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Oregon Lawmakers Protect Disability Services, Expand Accessible Housing in 2026 Legislative Session
Oregon Lawmakers Protect Disability Services, Expand Accessible Housing in 2026 Legislative Session
Red Flags Ignored: DHS Fails, Boy with Autism Dies Alone
Red Flags Ignored: DHS Fails, Boy with Autism Dies Alone
Advocates Reach Settlement with Grants Pass to Protect Homeless Residents with Disabilities
Advocates Reach Settlement with Grants Pass to Protect Homeless Residents with Disabilities
Ninth Circuit Rules on Critical Foster Care Definition in Wyatt B. v Kotek Settlement
Ninth Circuit Rules on Critical Foster Care Definition in Wyatt B. v Kotek Settlement
Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Special Education Lawsuit Against Oregon Department of Education
Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Special Education Lawsuit Against Oregon Department of Education
Americans with Disability Act Anniversary Webinar Series Launches July 8
Americans with Disability Act Anniversary Webinar Series Launches July 8
State of Oregon Held in Contempt of 23-Year-Old Permanent Federal Injunction
State of Oregon Held in Contempt of 23-Year-Old Permanent Federal Injunction
Cover Up: The Life and Death of an Oregon Son
Cover Up: The Life and Death of an Oregon Son
Disability Rights Advocates, People with Disabilities File Emergency Lawsuit Against Grants Pass
Disability Rights Advocates, People with Disabilities File Emergency Lawsuit Against Grants Pass
Disability Rights Oregon Files Motion for Contempt Against State for Continuing to Violate 22-Year-Old Permanent Injunction
Disability Rights Oregon Files Motion for Contempt Against State for Continuing to Violate 22-Year-Old Permanent Injunction
Grants Pass Cruel Homeless Camping Policy Discriminates Against People with Disabilities
Grants Pass Cruel Homeless Camping Policy Discriminates Against People with Disabilities
Americans with Disability Act Anniversary Webinar Series Launches July 9
Americans with Disability Act Anniversary Webinar Series Launches July 9
Settlement Reached in Oregon Foster Care Class-Action Lawsuit
Settlement Reached in Oregon Foster Care Class-Action Lawsuit
Media Advisory: Upcoming Trial in Wyatt B. v. Kotek
Media Advisory: Upcoming Trial in Wyatt B. v. Kotek
Disability Rights Oregon Signs Amicus Brief in Landmark Supreme Court Case to Support the Rights of People Who Are Homeless
Disability Rights Oregon Signs Amicus Brief in Landmark Supreme Court Case to Support the Rights of People Who Are Homeless
$30 Million Proposed Budget Cuts Disproportionately Harm Students with Disabilities
$30 Million Proposed Budget Cuts Disproportionately Harm Students with Disabilities
Landmark Legislative Healthcare Wins for People with Disabilities
Landmark Legislative Healthcare Wins for People with Disabilities
Lawsuit: Washington County Denies People with Mental Illness Equal Access to Emergency Response Services
Lawsuit: Washington County Denies People with Mental Illness Equal Access to Emergency Response Services
Lawsuit: Woman with Psychiatric Disabilities Sexually Abused for Months, Punished by Prison for Reporting
Lawsuit: Woman with Psychiatric Disabilities Sexually Abused for Months, Punished by Prison for Reporting
Disability Rights Oregon Applauds Legislature for Ensuring All Children Have Equal Access to Education
Disability Rights Oregon Applauds Legislature for Ensuring All Children Have Equal Access to Education
School Board Fighting Equal Access to Education
School Board Fighting Equal Access to Education
Agreement Reached to Help Provide Timely Restoration Treatment
Agreement Reached to Help Provide Timely Restoration Treatment
Statement on Passing of Bobby Silverstein
Statement on Passing of Bobby Silverstein
Patients and Clinicians Call for Restoration of Hope at the Oregon State Hospital
Patients and Clinicians Call for Restoration of Hope at the Oregon State Hospital
Federal Judge Rules for Children, Grants Class Action Status in Foster Care Lawsuit
Federal Judge Rules for Children, Grants Class Action Status in Foster Care Lawsuit
Final Ruling Issued in Employment Case for Oregonians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Final Ruling Issued in Employment Case for Oregonians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Final Hearing Set in Landmark Employment Class Action for Oregonians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Final Hearing Set in Landmark Employment Class Action for Oregonians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Disability Rights Oregon Strongly Condemns the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Oregon Reaches Interim Settlement with Metropolitan Public Defender and Disability Rights Oregon Regarding Admissions to the Oregon State Hospital
Major legislative win for Oregonians with disabilities: stronger protections to tackle bias in healthcare