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June 22, 2009
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Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States

GHANA
* (Advocacy / Laws) Two Thousand Copies of Disability Act for Free

TAIWAN
(Youth) Ask Dan: The special challenges of a teen who is deaf

UNITED KINGDOM
(Misc) Painkiller ban ‘has cut suicides’
England
(Sports) Leeds 10k: It was amazing, says first wheelchair racer home

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UNITED STATES
(Housing) HUD to offer housing assistance to 4,000 Americans with disabilities

California
* (Accessibility / Recreation) Some Agoura Hills parks violate disabilities law

Florida
(Sports) Kevin Saunders – Paralympian, World Champion Wheelchair Athlete and Motivational Coach

Georgia
(Veterans) Vet in Wheelchair Has Seizure on Journey

Illinois
* (Parking / Laws) New Web tool allows disability parking abuse to be reported online
* (Parking / Laws) You Can Help Stop Handicapped Placard, License Abuse

Maine
(Safety) Missing Wheelchair-bound Maine Man Found

Michigan
* (Arts / Equipment) Healing art: Shrink film helps customize casts, medical equipment
(Contribution / Awareness) UP teen makes 100-mile wheelchair trek for charity

Missouri
* (Institutions – nursing homes) Nursing homes get old for many with disabilities

Nebraska
(Crime) Man in wheelchair struck by car

New Jersey
* (Children) Children in New Jersey get 0 million more for health care
* (Institutions – nursing homes) N.J. seeks volunteers to advocate for institutionalized elderly

Pennsylvania
(Children) Rendell: Autism services at stake
(Youth) Ask Dan: The special challenges of a teen who is deaf

South Carolina
(Community living) Lee disabilities administrator wins award

Texas
* (Community living) Few Texans qualify for state funding to keep medically fragile at home

Wisconsin
* (Education – special) Public schools receive funding for students with disabilities

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June 19, 2009
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Iraq
West
Bank
United Kingdom
United
States

CANADA
* (Accessibility)
Liberals
seek auditor general probe into disabled ‘slush fund’

IRAQ
* (Children)
Reservists help get
wheelchairs to needy Iraqi children

UNITED KINGDOM
(Sports)
Bushell
claims 100m world record
(Technology)
Lane
Fox to become UK’s first digital champion
England
(Children)
5-year-old
Gets Racing Legs
Wales
* (Accessibility / Technology)
Young
inventor’s handle on design

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UNITED STATES
* (Community living / Advocacy)
ADAPT:
Action Alert on Community Choice Act

California
(Crime)
Man’s
burned body found in wheelchair in South L.A.
(Education)
Chelcie Hill takes
leadership to a new level as Los Gatos graduate
(Safety / Crime?)
Martinez Fire
Damages Home For Disabled
(Service animals)
Service
with a Snarl

Colorado
* (Children)
Reservists help get
wheelchairs to needy Iraqi children

Florida
(Health care)
Florida watchdog
agency urges on expansion of trail Medicaid program

Kentucky
(Children / Arts)
Art program for
disabled kids could go statewide

Maryland
(Education)
Washington
Co. schools getting stimulus money
* (Housing / Veterans)
Plan
to give house to triple-amputee veteran collapses

Michigan
(Employment)
Employers,
nonprofits meet on workers with disabilities
(Employment)
New
panel to help those with disabilities find jobs
(Employment)
NuUnion
CU Joins State Council to Help Hire Disabled

Minnesota
(Crime / Children)
Police: Disabled
girl sexually assaulted at St. Paul park
(Misc)
National Council on Disability to Hold Minneapolis Meeting to Hear Issues Affecting People with Disabilities

New Jersey
(Accessibility) Belmar,
New Jersey — Not for the handicapped

New Mexico
(Accessibility / Recreation)
Estancia
Working on Wheelchair-Accessible Park

Ohio
(Misc)
Prisons,
parks could close in worst-case budget plan

Tennessee
(Crime)
Wheelchair-bound
man robbed of medication, cash

Texas
(Abuse)
Austinite
sues home for people with disabilities

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* (Technology / Contribution)
Video:
Man with a disability builds his own homemade electric car

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May 26, 2009
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Australia
Spain
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INTERNATIONAL
(Children) Floppy baby syndrome breakthrough

