Cover Up: The Life and Death of an Oregon Son
This investigative report tells the story of J.D.’s last week in state custody and sheds light on numerous systemic missteps by the Oregon Department of Human Services that failed to stop J.D.’s preventable—and foreseeable—death.
Report: 9 of the 10 People Who Died in Oregon Jails in 2020 Had a Disability
The report sheds light, for the first time, on the systemic failures that contributed to the deaths of 10 individuals in six county jails across Oregon, as well as the facilities in Springfield and The Dalles.
Oregon's Crisis Care Guidelines Invited Discrimination. We Successfully Fought for Stronger Protections.
Oregon's crisis care guidelines invited discrimination.
Black People with Disabilities Are More Likely to Be Killed by Police than White People with Disabilities
The Criminalization of Mental Illness
Our communities have been hit by an affordable housing crisis and we’ve failed to invest in community mental healthcare and support services.
A Hospital Failed to Accommodate a Patient with Disabilities. She Pushed for Change, and Won.
How we Transformed Oregon’s Guardianship Laws
For more than 30 years, Disability Rights Oregon has been fighting to uphold the civil rights of individuals under guardianship. Disability Rights Oregon works to ensure that individuals understand their rights and can have any objections heard by the court.
Decades-Long Fight to Close Fairview
In 1981, the topic of passionate discussion was the Fairview Training Center. Three years later, we filed a class action lawsuit that set of a chain of events to improve the lives of people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Fighting for People with Mental Illness
In 1986, Congress created watchdog programs in every U.S. state and territory to address horrid conditions in local mental hospitals, jails, and prisons. Disability Rights Oregon has been busy ever since.
Restraint and Seclusion
All children need to be safe at school. In some schools, children with disabilities are secluded in rooms by themselves away from their classmates or physically restrained.
Medical Neglect in Prison
Our 2019 investigative report concluded medical neglect led to the death of an inmate who experienced mental illness and cognitive disabilities at the Oregon State Penitentiary.