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Disability Rights Oregon is seeking volunteer attorneys to increase its ability to help Oregon’s children with disabilities who are not receiving adequate special education services. Volunteer attorneys will assist students whose situations can be appropriately addressed with straightforward written complaints, limited to clear violations of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). DRO’s Special Education Advocacy Program has been designed so that participating volunteer attorneys will be able to do valuable and needed work with a high degree of control over how that work impacts their own schedules and practice demands. ...more

Attend this free CLE to learn more about special education advocacy and DRO's new Special Education Volunteer Attorney program. This free CLE will be hosted by Smith Freed and Eberhard P.C. on April 18, 2013. The CLE presentation will be 3pm-4:30pm. It will be followed by a meet and greet from 4:30pm-5:30pm with hors d'oeuvres and beverages provided. 1.5 CLE credits pending. Register by April 11. Registration is limited to 50 attendees. ...more

This week's legislative update addresses mental health service dogs for veterans, family law, the state disabilities act, restraint and seclusion in schools, and mental health crisis services, abuse protection and funding. ...more

DRO is looking into whether for-profit vocational schools are targeting individuals with intellectual disabilities. ...more

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Assistive Technologies Break Through Writing Barriers for Students with Autism, Cognitive Disabilities and Physical Challenges

Don Johnston, a leader in assistive technologies for students with special needs, released a new case study today titled, "Making a Difference for Students with Autism, Transforming Non-Writers into Writers Using Intelligent Word Prediction."

The case study and video showcase the extraordinary teaching efforts of Mrs. Murphy McBride, a special education teacher in the SCORES instructional resource program: (Social, Communication, Resources and Services) of Austin, Texas.  Some students do not speak or speak non-stop.  Many are verbal, but cannot write a single word.  Some cannot lift their arms due to a physical disability.  Some people thought these students would never write, but not Mrs. McBride.

Read the case study press release.

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