AUSTRALIA
* (Transportation) Disabled woman boycotts taxis after
wheelchair ‘destroyed’

SPAIN
(Technology) Advancements in Brain Control: Wheelchairs that Move by Thought

UNITED KINGDOM
(Awareness) Danny Wallace: “I’ve learned to live with MS”
* (Community living / Families) Call for ‘better deal for carers’

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UNITED STATES
* (Education / Restraints) Student injuries, deaths at hands of teachers
(Laws) AT&T v. Hulteen: The Supreme Court Deals a Blow to Once-Pregnant Retirees
* (Misc) U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Americans with Disabilities Act: July 26
* (Misc) How Down Syndrome Works Against Cancer

California
* (Arts) Blind photographers showcase work
(Crime) Family: Thief Steals 12-Year-Old’s Wheelchair Ramp

Georgia
* (Accessibility / Recreation) Wheelchair ramps not so accessible at park
(Misc) Insights on why people ‘snap’ and kill

Hawaii
(Housing) More urban homeless

Kansas
(Employment) Program for disabled Wichita graduates is expanding
(Misc) Disability service providers ask for share of tax revenue

Massachusetts
* (Accessibility / Laws) Letter: Commission needed for
enforcement of ADA policy
* (Arts) Framingham Library hosts Advocates artists with extraordinary talents

Michigan
* (Advocacy / Accessibility) Refueling made easier

Minnesota
(Families / Health care) Parents agree to chemo for boy who fled
* (Laws / Crime) Advocates call anti-bullying veto a ‘lost opportunity’
* (Laws / Crime) Pawlenty explains his veto of measure against bullying

North Carolina
* (Contribution) Hendersonville man helps tailor wheelchairs to users

Tennessee
(Misc) Budget shortfall may force deep cuts in Tennessee
(Misc) Bredesen hopes to minimize cuts for mentally ill, children

Texas
(Crime / Safety) Hit and run leaves man in critical condition
(Crime / Safety) Police Asks For Public After SUV Strikes Man In Wheelchair
(Criminal justice system) Suspect’s disability weighed in death

Washington
(Assisted suicide) First death under new Washington suicide law
* (Arts) Brandishing unique bodies, dance troupe triumphs
(Safety) Man In Wheelchair Hit By Stanwood Bus
Dies

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May 22, 2009
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UNITED KINGDOM
England
(Misc) ‘Blind’ man is back driving again

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UNITED STATES
* (Criminal justice system) NPR: Training Police To Handle Mental Illness Cases
* (Education / Restraints) NPR: Schools Using Dangerous Discipline Methods
* (Education / Restraints) NPR: Discipline Methods Endanger Disabled Kids

Alaska
(Employment) Helping disabled workers get back on their feet

California
(Advocacy) Yamada awarded for supporting disabled
(Crime) Surprise man faces jail time for Medicare fraud
(Education – special) Charters Seek to Run Their Own Ship on Special_ Education
* (Service animals) No Dogs Allowed?
* (Transportation) Disability Perspective: MTA’s Board of Directors

Florida
* (Arts) Local School of Arts Giving Adults with Disabilities a New Chance at Life
* (Children) Lawsuit says too many psychiatric drugs killed boy
* (Crime) Elderly Wheelchair-Bound Man Fights Back When Teens Attack

Illinois
* (Children) ‘Miracle drug’ called junk science

Massachusetts
* (Accessibility / Recreation) Boston builds a playground for all its kids

New Mexico
(Misc) Disabled in N.M. to get less cash

Ohio
(Education – special) Developing a speakers’ bureau, part 1
(Education – special) Developing a speakers’ bureau, part 2

Pennsylvania
* (Education / Seclusion) School Seclusion Rooms Outrage Parents

Texas
* (Awareness / Families) My Life as a Bipolar Mom
(Safety) Man in wheelchair hit by truck in Houston improves

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May 20, 2009
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CANADA
British Columbia
* (Laws)
Human
rights tribunal rules smoking casual joint is not disability

UNITED KINGDOM
* (Advocacy)
Interview:
Scott Watkin, learning disabilities
co-tsar
England
(Awareness)
Growing better mental
health
(Misc)
Rethink
for pair’s meals service

