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Save the date: October 21, 2010 | 6-9p | Center for Health & Healing Atrium | OHSU South Waterfront ...more

Portland, Oregon–Mental Health America of Oregon (MHAO) has been awarded a $210,000 grant (over a three year period) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for the OPEN Project (Oregon Peer Employment Network). ...more

DRO advocate Rosemary DiSiervi's outreach efforts across the state this summer about video remote interpreting (VRI) services continue to bear fruit. ...more

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The 2008 Council for Disability Awareness Long-Term Disability Claims Review
The 2008 CDA Long-Term Disability Claims Review includes quantitative and—for the first time—qualitative long-term disability insurance claims data from the annual CDA member long-term disability claims survey. Also included is selected worker disability data from the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. 15 CDA Member Companies, representing over 75% of the commercial disability insurance marketplace, participated in the 2008 survey.
New report shows share of people experiencing income poverty who have disabilities is far larger than conventionally understood
Role of disabilities ignored for tens of millions experiencing income poverty
Martinez v. Astrue - Class Notice
The case challenges Social Security’s illegal policy of denying or suspending SSI and Social Security benefits based on the mere existence of a felony warrant and ignoring the statutory and regulatory requirement that there be a determination that the applicant or recipient was “fleeing to avoid prosecution or custody or confinement after a conviction” for a felony.
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