Know Your Rights
Below we have links to topic areas. Each has publications and links to other resources.
Resources about public spaces being physically accessible to people with disabilities
Resources about the rights of people under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Resources about tools that help people with disabilities function better in their daily lives
Resources about programs and services for children and youth with disabilities
Resources about the rights to healthcare, education, and housing accomodations during COVID-19
You have the right to justice and to be treated with dignity and respect
Resources to help people with disabilities get a job and stand up for their rights at work
Resources about the rights of Social Security beneficiaries who have a representative payee
Resources about guardianship and other options that are less restrictive than Guardianship
Resources about the rights of people with disabilities where you live
Resources about the rights of people with an intellectual or developmental disability
Resources about rights of people with disabilities who are incarcerated
Resources about the rights of people with mental illness
Resources about the Social Security Administration’s Work Incentives Planning & Assistince (WIPA) program
Resources about rights of people with service animals
Resources about the rights of veterans with disabilities
Resources about the rights of people with disabilities to register to vote and cast a ballot
Resources:
DRO Publications By Topic
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Accessibility
- Nov 4, 2024 Know Your Rights: Attending a Protest
- Apr 7, 2023 Assistive Device Lemon Laws
- Jan 6, 2023 Know Your Rights: Accessibility at Theaters, Stadiums, and Performances
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Americans with Disabilities Act
- Nov 4, 2024 Know Your Rights: Attending a Protest
- Jan 17, 2023 Employment Handbook: Reasonable Accommodations
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Assistive Technology
- Apr 7, 2023 Assistive Device Lemon Laws
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CAP
- Aug 1, 2025 Programa de Asistencia al Cliente
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COVID-19
- May 19, 2023 COVID-19 Disability Accommodation Form
- May 19, 2023 SB 1606 Fact Sheet: Guaranteeing People with Disabilities Access to Supports while in the Hospital
- Jan 15, 2023 Oregon Prison and Detention Facilities during COVID-19
- Jan 15, 2023 Oregon Jails during COVID-19
- Jan 15, 2023 COVID-19 Stimulus Checks & SSA Benefits
- Jan 14, 2023 COVID-19 Stimulus Checks and Oregon ABLE Savings Plans
- Jan 14, 2023 Housing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Jan 14, 2023 COVID-19 & Reasonable Accommodations in Hospitals
- Jan 13, 2023 COVID-19 and Long Term Care Facilities
- Jan 13, 2023 Telehealth during COVID-19
- Jan 13, 2023 COVID-19 & Your Right to Medical Treatment
- Jan 13, 2023 Mask-Wearing and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Jan 12, 2023 People with Disabilities and the COVID-19 Vaccine
- Jan 12, 2023 Solicitud de compensación educativa debido al COVID-19
- Jan 12, 2023 Requesting Compensatory Education due to COVID-19
- Jan 12, 2023 Education Rights during COVID-19 Distance Learning
- Jan 12, 2023 Making Up for Lost Education during COVID-19
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Children’s Rights and Special Education
- Aug 4, 2025 Educación especial Una guía para padres de familia
- May 19, 2023 Keep School Safe for Everyone: A Report on the Restraint and Seclusion of Children with Disabilities.
