Disability Rights Connection

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DRO Legislative Update

February Special Session: Special One Month Session Convenes; Workers Compensation Coverage for Home Care Workers; Oregon School for the Blind Money Redistributed 50/50

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Celebration (Oregon State Capitol Building, Room 50, 900 Court Street NE, Salem, OR, 97301, from Feb 24, 2010 12:00 PM to Feb 24, 2010 01:00 PM)

A Decade of Accomplishments

Learn about the NEW Oregon Department of Justice Civil Rights Unit’s priority areas of casework (Portland State University Urban Center, Room 250 – SW 5th & Mill, Portland, OR 97201, from Feb 19, 2010 03:30 PM to Feb 19, 2010 05:00 PM)

Share your opinion about emerging civil rights issues facing our communities

FACT Workshop - SSI/SSDI, Special Needs Trusts, Guardianships (United Way Community Center--619 SW 11th Avenue, Portland 97205, from Feb 06, 2010 09:00 AM to Feb 06, 2010 12:00 PM)

Free Preparing for Adulthood workshop from FACT designed to provide information to parents about preparing your teenager for adulthood.

Health Equity Open Forum Series: Global Medicine for Global Health (Kaiser Permanente Town Hall 3704 N. Interstate Ave, Portland OR 97227, from Feb 11, 2010 07:00 PM to Feb 11, 2010 09:00 PM)

This gathering is open to health care providers, patients, family members, policy makers, community members and anyone interested in the many factors influencing our health as individuals and a community.

Dear Marcus: Speaking to the Man Who Shot Me

Book Signing and Q&A with Author Jerry McGill Fri, Feb 5, 6p at Zoomtopia (810 SE Belmont Street).

All Born In (Ambridge Event Center | 1333 NE MLK Blvd | Portland, OR 97232, from Apr 17, 2010 12:00 AM to Apr 17, 2010 12:00 AM)

Northwest Down Syndrome Association's annual cross disability inclusion conference.

OrPTI RISE Conference (Salem Conference Center 200 Commercial Street Salem Oregon, from Apr 30, 2010 12:00 AM to May 01, 2010 12:00 AM)

RISE is an acronym that stands for Respect, Inspire, Support and Educate.

Free class for families living with mental illness (NAMI Center, 18680 SW Shaw St. in Aloha, from Feb 09, 2010 06:45 PM to Apr 27, 2010 09:15 PM)

NAMI is offering a free, 12-week evening course for those with a family member living with mental illness in Washington County.

Attrell’s Funeral Chapels Pays $62,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

SEATTLE – A Newberg, Ore., funeral chapel will pay $62,500 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.

Erasing Fairview's horrors | The Oregonian

By Guest Columnist Rep. Sara Gelser

Think Beyond the Label

A National Ad Campaign Promoting the Hiring of People with Disabilities

Clackamas County 2010 Disability Resource Fair (Clackamas Community College | 19600 Molalla Ave | Gregory Forum Bldg | Oregon City, OR 97045, from Mar 18, 2010 09:00 AM to Mar 18, 2010 01:00 PM)

Free resource fair for Clackamas County residents to learn about resources and services available in the community.

Zoomtopia Art and Dance Studios Opening January 28th! (Zoomtopia | 810 SE Belmont | Portland, OR 97214, from Jan 28, 2010 06:00 PM to Jan 28, 2010 10:00 PM)

Offering Portland artists and nonprofits a home of their own

Hate Crime and the Deaf: Understanding American Sign Language Wars (PSU | Smith Building | Room 338 | Van Port Room, from Jan 27, 2010 06:00 PM to Jan 27, 2010 08:00 PM)

OAD President Carl N. Schroeder, M.Ed. to Address "Hate Crime and the Deaf" at PSU

Justice Department Reaches Three Settlements Under the Americans with Disabilities Act Regarding the Use of Electronic Book Readers

DRO filed a complaint together with the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and the American Council of the Blind (ACB) on June 25, 2009 asserting that Reed College was violating the civil rights of its blind students, and asked that Reed be required to ensure that the devices provided to students are accessible.

Service dogs for autistic kids | By The Oregonian Editorial Board

Oregon schools must tread carefully to avoid unintended harm, but they should try to accommodate and welcome disabled children with trained service animals

Dog helps stabilize autistic boy's life, but Hillsboro school says not in the classroom | The Oregonian

The U.S. Department of Justice is currently investigating a complaint filed by Disability Rights Oregon on behalf of the Givenses. The outcome could affect other families in Oregon that hope to use autism service dogs in schools. Disability Rights Oregon attorney Joel Greenberg equated the situation to a person who is blind being told he does fine with a cane even though a trained guide dog is more effective.

Youth Dancers Wanted! (Zoomtopia | 810 SE Belmont, from Jan 12, 2010 06:00 PM to Jan 12, 2010 07:00 PM)

Disability Art and Culture Project is recruiting youth dancers to perform for the 4th Disability Pride Art and Culture Festival.

Beyond the Chair

A character driven documentary following Andrew Shelley, a 90 lb man with Muscular Dystrophy, as he backpacks across the world in search of happiness.