysia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States

AUSTRALIA
* (Children / Sports) Young wheelchair athlete racing towards road glory
(Transportation) Interim funds promised for regional wheelchair taxis

BAHRAIN
(Children) New hope for children

CANADA
Ontario
* (Sports) Stafford not held back by disability

CHINA
* (Advocacy) China approves draft law revision on protection of the disabled

MALAYSIA
* (Accessibility / Recreation) A jungle pathway for the disabled

NEW ZEALAND
* (Parking / Laws) Illegal use of disabled parks to get tougher fine

PAKISTAN
(Children) Workshop on rehabilitation of disabled held in Pakistan

PHILIPPINES
* (Community living / Advocacy) Independent Living for Persons with Disabilities: My Duskin Leadership Training in Japan
(Misc) Blind man’s chair

UGANDA
* (Education - secondary / Accessibility) Revist USE Programme to Accommodate More Students

UNITED KINGDOM
* (Arts) The 8th London International Disability Film Festival
(Institutions / Abuse) Healthcare Commission to resume learning disability inspections
England
(Crime?) Pub landlord drags student out of pub for 'faking' illness
* (Criminal justice system) Sussex Police has been recognised for its work to create more inclusive services

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UNITED STATES
(Education - special) National Council on Disability to Release Education Report in New Orleans
* (Employment) Hiring People with Disabilities Makes Business Sense
(Laws) Expansion of American Disability Law Now Looks Likely -- ADA Restoration Act
(Misc) Understanding Social Security's disability program

Alaska
(Veterans) Assembly considers simplifying disabled veterans' tax break

California
(Equipment) The SCOOTER Store Donates Power Wheelchair to 110-Year-Old Sacramento Woman
* (Media / Arts) 'Key of G' - documentary of a disabled man

Connecticut
* (Awareness / Media) Life From A Wheelchair -- PBS "Rolling"

Florida
* (Institutions / Crime) Ex-state hospital worker charged with abusing disabled patient
(Voting) Florida to unplug its touchscreen voting machines

Guam
(Misc) Disabilities plan hinges on money
(Misc) Mental Health needs funds to follow improvement plan

Hawaii
(Education) Early-education funding sought

Maryland
* (Voting / Accessibility) Study Author Pans Scrapping of Maryland's Touch-Screen Voting Machines

Massachusetts
* (Advocacy / Contribution) Celtics celebrate ambassador for disabled
(Education - special / Abuse) Special-needs teachers accused of assaulting 6-year-old student
(Education - special / Abuse) Macomber parents voicing support

Minnesota
(Crime) Duluth man pleads guilty to assaulting man in wheelchair
(Education - segregated) A school where kids won't be alone

Missouri
(Contribution) Buffington set to retire from county disability board

New York
(Families) New wheelchair causes family insurance problems

Tennessee
* (Community living) Tennessee AARP outlines plans for 2008

Washington, DC
(Education - special) Superintendent Says Proposed Law Unneeded

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