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UNITED STATES

California
* (Safety)
Daughters:
City negligence caused mom’s death
(Safety / Crime?)
Man in wheelchair,
struck killed by SUV in Bellflower

Colorado
(Sports)
Program
expands Bolder Boulder wheelchair field

Florida
(Crime)
Caught
on camera: Robbers attack man in motorized wheelchair in
Miami-Dade
(Crime)
Police
looking for teens who robbed man in wheelchair
(Crime)
Wheelchair-bound
man attacked in Deltona

Illinois
* (Transportation)
CTA
Drivers Leave Disabled Passengers Stranded

Indiana
(Veterans)
Sounds Of Freedom Flyover
Honors Disabled Veterans at Indy 500

New Jersey
(Crime)
Millville
police blotter includes man in wheelchair struck by car, stolen blood pressure
cuff
(Misc)
N.J.
state government in “worst” financial position ever

New Mexico
(Misc)
NM cutting
cash benefits for low-income disabled

North Carolina
(Misc)
Time
almost up for elderly, disabled citizens to seek tax relief

Texas
* (Awareness)
My
Life as a Bipolar Mom
(Sports)
Adapted
sports making changes

Washington
* (Housing / Accessibility)
Justice Department Resolves Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination at Housing Complexes in Spokane

West Virginia
* (Institutions) Mental
health task force has big job, little time

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May 19, 2009
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Canada
Ireland
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INTERNATIONAL
(Equipment) Wheelchair Accessories Website Launched

AUSTRALIA
(Contribution) Disability Services staff take a bow for volunteer work
(Contribution) Disability Services Minister
congratulates Brian Lovewell

CANADA
Manitoba
(Employment) Government of Canada Helps Manitobans With Disabilities Prepare for Jobs
Saskatchewan
(Employment) Funds will help employ 65 people with disabilities
(Employment) Government of Canada Helps People With Disabilities in Saskatchewan Find Meaningful Employment

IRELAND
* (Community living) Health Information and Quality Authority launches new standards

UNITED KINGDOM
(Children / Families) Contact a Family exposes prejudices against disabled children
(Children / Families) Disabled families feel ‘alienated’
(Children / Families) Majority of families with disabled children face prejudice, says survey
Wales
(Awareness) Scott Quinnell opens up on learning disabilities

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UNITED STATES
* (Awareness) NPR: Disability Sometimes A Difficult Lesson
* (Health care) United Spinal Association’s 2nd Annual Disability Leadership & Policy Summit: Health Issues and People with Disabilities
(Misc) No Guidance on How to Rein In the Flu

Arizona
(Families) Family needs wheelchair van for son

Arkansas
(Misc) Federal autism bill proposed; more sweeping than failed state bill

Idaho
* (Service animals) Therapy dogs cut disabilities down to size

Kentucky
(Crime) Man, 41, charged with robbing elderly

Massachusetts
(Advocacy) MacKenzie Curran: Don’t cut disability services
(Advocacy) State budget cuts threaten services for 3 disabled sisters

New Jersey
* (Institutions / Crime) Vineland woman indicted on charges that she strangled disabled woman
(Misc) Legislative panels approve autism health coverage

New York
(Accessibility / Travel) 4 NYC hotels settle disabilities lawsuit
(Crime) Ex-con, who served time in 1992 murder
of Staten Island student, killed in Brooklyn shooting

North Dakota
(Crime) Missing wheelchair returned to Fargo woman

Texas
* (Institutions / Community living) Emergency cash offers hope for schools for disabled

Wisconsin
(Crime / Safety) Green Bay police seek driver who struck wheelchair
(Crime / Safety) Police Seek Driver and Witness in Electric Wheelchair Hit-and-Run
(Misc) Program provides horse rides for people with disabilities

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May 18, 2009
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Canada
India
New Zealand
Sierra
Leone
United Kingdom
United
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AUSTRALIA
* (Accessibility / Transportation)
Wheelchair
access at top of Macdonaldtown station stairs

CANADA
Ontario
(Crime)
Wheelchair
thief caught by police

INDIA
(Laws)
Relief for teen
seeking disability certificate

NEW ZEALAND
(Safety)
Missing person in
Wellington District
(Safety)
Intellectually
disabled man missing since April

