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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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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.

Parents: DRO Wants Your Input on Summer Programs for Special Education Students
Have you had a good or bad experience with a summer program serving your special education child?
It's Time for Transformation, Not Retrenchment
In blaming the victim of police shooting for enjoying civil rights, Oregonian columnist Jack Hart is fighting the last war. Our challenge now is to realize the opportunities in health care reform to build a new community mental health system.
Boomers can Keep Rockin' with CLASS
CLASS, the health care reform bill's little-known long-term care insurance option, could easily be mistaken for just another (y-a-w-n) government program. Yet Vice President Biden is excited enough to have called it “a big f-ing deal.” Read on to find out why I think it's pretty darn exciting, too.
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