Lawsuit: Changing the Mental Health Emergency Response System
Disability Rights Oregon v. Washington County
This case is a lawsuit filed against Washington County and the emergency dispatch agency. We decided to file this lawsuit due to the county sending armed police to mental health emergencies.
Lawsuit: Protecting People with Disabilities from Abuse and Retaliation in Prison
J.B. v. Gray et al
This lawsuit was filed on behalf of J.B., a young adult in custody at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility being denied medical treatment and therapy after ongoing sexual abuse at the hand of a prison guard.
Lawsuit: Foster Care
Wyatt B. v. Kotek
This case is a class action lawsuit filed against the state including Department of Human Services (“DHS”). We decided to file this lawsuit due to DHS’ failure to create a safe foster care system.
Lawsuit: Protecting In-Home Care Hours
C.S. v. ODHS
In April 2017, we filed suit against the Oregon Department of Human Services after the agency implemented across-the-board cuts to in-home care services for adults and children with developmental disabilities.
Lawsuit: State Required to Replace 90% of Curb Ramps along Highways
AOCIL v. ODOT
In 2017, a federal judge approved a landmark settlement agreement—the largest commitment to accessible transportation in state history. We had filed the lawsuit along with eight individuals disabilities and the Association of Oregon Centers for Independent Living.
Lane v. Brown: FAQ
Lane v. Brown is a class action lawsuit that charged Oregon with violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by segregating individuals with disabilities in sheltered workshops where they have little to no interaction with non-disabled peers.
Lawsuit: State Required to Limit Use of Sheltered Workshops
Lane v. Brown
In 2012, we filed the first U.S. class action lawsuit to challenge sheltered workshops that pay people with intellectual and developmental disabilities less than the minimum wage.
Lawsuit: Providing Restorative Treatment when Unable to Aid and Assist in Defense
OAC v. Mink
The Ninth Circuit ruled in Oregon Advocacy Center v. Mink that the state psychiatric hospital must accept within seven days people found to not have the mental capacity to stand trial because they are unable to help their attorney defend them in court—what is called "aid and assist."
Lawsuit: A groundbreaking community support system for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Staley v. Kitzhaber
In 2000, five individuals with developmental disabilities sued the state for the right to receive services in the community. The lawsuit grew to include more than 3,000 Oregonians as a class action. In less than a year, the state settled. In a decade, the number of individuals signed up for community services “went from zero to 7,000.”