SIERRA LEONE
(Advocacy)
YFC/ENCISS
ends Workshop on Disability Rights in Sierra Leone

UNITED KINGDOM
(Criminal justice system)
Letters:
Disabled people failed by police
(Technology / Safety)
Hi-tech
wheelchair brakes invented
England
(Parking)
Fine
threat for fake blue badges

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UNITED STATES
* (History / Advocacy)
The
history of disabled activism

Alaska
(Health care) Alaska’s medical centers go online to diagnose strokes

California
* (Accessibility) Disability Perspective: Power Politics vs. Fairness

Florida
* (Accessibility / Recreation) Miramar regional beach access opens early, with flourish

Georgia
* (Employment) Workers with disabilities up to the job

Iowa
* (Employment) Statewide Focus Groups on Employment for People with
Disabilities

Kansas
* (Accessibility / Safety) City hears about disability issues

Kentucky
(Institutions – nursing homes) Cell phones misused at nursing home

Michigan
(Children / Education) Clinics help kids with learning disabilities

New Jersey
(Children / Families) Parents fear losing voice on kid care

New York
(Crime) Man in wheelchair shot to death in NYC

North Dakota
(Misc) A good first step by Legislature

Texas
(Safety) Dump Truck Crash Injures
Disabled Man
(Safety) Officials Find Missing
Disabled Man

Virginia
(Misc) Months to Live – Fighting for a Last Chance at Life

Washington
(Advocacy / Awareness) Miss Wheelchair Washington’s gather
* (Children / Families) More home-based support available for children with developmental disabilities
* (Housing / Accessibility) A free remodel for a woman in need
(Transportation) Proposed bus cuts unfair, Rainier Valley service provider says

Washington, DC
* (Transportation) Metro asks riders to reserve priority seating for elderly, disabled

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May 15, 2009
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CANADA
Manitoba
(Employment) Government of Canada Helps Manitobans With Disabilities Prepare for Jobs
Ontario
(Crime) Robber in wheelchair holds up Whitby bank
(Crime) Wheelchair-bound suspect threatened to blow up bank

UNITED KINGDOM
England
* (Families) Rosalie and me: the need for speed by The Times “Life as a Disabled Dad” writer Tim Rushby-Smith
(Misc) Terminally ill should be let die at home
(Parking) Leeds Council on warpath against bad car parking
Scotland
(Health care) Long wait for mental health help

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UNITED STATES
* (Advocacy / Community living) ADAPT: Community Choice Act Co Sponsors By State
(Misc) Financial Impact on Disabled Individuals Can Be Staggering, Says New Study
(Technology) Low-Reimbursement Rate Threatens Wheelchair for Wounded Vets

Arkansas
(Veterans / Technology) Arkansas Soldier Injured in Iraq Honored with a Segway

California
(Employment) VTC facility plans taking shape
(Employment) Organization that helps people with disabilities in Santa Maria unveils new project
(Housing) A builder of dreams finally turns her attention to her dream home
(Misc) As California budget mess deepens, Schwarzenegger proposes huge new cuts

Florida
(Arts) Pyramid hosts art festival, showcases talents of adults with developmental disabilities

Idaho
(Sports) Wheelchair athlete: ‘I thought it was impossible’

Illinois
* (Advocacy) Local disability rights advocate receives
statewide award
(Crime) Ill. veteran charged in alleged disabilities fraud

Louisiana
* (Disasters) Partnership can help survivors of disasters by Times-Picayune disability issues columnist Jane Pic Adams

Minnesota
(Accessibility) Mobility issues by “Disabilities” freelance columnist Daniel J. Vance
(Children) Bike Showcase Geared for Kids With Disabilities
(Misc) Disability Activist Urges Obama to Escalate Stem Cell Research to End Paralysis For Millions of Americans

New York
(Laws) New York Court Upholds Cut in Benefits to Some Noncitizens

North Carolina
(Sports) 11th Annual Cape Fear Disabled Sportsman Fishing Tournament
(Sports) Reel fun at the Cape Fear Disabled Sportsman Fishing Tournament

