INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold: January 29, 2008

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BELOW THE FOLD

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Today's list includes 35 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
India
Malaysia
Singapore
United Kingdom
United States

CANADA
Alberta
(Crime) Wheelchair-bound woman viciously attacked in south-side condo
Ontario
(Employment) Employment support programs for people with physical disabilities

INDIA
* (Technology) Fighting disability with technology

MALAYSIA
(Misc) Bakti's Phase 2 programme for disabled

SINGAPORE
(Employment - entrepreneurship) Disability not a barrier to success

UNITED KINGDOM
(Misc) 'Care discrepancies' to be probed
Needy 'face social care struggle'
England
(Employment) Nottingham City Homes becomes Disability Symbol User
(Laws) Rochdale Borough Disability Network
Scotland
* (Advocacy) Woman's bid for advocacy

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UNITED STATES
(Misc) Understanding Social Security's disability program

Arkansas
(Housing) New apartment complex to be built in FCity for developmentally disabled

California
* (Housing) Landlord must accommodate disabled tenant
(Laws) Court limits state law -- Medicinal pot smokers can be fired for use

Colorado
(Accessibility / Safety) Help clear curb cuts
* (Recreation) Injured Airman overcomes disabilities on slopes

Florida
* (Accessibility / Safety) Utility poles up despite pleas

Georgia
(Community living) Local teen gets wheelchair ramp

Illinois
(Misc) Psychiatrists end Lincoln clinic hours

Iowa
* (Technology) Wheelchair Climbs Stairs, Balances On Two Wheels - iBot

Maine
(Criminal justice system) Deputies use Taser on man in wheelchair

Michigan
(Education / Children) Opinion: On a soapbox about school cuts
(Safety) Amber Alert issued for Detroit teen with disabilities

Missouri
(Employment) Be careful about word choice in interview

Nebraska
(Community living - NIMBY) Nebraska Company Files Discrimination Suit
(Voting / Accessibility) ES&S Acquires Assets of AutoMARK Technical Systems

New Jersey
* (Advocacy) Opinion: Allow disabled civil rights

New York
* (Arts) Disabilities don't keep FREE Players off-stage
* (Arts) Half-Blind Centenarian in Wheelchair Parties With Paintbrush

Texas
(Children) New Web site launched for children with disabilities
(Transportation) RTA outlines goals to improve access for disabled passengers

Utah
(Education) Audit finds more funds a must for program growth

Virginia
(Abuse / Crime) Driver For Disabled Faces Rape and Abduction Charges

Washington, DC
(Misc) Bridge Disability Ministries Announces the Opening of their New Bellevue Facilities

Wisconsin
(Misc) Plaintiff should have gotten total disability, legal malpractice suit claims

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