INCLUSION DAILY EXPRESS -- Below The Fold: Week of June 20-24, 2005

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Week of June 20 - 24, 2005
Today's list includes 86 items. Some sites may require 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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International
Australia
Bulgaria
Canada
Ireland
Japan
Jersey
Kenya
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States

INTERNATIONAL
* (Advocacy) Glaring inequalities for people with mental disorders addressed in new WHO effort
* (Advocacy) Shaky mental health rules fuel abuse of patients' rights: WHO
(Tsunami aftermath) Stress, depression overwhelm tsunami survivors

AUSTRALIA
* (Awareness / Advocacy) Letters: "We are all trapped in a nightmare of madness"
* (Sports) Surfers ride waves with disabled
* (Sports) Where there's a wheel there's a way -- wheelchair tennis

BULGARIA
* (Voting / Institutions) MDAC: Right to vote at risk in Bulgaria

CANADA
* (Advocacy) High Court declines to hear insurance appeal of Winnipeg MP Steven Fletcher
Ontario
(Families) Parents forced to create their own day programs

IRELAND
* (Abuse / Institutions - nursing homes) Investigation into Leas Cross death -- Peter McKenna had Down syndrome
* (Abuse / Institutions - nursing homes) St Michael's staff alarmed by man's transfer to Leas Cross
* (Abuse / Institutions - nursing homes) HSE to move Leas Cross patients
* (Euthanasia) Right to Die Woman Loses Case
* (Euthanasia) Court overturns bequests to 'right to die' group

JAPAN
(Misc) Japan cult leader 'needs care'

JERSEY
(Misc) Change in law could help disabled

KENYA
(Children) Disabled baby appeal bid falters

NEW ZEALAND
* (Abuse) Care provider faces abuse allegations
(Children / Families) Don't turn children into the scapegoats
* (Euthanasia / Children) Hospitals cleared over handling of baby's case
* (Euthanasia) Lesley Martin says time to move on
* (Euthanasia) Terrible things happen behind closed doors, says Lesley Martin
* (Euthanasia) Euthanasia advocate Elizabeth Phillips joins Lesley Martin in struggle
* (Euthanasia) Elizabeth Phillips wants to `die with dignity'

UNITED KINGDOM
* (Accessibility / Transportation) Train firm changes disabled rules
* (Accessibility / Transportation) Tube and buses 'fail deaf people'
* (Advocacy) The fight for rights by Anne Maquire, Minister for Disabled People
* (Awareness) Old people hate me by BBC Ouch! columnist Kate Ansell
(Children) Disabled baby appeal bid falters
* (Contribution / Awareness) Teen on diabetes awareness mission
* (Education - segregated) Tories call for halt to special schools closures
* (Race issues / Abuse - restraints) A voice in the wilderness
England
* (Accessibility) Stone circle open to the disabled
* (Arts) Fame in the frame -- Tate Mondern gallery
(Crime) Disabled man attacked and robbed
(Crime) Man robbed by 'good Samaritans'
(Families) Family wins compensation fight
(Misc) 'Out' and about
(Technology / Accessibility) Websites alienate Firefox users
* (Technology) Virtual shopping programme set-up
Scotland
(Crime) Jail for web benefits con student
(Misc) New moves to spot mental illness
Wales
(Education - segregated) Island's special school is threatened with closure

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UNITED STATES
* (Accessibility / Laws) RadioShack Settles With Wheelchair Users
* (Crime / Euthanasia) Homicide-suicide in elders a growing concern
* (Crime / Euthanasia) Unraveling the myths of suicide pact cases; Husband-wife deaths climbing
(Criminal justice system) NAMI: Insanity Defense Seminar Reflects Tragedy, Pain and Inadequacies of Criminal and Mental Health Systems
* (Employment / Awareness) Labor Secretary Chao Announces 2005 National Disability Employment Awareness Month Theme
(Families) Securing future for a disabled child
(Institutions - nursing homes) Too much antipsychotic medication for nursing-home patients
(Misc) Self-Esteem Strategies Needed for People with Mental Illnesses
* (Technology) Robo-Legs -- Cameron Clapp is a young man walking and talking tall on shiny robotic legs
(Transportation) JFA: Federal Transit Administration Releases Report On Coordinated Human Service Transportation

California
(Health care) HHS, California Reach Agreement on Important Medi-Cal Hospital Program
(Veterans) Diagnosis of Vets Betrays a Lack of Understanding

Colorado
* (Criminal justice system) City lawyers hit Turney ruling -- Paul Childs' shooting death

Connecticut
* (Crime) Teen gets probation for role in incident that led to man's death

Florida
* (Travel / Recreation) Part 4: Walt Disney World with Cerebral Palsy by BellaOnline "Disabilities" Editor Jessica Steinmetz

Illinois
* (Education - special) Special-ed quota criticized
(Employment) Restaurant benefits people with disabilities in many ways by ABC7Chicago disability issues reporter Karen Meyer

Indiana
* (Accessibility) City to make sidewalks accessible; Timetable settles suit to make walkways disabled-friendly

Kansas
(Institutions - nursing homes) ‘Serious deficiencies’ found at nursing home

Massachusetts
* (Education - secondary) Emily's story Pt. 1: Tackling freshman year against the odds
(Institutions) Judge orders state to share records of released Fernald residents
(Institutions) Lawyers for Fernald residents to see patient records

Michigan
* (Sports) Valentine's story tops any game -- golfer Kevin Valentine has prosthetic leg

Minnesota
* (Advocacy) Joanne Vrbenek -- Schizophrenics Anonymous by "Disabilities" freelance columnist Daniel J. Vance
* (Education) Acceptance Withdrawn From Student With Disability

New Jersey
(Misc) Tourette support group starting up in Neptune by Asbury Park Press "Doable" columnist Linda Walls

New Mexico
* (Health care / Families) Medical mistrust Doctors' jargon forces some patients into uninformed decisions by Albuquerque Tribune disability issues columnist Barbara J. McKee

New York
* (History / Children) Question of treating birth defects still relevant -- Playing God with birth defects in the nursery

Ohio
(Health care) Medicare Rule Doesn't Have a Leg to Stand On by Cincinnati City Beat "In My View" columnist Deborah Kendrick

Oregon
(Misc) A warning to charitable donors and a case for tougher disclosure laws on nonprofits -- National Federation of the Blind of Oregon

Texas
(Criminal justice system) Prison plan: Swap beds for programs
(Health care / Children) Kids' health is on the line in Legislature
(Institutions) Nursing homes demand more money

Utah
* (Technology / Children) EagleEyes a window to the mind

Virginia
* (Accessibility / Education) City school accessibility studied
* (Accessibility / Laws) Crackdown Coming For Handicapped Parking Violators
* (Accessibility / Laws) Police to Target Illegal Parking in Handicapped Spaces
* (Misc) Brain-Dead Mother Lives for Unborn Child
* (Misc) Woman kept alive in hopes of saving baby

Washington
* (Arts / Accessibility) Exhibit encourages blind, sighted to see with their hands
(Criminal justice system) Panel completes investigation into the deaths of Robinson Children

Wisconsin
* (Institutions) Families resist move out of state centers

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