Texas
* (Advocacy) Disability groups give lawmakers ‘D’
(Crime) 2 Arrested Following Attack on Disabled Person
(Crime) Disabled person assaulted, two juveniles arrested

Utah
(Crime / Safety) Sheriff’s office, parents searching for possible fraud victim

Wisconsin
(Misc) Justices approve Access to Justice Commission

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May 14, 2009
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Saint Kitts & Nevis
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AUSTRALIA
(Awareness) Nominate those who help disabled in Penrith

CANADA
British Columbia
(Employment) Government of Canada Program Helps People With Disabilities Find Meaningful Work

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS
* (Accessibility / Advocacy) Minor progress made for physically-challenged persons
* (Advocacy) Challenges and Rights of the Disabled Up for Discussion

UNITED KINGDOM
England
(Crime) Thief targeted man in wheelchair
(Misc) Disabled couple refused hot meals

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UNITED STATES
(Accessibility) Spinal Network: The Total Wheelchair Resource Book
* (Advocacy / Community living) ADAPT: Over 10,000 people call on Senate to address the institutional bias in health care

California
(Awareness) How Autism Ages
(Children) Spanish disabilities conference for children scheduled
(Institutions) Editorial: Hold out for fair price on state land

Delaware
(Children) Plan helps infants and toddlers with disabilities

Florida
(Crime) Manatee County disabled woman attacked and robbed by masked men on bikes

Illinois
* (Institutions) State closings bill stalls in committee

Kentucky
(Service animals) Volunteers needed to keep up with service dog demand

Louisiana
(Employment) Pride Industries expands into Louisiana

Massachusetts
* (Institutions) Budget panel vice calls bid to keep facilities open a last-minute deal
* (Institutions) Shrewsbury’s Glavin Center may get reprieve

Minnesota
(Education) New Scholarship Available for a Student With a Disability to Attend Aspen University

Montana
(Employment) Disability employment topic of Helena meeting

New Jersey
(Education – segregated) Plan to close NJ schools for disabled criticized

New York
(Equipment / Contribution) Firefighters reviving wheelchairs, scooters

Ohio
(Employment) Recession also affects people with disabilities

Utah
(Institutions) Community members donate time, supplies to Lindon Care Center
(Safety) Police search for missing wheelchair-bound man

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May 13, 2009
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AUSTRALIA
(Laws) First blind teacher out faces deportation

CANADA
Saskatchewan
* (Employment) Sask. introducing income support program for people with disabilities
* (Employment) Sask. program ‘a milestone for people with disabilities’

MALAYSIA
(Awareness) Eye-opening experience by The Star “Wheel Power” columnist Anthony Thanasayan

UNITED KINGDOM
England
* (Criminal justice system / Accessibility) Police force trials hearing aid
(Technology) Text lifeline to help deaf people

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UNITED STATES
* (Advocacy / Community living) ADAPT: Community Choice Act – Whats next
(Advocacy) AAHSA Joins Sixty Aging and Disability Groups to Fight for Long-Term Services and Supports in Health Care Reform

Alabama
* (Contribution) Making A Difference: Leo Felder

California
(Children / Families) Raising a Child With Disabilities

Colorado
(Crime) Body confirmed to be that of missing disabled man

Massachusetts
(Institutions) Fernald reuse group asks state to pay for environmental cleanup

Montana
(Employment / Awareness) Disability Employment Awareness Training

Nebraska
(Community living) County board hears about disability care expenses
(Community living) State budget passes; spending up 1 percent

New Jersey
* (Institutions / Safety) Patient Crashes Stolen Truck after Escaping from State Facility
(Misc) Plan would cut seniors’ rebates, sparing programs

Oregon
(Parking / Laws) Wheelchair User Ticketed In Disabled Zone
(Parking / Laws) Quadriplegic Has $360 Parking Ticket Dropped

Pennsylvania
(Employment / Laws) Lifecare Hospitals of Pittsburgh Will Pay $100,000 for Firing Employee Because of Cancer

South Dakota
* (Institutions / History) Change isn’t uncommon for state institutions

Tennessee
(Misc) Bredesen seeks mental health, trauma site cuts

Texas
* (Accessibility / Community living) Wheelchair ramp gives couple mobility
* (Institutions / Abuse) Hutchison campaign criticizes Perry on state schools

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