INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold: January 28, 2008

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BELOW THE FOLD

Monday, January 28, 2008
Today's list includes 28 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
Singapore
United Kingdom
United States

AUSTRALIA
(Transportation) Macquarie Bank offloads disabled taxi business

INDIA
* (Disaster preparation / Safety) Experts discuss ways to mitigate disasters
* (Disaster preparation / Safety) Special relief plan

SINGAPORE
(Education - inclusive) Students with physical disabilities get bursaries and scholarships

UNITED KINGDOM
(Awareness) Helpers learn what it's like to have a visual disability
* (Sports / Accessibility) Clubs fail on disabled standards
* (Sports / Accessibility) We`re Letting the Disabled Down!
England
(Employment - sheltered workshops) Remploy in strike threat
(Safety) Disabled woman rescued from blazing flat
(Sports / Technology) New wheelchair lets Jake get on the ball

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UNITED STATES
(Employment) New Welfare Rule Friendlier to Students
(Veterans) More must be done for PTSD vets, panel says
(Veterans) Veterans groups push for reform of disabled veterans benefits

Arizona
(Veterans) 2 disabled veterans receive help from American Legion

California
* (Accessibility / Recreation) City earmarks account for disabled-accessible park
* (Accessibility / Recreation) Mother of disabled triplets fights for accessible playground

Florida
(Crime) Two arrested following wheelchair theft

Georgia
(Misc) Former insurance building offers safe haven for disabled

Kentucky
(Employment) College of Ed Speaker to Focus on Preparing Individuals with Disabilities

Michigan
* (Bioethics / Children) Group debates ethics of disabled child's care -- Ashley X

New York
(Education) NH legislators wrestling with amount of aid for at-risk students
* (Misc) JC firefighter on disability leave praised for rescue, criticized for fighting fire

North Carolina
(Institutions - nursing homes) Eldercare change: Get folks out of wheelchairs

Pennsylvania
* (Accessibility) Daniel Rubin: City is a rough ride for wheelchair users

Tennessee
(Misc) Tennesseans have long waits for disability claims

Texas
(Crime / Abuse) Flower Mound Tom Thumb manager fired after assaulting disabled female employee

Utah
(Education - special) Will special-needs scholarships see growth?

Virginia
* (Advocacy) Assembly works on mental health reform legislation

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