Press Releases
Disability Rights Oregon issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement that Dr. Sejal Hathi is stepping down as director of the Oregon Health Authority.
Disability Rights Oregon is deeply concerned that TriMet is eliminating Hand-to-Hand paratransit assistance for 300 riders with severe cognitive disabilities effective July 1, 2026.
Disability Rights Oregon fully supports today’s multistate lawsuit challenging the US Department of Health and Human Services' June 3 interim final rule on Medicaid community engagement requirements.
Celebrating 36 years of civil rights for people with disabilities with free webinars on Tuesdays throughout July
Disability Rights Oregon is responding to the announcement of new Medicaid work requirements beginning January 1, 2027.
As Portland makes headlines for welcoming Waymo, Disability Rights Oregon is calling on the City Council to ensure autonomous vehicles are genuinely accessible — not just marketing.
Five-week session preserves critical funding for Oregonians with disabilities, broadens statewide accessibility requirements.
New investigation exposes critical flaws in Oregon’s child protective system, questions why multiple abuse complaints didn’t trigger life-saving action.
Agreement improves conditions for vulnerable populations
Court orders oversight to include all children and youth in state legal custody
Federal appeals court rules claims against state must be heard on merits
35 years of civil rights for people with disabilities to be celebrated with free Lunch and Learn sessions throughout July
Daily sanctions of $500 per person per day issued until people languishing in jail receive timely, court-ordered mental health restoration treatment
New investigation finds Oregon Department of Human Services hid facts, failed 17-year-old foster youth who died in custody
City Council’s actions on homelessness threaten lives in dead of winter, violate state law
Oregon out of compliance with federal mandate
while people with mental illness wait, worsen, and die in jail.
City currently violating Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Fair Housing Act
34 years of civil rights for people with disabilities to be celebrated with free Lunch and Learn sessions
Parties agree to transform system for thousands of children in its care
Trial in Oregon foster care class-action lawsuit begins May 13, 2024 at Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse in Eugene
DRO joins members of Congress, law enforcement, faith-based groups, medical professionals, and academic leaders to urge an end to the criminalization of homelessness
Speech therapy, assistive technology, and other essential services defunded by Portland Public Schools in FY2025
Two new laws will increase affordable access to lifesaving treatments and medications while decreasing harmful discrimination
Current System Violates Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Coffee Creek Correctional Facility Officers Severely Retaliating in Violation of the U.S. Constitution and Prison Rape Elimination Act
Senate Bill 819 Passage Helps End Illegal Practice of Denying Full-Day School
Powerful administrators spread disinformation about SB 819 while 1,000 children with disabilities fall further behind
People in jail are receiving court-ordered mental health restoration services more quickly while communities are given increased lead time to coordinate care
DRO captured first-person accounts on camera from patients and clinicians regarding the conditions within the State Hospital in a newly released exposé,