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Mar 05, 2013	OPB story on "seclusion cells" in schools An audio and text OPB story on the use of seclusion rooms in schools and the current legislative effort to ban their use. Chris Lehman visits and describes a seclusion room. We have embedded the audio in this link.
Mar 01, 2013	Housing discrimination? There's an (iPhone) app for that! HUD has released an iPhone and iPad app for housing discrimination. You can learn about your rights and file a complaint.
Feb 19, 2013	Tax help for people with disabilities The IRS has accessible forms (large print, braille, text, PDF), ASL videos, free tax preparation, information for veterans, and information about tax benefits.
Jan 14, 2013	DD Coalition schedules legislative advocacy training for January 30th The Go Project, a program of the Developmental Disabilities Coalition, will hold a legislative advocacy training on Wednesday, January 30, from 2 to 5 pm at the Hollywood Library, 4040 NE Tillamook Street in Portland. The training is titled Legislative Advocacy Training: Meet and Greet Your Local Legislator, and is the coalition's effort to inform legislators about issues experienced by individuals and families experiencing disabilities.
Jan 14, 2013	Initial housing forum to benefit people with disabilities is January 29 A community forum in Multnomah County is being held to discuss housing and services for individuals with disabilities. Set in a World Cafe style, the first forum is slated for Tuesday, January 29, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at Independent Living Resources, 1839 NE Couch St. Two additional forums are scheduled for February 4 and February 14.
Sep 28, 2012	Supreme Court gives Gov. Gregoire, AG more time to appeal disability-cuts ruling \| Political Buzz The U.S. Supreme Court is giving Gov. Chris Gregoire and state attorneys until Oct. 22 to decide if they will appeal a 9th Circuit Court ruling that struck down some across-the-board budget cuts that Gregoire tried to order in 2010. At issue in the case at hand are budget cuts that reduced the amount of in-home care hours available to Medicaid clients in Washington. The cuts meant fewer hours of homecare assistance with washing, laundry, cooking and other chores. The extension is the second granted after an original Sept. 17 deadine.
Sep 28, 2012	Supreme Court gives Gov. Gregoire, AG more time to appeal disability-cuts ruling \| Political Buzz The U.S. Supreme Court is giving Gov. Chris Gregoire and state attorneys until Oct. 22 to decide if they will appeal a 9th Circuit Court ruling that struck down some across-the-board budget cuts that Gregoire tried to order in 2010. At issue in the case at hand are budget cuts that reduced the amount of in-home care hours available to Medicaid clients in Washington. The cuts meant fewer hours of homecare assistance with washing, laundry, cooking and other chores. The extension is the second granted after an original Sept. 17 deadine.
Sep 28, 2012	"It Is Totally Worth It" \| City \| Portland Mercury Adams Challenges Council to Back Court Fight in Frashour Case
Sep 28, 2012	"It Is Totally Worth It" \| City \| Portland Mercury Adams Challenges Council to Back Court Fight in Frashour Case
Sep 27, 2012	Army Seeks To Curb Rising Tide Of Suicides : NPR Soldiers are told to ask questions, listen and escort the friend to a chaplain or hospital if necessary. This is the kind of training soldiers around the world are receiving Thursday. The sessions are aimed at beating back some of the misconceptions about military suicide — like the idea that only those in combat are at risk.
Sep 27, 2012	Army Seeks To Curb Rising Tide Of Suicides : NPR Soldiers are told to ask questions, listen and escort the friend to a chaplain or hospital if necessary. This is the kind of training soldiers around the world are receiving Thursday. The sessions are aimed at beating back some of the misconceptions about military suicide — like the idea that only those in combat are at risk.
Sep 27, 2012	Oregon State Bar to prosecute Washington County district attorney, defense attorney on ethics violations \| OregonLive.com Disability Rights Oregon launched an investigation last year after reading about Spinosa's case in The Oregonian. Bob Joondeph, the group's executive director, said in December the organization wanted to know why a judge would skip the civil commitment process and impose an order that doesn't exist within the law. At the end of that investigation in July, the advocacy group said in a report that Hermann, Axford and Kohl acted outside the law with the "mental illness magistrate hold." The legislature makes law, the report said, and in Spinosa's case, it was the attorneys and judge who "essentially created a new law that allows for a person with mental illness to be detained without the elements of due process."
Sep 27, 2012	Oregon State Bar to prosecute Washington County district attorney, defense attorney on ethics violations \| OregonLive.com Disability Rights Oregon launched an investigation last year after reading about Spinosa's case in The Oregonian. Bob Joondeph, the group's executive director, said in December the organization wanted to know why a judge would skip the civil commitment process and impose an order that doesn't exist within the law. At the end of that investigation in July, the advocacy group said in a report that Hermann, Axford and Kohl acted outside the law with the "mental illness magistrate hold." The legislature makes law, the report said, and in Spinosa's case, it was the attorneys and judge who "essentially created a new law that allows for a person with mental illness to be detained without the elements of due process."
Sep 26, 2012	Why disability history should be on the school curriculum \| Social care network \| Guardian Professional Teaching children how disabled people were treated in the past could reduce discrimination
Sep 26, 2012	Why disability history should be on the school curriculum \| Social care network \| Guardian Professional Teaching children how disabled people were treated in the past could reduce discrimination
Sep 25, 2012	Portland Public Schools agrees to increase services to eligible special education students \| OregonLive.com Disability Rights Oregon and Youth, Rights and Justice, a non-profit law firm specializing in cases involving foster care, approached the district this spring because some students in the district’s Community Transition Program were receiving fewer hours of services.
Sep 25, 2012	Portland Public Schools agrees to increase services to eligible special education students \| OregonLive.com Disability Rights Oregon and Youth, Rights and Justice, a non-profit law firm specializing in cases involving foster care, approached the district this spring because some students in the district’s Community Transition Program were receiving fewer hours of services.
Sep 25, 2012	Demonstrators decry order to reinstate Portland police officer Ronald Frashour \| OregonLive.com About 30 community members gathered outside Portland City Hall on Tuesday to condemn a state board's ruling that orders the city to reinstate fired Police Officer Ron Frashour.
Sep 25, 2012	Demonstrators decry order to reinstate Portland police officer Ronald Frashour \| OregonLive.com About 30 community members gathered outside Portland City Hall on Tuesday to condemn a state board's ruling that orders the city to reinstate fired Police Officer Ron Frashour.
Sep 24, 2012	Saving Us from Ourselves \| We Asked, the Feds Spoke: Portland Cops Use Excessive Force Against the Mentally Ill Finally, last Thursday, September 13, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) told everyone to knock it off. After a nearly 15-month investigation, the feds ruled that Portland cops routinely use excessive force against the mentally ill—a pattern that's unconstitutional and must change. That finding came with many of the same reforms that community groups and advocates have long demanded. The difference, this time? A federal court can make sure the police bureau, and its union leaders, are listening.

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