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On Thursday, the UK woke to President Obama's election victory speech, where he specifically mentions people with disabilities - something which isn't always a given on this side of the Atlantic when tipping a wink to the minorities.

He said: "It doesn't matter whether you're black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, able, disabled, gay or straight, you can make it here in America if you're willing to try."

Joining Obama in Congress will be , the first disabled woman to address the house.

Duckworth, who lost her legs in action as a helicopter pilot with the US army, also blazes a trail as the first Congresswoman of Asian origin. Minority checklist time: she's a disabled, Asian American woman.

Back in the UK

A list of disability related news and comment pieces from newspapers and the web this week. If you have any interesting stories to add, please post them in the comments below.

Majority 'back assisted suicide', says Bangor uni study (91Èȱ¬ News, Thursday 8 November)

MP Willie McCrea calls for internet searches on suicide to be blocked (91Èȱ¬ News Northern Ireland, Thursday 8 November)

(The Guardian, Thursday 8 November)

Diabetes care depressingly poor, say MPs (91Èȱ¬ News, Tuesday 6 November)

Kaiya Blake suffocated by mother Chantelle (91Èȱ¬ News, Tuesday 6 November)

Premature deaths of people with learning disabilities blamed on poor hospital care (91Èȱ¬ News, Tuesday 6 November)

Eye-gouge man Shane Jenkin loses appeal over Tina Nash attack (91Èȱ¬ News, Tuesday 6 November)

Alzheimer's detected decades before symptoms (91Èȱ¬ News, Tuesday 6 November)

(Mail Online, Monday 5 November)
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(The Guardian, Monday 5 November)

(The Independent, Monday 5 November)

(The Independent, Monday 5 November)

(The Independent, Monday 5 November)

(The Guardian, Sunday 4 November)

(The Guardian, Saturday 3 November)

• The disability news round-up appears every Friday on this blog.