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- Oregon Court Rules that the ADA Integration Mandate Applies to Employment Services
- Yesterday, May 17, United States Magistrate Judge Janice M. Stewart issued a ruling in the case of Lane v. Kitzhaber. This case alleges that Oregon is violating the ADA by not providing employment services to individuals with disabilities in the most integrated settings appropriate.
- NEW Publication - Involuntary Medication Hearing Handbook
- This Handbook provides general information about the involuntary medication hearing process to individuals at any Oregon State Hospital campus for treatment of a mental health condition.
- 2012 Disability Community Survey | 2012 Encuesta para la Comunidad de Discapacidad
- Help us set our goals and priorities. | Ayúdanos a fijar nuestros metas y prioridades.
Written by Disability Rights Oregon Executive Director Bob Joondeph and special guest bloggers, The DRO Blog incorporates thoughtful (and sometimes humorous) analysis, trend-spotting, policy updates and more.
- Oregon's "Wrongful Birth" Case
- A recent $3M jury award begs the question: does Oregon promote disability discrimination?
- We've Moved!
- The world didn't stop while DRO relocated two blocks to the west.
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- What does being a person mean?
Disability News Now combines unedited items from media outlets across the world into one, easy-to-use resource. Who knew that keeping up with the latest disability-related news could be so easy?
- Comments Due July 2 for Proposed Medicaid Regulations Defining “Community Based” | National Senior Citizens Law Center
- CMS has released another set of proposed regulations that seek to clarify whether an assisted living facility can be considered non-institutional setting for purposes of Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) funding, with comments on the proposal due by no later than July 2, 2012.
- Historic building to house Oregon State Hospital cremains | Statesman Journal | statesmanjournal.com
- Original plans to transform a historic building into a memorial for the cremains of thousands of Oregon State Hospital patients likely will become a reality despite opposition from some historic preservationists.
- Paralyzed Woman Powers Robotic Arm With Her Mind | PBS NewsHour
- On April 12, 2011, a 59-year-old woman with a sensor implanted in her brain picked up her cinnamon latte with a robotic arm, brought it to her lips and took a sip through a straw using only her thoughts. It was the first such movement Cathy Hutchinson had made in 15 years after a severe brain-stem stroke caused complete paralysis from her neck down.
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