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DRO’s "Keep School Safe for Everyone" Campaign
We aim to eliminate abusive use of restraint and seclusion in Oregon schools.
5TH-Grade Special Education Student Tasered by Police in His Oregon Class Room
An Investigation of Systemic Failure | Written by Joel Greenberg, DRO Staff Attorney
Promoting Accessibility in Bend
Bend’s public transportation system is more accessible due to DRO’s advocacy.
Taking the Social Security Administration to Task
People with visual impairments will soon receive accessible Social Security program information.
What if only People with Brown Eyes Got to Sit in the “Good” Seats at Movie Theaters?
Have you ever arrived late for a movie and had no choice but to sit front-row-center, your neck aching because the only possible way to view the movie was to tilt your head as far back as possible? Or, perhaps worse, have you been relegated to the far edge of the front row, where even with your head twisted up and sideways (ouch!) the distorted images on the screen resembled something Picasso might have painted?
Undaunted by Quadraplegia
"Once I came out of my depression, I started to realize that I had a lot of potential, a lot of things to do before I die."
Overcoming Discrimination Based on Medical History
Imagine being dismissed from graduate school mere weeks before graduation, in spite of your excellent academic performance, because you had cancer 10 years ago.
Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Permanent Detention
Staff attorney Joel Greenberg, a former special education teacher, recounts how he helped give a boy a second chance at high school.
From Suspension to Success
Staff special education advocate Susana Ramirez helps a young man with behavioral issues turn his life around.
Ending Eugenics in Oregon
In 1983 DRO played a lead role in stopping forced sterilizations in our state.
“What are my chances?”
The story of the first patient at Oregon State Hospital to use a new administrative procedure to challenge the hospital’s decision to subject her to involuntary medication, by former staff attorney Rebecca Lease.
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