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Grants Pass Cruel Homeless Camping Policy Discriminates Against People with Disabilities
Grants Pass Cruel Homeless Camping Policy Discriminates Against People with Disabilities
Americans with Disability Act Anniversary Webinar Series Launches July 9
Americans with Disability Act Anniversary Webinar Series Launches July 9
Settlement Reached in Oregon Foster Care Class-Action Lawsuit
Settlement Reached in Oregon Foster Care Class-Action Lawsuit
Media Advisory: Upcoming Trial in Wyatt B. v. Kotek
Media Advisory: Upcoming Trial in Wyatt B. v. Kotek
Disability Rights Oregon Signs Amicus Brief in Landmark Supreme Court Case to Support the Rights of People Who Are Homeless
Disability Rights Oregon Signs Amicus Brief in Landmark Supreme Court Case to Support the Rights of People Who Are Homeless
$30 Million Proposed Budget Cuts Disproportionately Harm Students with Disabilities
$30 Million Proposed Budget Cuts Disproportionately Harm Students with Disabilities
Landmark Legislative Healthcare Wins for People with Disabilities
Landmark Legislative Healthcare Wins for People with Disabilities
Lawsuit: Washington County Denies People with Mental Illness Equal Access to Emergency Response Services
Lawsuit: Washington County Denies People with Mental Illness Equal Access to Emergency Response Services
Lawsuit: Woman with Psychiatric Disabilities Sexually Abused for Months, Punished by Prison for Reporting
Lawsuit: Woman with Psychiatric Disabilities Sexually Abused for Months, Punished by Prison for Reporting
Disability Rights Oregon Applauds Legislature for Ensuring All Children Have Equal Access to Education
Disability Rights Oregon Applauds Legislature for Ensuring All Children Have Equal Access to Education
School Board Fighting Equal Access to Education
School Board Fighting Equal Access to Education
Agreement Reached to Help Provide Timely Restoration Treatment
Agreement Reached to Help Provide Timely Restoration Treatment
Statement on Passing of Bobby Silverstein
Statement on Passing of Bobby Silverstein
Patients and Clinicians Call for Restoration of Hope at the Oregon State Hospital
Patients and Clinicians Call for Restoration of Hope at the Oregon State Hospital
Federal Judge Rules for Children, Grants Class Action Status in Foster Care Lawsuit
Federal Judge Rules for Children, Grants Class Action Status in Foster Care Lawsuit
Final Ruling Issued in Employment Case for Oregonians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Final Ruling Issued in Employment Case for Oregonians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Final Hearing Set in Landmark Employment Class Action for Oregonians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Final Hearing Set in Landmark Employment Class Action for Oregonians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Disability Rights Oregon Strongly Condemns the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Oregon Reaches Interim Settlement with Metropolitan Public Defender and Disability Rights Oregon Regarding Admissions to the Oregon State Hospital
Major legislative win for Oregonians with disabilities: stronger protections to tackle bias in healthcare
Statement on Portland Police shooting death
Statement on the dangers of guardianship in response to Britney Spears's testimony
Statement on Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder
Statement on President Biden signing executive order raising the minimum wage paid by federal contractors
Statement in response to Derek Chauvin guilty verdict
Statement on Portland Police shooting death
Pausing Oregon State Hospital admissions would violate Constitutional rights of people with mental illness
Statement condemning violence against the Asian American community
9 of the 10 people who died in Oregon jails last year had a disability
Five years after outcry over people spending 23 hours a day in cells, Oregon prison improved treatment of inmates with mental illness