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Employment rates haven't changed since Americans with Disabilities Act passed.

Abilities Expo has put together an impressive line-up of exhibits, celebrities, workshops, events and activities to appeal to the full spectrum of people with disabilities, from children to seniors and everyone in between.

Abilities Expo has put together an impressive line-up of exhibits, celebrities, workshops, events and activities to appeal to the full spectrum of people with disabilities, from children to seniors and everyone in between.

We are working with an association called Abdiin Halilisuu, which consists of 31 people living with disabilities. This association worked with the previous Peace Corps volunteer to create a project proposal for an income-generating activity. The project, a chicken farm, was chosen based on the volunteer's prior experience. After the project had waited for funding for nearly two years, we decided to rewrite the proposal and submit it to the Peace Corps Partnership Program. The Partnership Program, once it approves the proposal, posts it online and anyone can then donate. Once the fundraising is complete, the money is released and construction can begin.

We are working with an association called Abdiin Halilisuu, which consists of 31 people living with disabilities. This association worked with the previous Peace Corps volunteer to create a project proposal for an income-generating activity. The project, a chicken farm, was chosen based on the volunteer's prior experience. After the project had waited for funding for nearly two years, we decided to rewrite the proposal and submit it to the Peace Corps Partnership Program. The Partnership Program, once it approves the proposal, posts it online and anyone can then donate. Once the fundraising is complete, the money is released and construction can begin.

The issue of forced contraception raises difficult questions about autonomous decision making under the Mental Capacity Act

The issue of forced contraception raises difficult questions about autonomous decision making under the Mental Capacity Act

An e-mail forwarded to The Federal Eye this week demonstrates the lengths to which some federal workers are willing to go to recruit and retain qualified colleagues who also happen to be disabled.

An e-mail forwarded to The Federal Eye this week demonstrates the lengths to which some federal workers are willing to go to recruit and retain qualified colleagues who also happen to be disabled.

More people with disabilities filed charges of discrimination against their employers last year than at any other time in the 20-year history of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

More people with disabilities filed charges of discrimination against their employers last year than at any other time in the 20-year history of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

A $1 million federal grant will shed more light on rate increases but won’t end the escalation of medical costs

The event will be held Nov. 22-23 at the Oregon Convention Center and is expected to draw 2,000 participants

A $1 million federal grant will shed more light on rate increases but won’t end the escalation of medical costs

The event will be held Nov. 22-23 at the Oregon Convention Center and is expected to draw 2,000 participants

Federal aid to states that Congress cleared and President Obama signed a week ago will bring $261 million to Oregon. That still falls short of covering the gap left by the last forecast three months ago, and Kulongoski said he would not hesitate to again invoke his authority to cut spending across the board from the tax-supported general fund. However, Kulongoski said he and legislative leaders would work together to come up with an approach before the next quarterly economic and revenue forecast, which is scheduled for Aug. 26.

Federal aid to states that Congress cleared and President Obama signed a week ago will bring $261 million to Oregon. That still falls short of covering the gap left by the last forecast three months ago, and Kulongoski said he would not hesitate to again invoke his authority to cut spending across the board from the tax-supported general fund. However, Kulongoski said he and legislative leaders would work together to come up with an approach before the next quarterly economic and revenue forecast, which is scheduled for Aug. 26.

Facility marks new milestone for university, already a leader in disability services

Facility marks new milestone for university, already a leader in disability services

Disability Rights Center attorney Dana McClain said Tuesday her group is not seeking closure of all of the state's six human development centers. She said that under federal law, disabled people have a right to be served in the most integrated setting possible, but the state is not doing evaluations to determine whether the people in the human development centers need to be there. "If it (a lawsuit) results in the closure of an institution, it's because those individuals did not need to be there to begin with," she said.