Inclusion Daily Express -- January 2008

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January 2
Former Special Education Director Says She Was Punished For Advising Parents (Cumming, Georgia)
Community Advocates Oppose Plan To Build 50-Acre 'Village' (Omaha, Nebraska)
State Says School Improperly Restrained 3-Year-Old In Chair (Racine, Wisconsin)
A Tale Of Two Tickets (Hastings & Brighton, England)
Below The Fold: 31 more items
January 3
Court Rejects Target Corp's Motion To Drop Class Action Status In Web Accessibility Case (San Francisco, California)
Child Protection Agency Discriminated Against Mom Because Of Her Disabilities, Official Rules (Livingston, Montana)
State Attorney: No Apology Coming For Pedestrian Struck By Cop Car (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Good Sam Turns Out To Be A Grinch (Madison, Wisconsin)
Below The Fold: 35 more items
January 4
Judge Says Student Had No Disability, Tosses ADA Suit Against Online University (Santa Anna, California)
Airline Must Do More Than Apologize, Says Industrialist (New Delhi, India)
Father Asks Governor To Extend Law Named After Son (Albany, New York)
Study: Fake Pills Are Better Than Anti-Psychotic Drugs For Aggression, In Some (London, England)
Below The Fold: 31 more items
January 7
Presidential Campaigners Strive To Get Voters To Polls (Rochester, New Hampshire)
U.K. Commission Verified High Rates Of Employment, Accessibility Complaints (Cardiff, Wales)
More Inclusive Education Needed To Make Employment Goals (Chennai, India)
Mom Who Lost Custody Of Sons, Now Battles To Keep Daughter (San Jose, California)
Below The Fold: 48 more items
January 8
Advocates Outraged At Continued Voting Access Problems (Madison, Wisconsin)
Report: Brits With Disabilities Hit Hard By Poverty (London, England)
Police Release Video Of Cruiser Running Into Wheelchair (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Investigation Asks Why School Personnel Waited So Long To Report Girl's Assault (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Below The Fold: 34 more items
January 9
Advocates Oppose Former Governor's Assisted Suicide Initiative (Olympia, Washington)
Olympic Committee Settles Discrimination Suit With Paralympic Champ (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
Report: Incompetence And Neglect Put St. Elizabeths Patients At Risk Of Harm, Even Death (Washington, DC)
Council Rejects Permit For Deaf Priests' Study Center (Castle Hills, Texas)
Below The Fold: 26 more items
January 10
Panel Orders Canadian Air Carriers To Provide Seats For Attendants At No Charge (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Segways Are Now Allowed In Federal Buildings (Washington, DC)
Justice Department Commends University For Accessible Parking Agreement (Columbia, South Carolina)
Video Captures Care Provider Smacking Man With Down Syndrome (Port Orange, Florida)
Below The Fold: 40 more items
January 14 & 15
Man Improved After Court Blocked Hospital From Removing Feeding Tube And Ventilator (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
Officials Ban 'Blade Runner' From Olympics (Brussels, Belgium)
Supreme Court Drops Wal-Mart Discrimination Suit (Washington, DC)
Lack Of Training Led To N. H. Primary Election Blunders (Concord, New Hampshire)
Below The Fold: 34 more items
January 16
Governor: Rosewood Center Will Close In 18 Months (Owings Mills, Maryland)
Massachusetts Lawmakers Consider Limits On JRC Skin Shocks (Boston, Massachusetts)
Council Says Many NYC Transit Woes Could Be Cheap, Quick To Fix (New York, New York)
Federal Workforce Disability Rates Drop To Near 1984 Levels (Washington, DC)
Below The Fold: 29 more items
January 17
Undercover Investigation Finds Czech Children Still Languish Behind Caged Beds (Prague, Czech Republic)
Homeless Patient Sues Hospital For Dumping Him On Skid Row (Los Angeles, California)
Mum Credits Disability Rights Advocates With Blocking Daughter's Sterilization (Billeracay, England)
Court Says Vets' Challenge To VA Can Move Forward (San Francisco, California)
Below The Fold: 21 more items
January 18
Advocates Testify For Community Choice (Washington, DC)
Virginia Measure Would Drop "R" Word (Richmond, Virginia)
Jury Finds McCarron Guilty Of Murdering Daughter, 3 (Pekin, Illinois)
Committee Formed To Monitor Conditions At State Schools (Austin, Texas)
Below The Fold: 28 more items
January 23
Robert Latimer Appeals Parole Board's Early Release Denial (Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada)
JRC Officials Ignored Watchdog, Destroyed Videos Of Student Shocks (Canton, Massachusetts)
Study: Social Networks Exclude Web Users With Disabilities (London, England)
Second Charlottesville Jaywalking Charge Dropped (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Below The Fold: 31 more items
January 24
Advocates Tell Governor To Spare Cuts To Community Services (Frankfort, Kentucky)
Appeals Court Agrees FedEx Discriminated Against Deaf Worker (Baltimore, Maryland)
Newspaper: Teen Was Neglected For Days At Psych Facility (Atlanta, Georgia)
Theater Company Name Change Reflects More Inclusive Mission (New York, New York)
Below The Fold: 38 more items
January 25
Official: Most Rosewood Center Residents Will Move To Community (Owings Mills, Maryland)
New York Elections Board Finally On Track With Voting Law (Saratoga Springs, New York)
Three Face Life In Prison For Fatally Beating 'Trusting' Young Man (Sunderland, England)
Richmond Schools Still Way Behind On ADA (Richmond, Virginia)
Below The Fold: 33 more items
January 28
Judge: Marriott Resorts Must Provide Accessible Golf Carts (San Francisco, California)
Chamber Study Dispels Myths About Workers With Disabilities (Chicago, Illinois)
Senator Grassley Calls For Investigating Nursing Home Investigators
Governor's Closure Announcement Meets Little Resistance (West Seneca, New York)
Below The Fold: 28 more items
January 29
Advocates Tell House Committee Of Need To Restore ADA's Intent (Washington, DC)
Study Says Institutionalized Europeans Still Suffer Poor Conditions (London, England)
University Will Improve Access To Settle Lawsuit (San Bernardino, California)
Young Athlete's Success Reflects Changes In Attitudes (Cherry Hill, New Jersey)
Below The Fold: 35 more items
January 30
SuperBowl Ad Invites Viewers Into "Deaf World" (Los Angeles, California)
Researchers Work To Perfect Tongue-Click Controller (Bristol, England)
State, Company To Pay $1.5 Million To Scalding Victim (Anderson, Indiana)
Parents Upset That Police Handcuffed Kids (New York, New York)
Below The Fold: 30 more items
January 31 & February 1
Officials: Terrorists Used Women With Disabilities To Kill Dozens At Baghdad Pet Markets (Baghdad, Iraq)
Disability Groups Say Proposed Medicaid Rule Could Set Back Community Efforts (Washington, DC)
Government Supports Sterilizing Women To Ease Staff Inconvenience (Mumbai, India)
EU Court Says Mom Faced 'Discrimination By Association' (London, England)
Below The Fold: 42 more items

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