- May 19, 2023 Short School Day Parent Tool Kit
- Jan 12, 2023 Restraint & Seclusion: When Behavior Interferes with Learning
- Jan 12, 2023 Solicitud de compensación educativa debido al COVID-19
- Jan 12, 2023 Requesting Compensatory Education due to COVID-19
- Jan 12, 2023 Education Rights during COVID-19 Distance Learning
- Jan 12, 2023 Making Up for Lost Education during COVID-19
- Jan 12, 2023 Transition from Special Education to Adult Services
- Client Assistance Program
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Crime Survivor Project
- Nov 6, 2025 Reporting Crime to Police
- Oct 22, 2024 Crime Survivors and Housing
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Crime Survivors in the Criminal Justice System
- Nov 6, 2025 Reporting Crime to Police
- Oct 22, 2024 Crime Survivors and Housing
- Jul 1, 2023 Crime Survivors’ Right to Privacy
- Jul 1, 2023 Crime Survivors’ Right To Be Present
- Jul 1, 2023 Restitution for Crime Survivors
- Jul 1, 2023 Crime Survivors’ Right to an Accommodation to Access Courts
- Jan 15, 2023 EPPDAPA Restraining Order Timeline
- Jan 15, 2023 Crime Survivor Rights in Plain Language
- Jan 15, 2023 Civil Protective Orders - EPPDAPA Restraining Order
- Jan 15, 2023 Crime Victims’ Compensation Program
- Jan 15, 2023 Crime Survivor Project: Survivor Rights in the Criminal Justice System
- Jan 15, 2023 Crime Survivor Project Overview
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Employment
- Aug 8, 2025 Vocational Rehabilitation & Vehicle Purchase, Repairs, and Modifications
- Aug 8, 2025 Vocational Rehabilitation & Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)
- May 19, 2023 How to Request a Reasonable Accommodation at Work
- Jan 17, 2023 FAQ: Family & Medical Leave
- Jan 17, 2023 Employment Handbook: Reasonable Accommodations
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Guardianship and Supported Decision Making
- Jan 18, 2023 Guardianship for Adults FAQ
- Jan 18, 2023 Guardianship Handbook: Protective Proceedings for Adults
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Housing
- Oct 22, 2024 Crime Survivors and Housing
- Apr 6, 2023 Reasonable Accommodations in Housing FAQ
- Jan 20, 2023 Inquilinos de viviendas y estacionamiento
- Jan 20, 2023 Housing Tenants and Parking
- Jan 19, 2023 Housing Tenants and Eviction
- Jan 19, 2023 Inquilinos de vivienda con asistentes residentes
- Jan 19, 2023 Housing Tenants with Live-In Aides
- Jan 18, 2023 Fair Housing Handbook: Reasonable Accommodations & Modifications
- Jan 14, 2023 Housing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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IDD Services
- Aug 26, 2024 The Oregon Needs Assessment (ONA)
- Apr 6, 2023 Sterilization of Individuals: A Handbook for Parents, Guardians, and Advocates
- Jan 23, 2023 Electronic Visit Verification FAQ
- Jan 20, 2023 The Developmental Disability Eligibility Appeal Process
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Independent living
- Aug 1, 2025 Programa de Asistencia al Cliente
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Inmate Rights
- Apr 6, 2023 Disability Rights in Oregon Prisons
- Apr 6, 2023 Aid and Assist in Your Court Defense
- Jan 24, 2023 Disability Rights in Oregon Jails
- Jan 15, 2023 Oregon Prison and Detention Facilities during COVID-19
- Jan 15, 2023 Oregon Jails during COVID-19
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Know Your Rights
- Nov 6, 2025 Reporting Crime to Police
- Aug 8, 2025 Vocational Rehabilitation & Vehicle Purchase, Repairs, and Modifications
- Aug 8, 2025 Vocational Rehabilitation & Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)
- Nov 4, 2024 Know Your Rights: Attending a Protest
- Oct 22, 2024 Crime Survivors and Housing
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Mental Health
- Apr 6, 2023 Aid and Assist in Your Court Defense
- Mar 7, 2023 Options for Filing Complaints and Grievances Against Healthcare Providers
- Mar 7, 2023 Mental Health Holds and Civil Commitment
- Mar 6, 2023 Involuntary Medication Hearing Handbook
- Jan 24, 2023 Mental Health Law in Oregon
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ONA
- Aug 26, 2024 The Oregon Needs Assessment (ONA)
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Oregon Needs Assessment
- Aug 26, 2024 The Oregon Needs Assessment (ONA)
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Plan for Work
- Mar 9, 2023 Sobrepagos Del Seguro Social
- Mar 8, 2023 Social Security Overpayments
- Mar 8, 2023 Plan para Trabajar: Planificación y Asistencia de Incentivos Laborales
- Mar 8, 2023 Plan for Work: Work Incentives Planning & Assistance
- Pre-Employment Transition Services
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Reporting Crime to Police
- Nov 6, 2025 Reporting Crime to Police
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Service Animals
- Apr 6, 2023 Reasonable Accommodations in Housing FAQ
- Mar 9, 2023 Service and Assistance Animals in Oregon
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VR
- Aug 1, 2025 Programa de Asistencia al Cliente
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Voting
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accomodations
- Nov 4, 2024 Know Your Rights: Attending a Protest
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in-home care
- Aug 26, 2024 The Oregon Needs Assessment (ONA)
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protest
- Nov 4, 2024 Know Your Rights: Attending a Protest
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reasonable accomodations
- Nov 4, 2024 Know Your Rights: Attending a Protest
- vehicle modifications
- vehicle repairs