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- NEW Publication - Involuntary Medication Hearing Handbook
- This Handbook provides general information about the involuntary medication hearing process to individuals at any Oregon State Hospital campus for treatment of a mental health condition.
- 2012 Disability Community Survey | 2012 Encuesta para la Comunidad de Discapacidad
- Help us set our goals and priorities. | Ayúdanos a fijar nuestros metas y prioridades.
- Building a National Agenda for Supporting Families with an Individual with Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities
- National and state disability leaders, including DRO Special Education Advocate Susana Ramírez, met at the Wingspread Family Support Summit to develop recommendations for advancing disability policies that recognize families as a vital part of the system of support in achieving self-determination, integration and participation of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in their communities.
Written by Disability Rights Oregon Executive Director Bob Joondeph and special guest bloggers, The DRO Blog incorporates thoughtful (and sometimes humorous) analysis, trend-spotting, policy updates and more.
- Oregon's "Wrongful Birth" Case
- A recent $3M jury award begs the question: does Oregon promote disability discrimination?
- We've Moved!
- The world didn't stop while DRO relocated two blocks to the west.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- What does being a person mean?
Disability News Now combines unedited items from media outlets across the world into one, easy-to-use resource. Who knew that keeping up with the latest disability-related news could be so easy?
- Attorneys Help Families Struggling with Autism | The Lund Report
- In a recent case, PacificSource was required to pay for an individualized treatment known as Applied Behavior Analysis
- U.S. Department of Education Issues Resource Document that Discourages Restraint and Seclusion | U.S. Department of Education
- Today, the U.S. Department of Education issued a publication that outlines principles for educators, parents and other stakeholders to consider when developing or refining policies and procedures to support positive behavioral interventions and avoid the use of restraint and seclusion. The goal of this resource document is to help ensure that schools are safe and healthy environments where all students can learn, develop and participate in instructional programs that promote high levels of academic achievement.
- 1 In 3 Autistic Young Adults Lack Jobs, Education : NPR
- One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical schooling nearly seven years after high school graduation, a study finds. That's a poorer showing than those with other disabilities including those who are mentally disabled, the researchers said. With roughly half a million autistic kids reaching adulthood in the next decade, experts say it's an issue policymakers urgently need to address.
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