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Advocate for Accessible Housing in Oregon
We're building a movement to promote accessible housing solutions in the upcoming legislative session and beyond.
With access to appropriate housing, people with disabilities can live independently and improve our quality of life. The upcoming legislative session is a huge opportunity to ensure our community has access to safe, accessible, and affordable housing.
Request Disability Representation in Oregon Medicaid Discussions
We need to show that people with disabilities care about Medicaid cuts and want to be part of the conversation.
Your experiences can help decision-makers understand the real-world impact of these services.
Meetings are being held in Salem to recommend cuts to Medicaid, known as the Oregon Health Plan. We appreciate the thoughtful consideration state leaders are bringing to budget challenges and—given how many people with disabilities rely on Medicaid—we are requesting our community be invited to participate in these important discussions.
Tell Us Your SACU Story
Stabilization and Crisis Units (SACUs) were designed to provide temporary residential support during crises for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, but many individuals have lived in these facilities for years. The state is planning to move all current SACU residents to community-based care by July 2027, but critical details about safe transitions and future organizational design are still missing.
Disability Rights Oregon supports returning SACUs to their intended, short-term purpose. But people with disabilities have seen what can happen when individuals are discharged without the right support: they end up back in crisis, or worse. Transition planning that centers on each person's needs isn't just important—it can be life or death.
If Your Child is Still Being Denied Full-Day School, We Need to Hear from You!
Disability Rights Oregon has been fighting the Oregon Department of Education via a class-action lawsuit for years. The department is supposed to protect children, but that’s not what seems to be happening. Instead, districts and the state regularly report suspiciously large numbers of parents and students “choosing” shortened school days as proof it’s no longer a problem in Oregon.
If you have been pressured to “accept” a shortened school day because your district offered you no other reasonable choice, your child’s story could help win the fight against unnecessary shortened school days in Oregon — and ensure all children with disabilities in Oregon receive a fair and appropriate public education.
If you are interested in helping DRO win that fight, thank you for sharing the requested information below*:
* Submitting this form does not create an attorney-client relationship or guarantee legal advice.
Share Your Experience with the Oregon Needs Assessment
Are you at risk of being institutionalized because of the cut in your hours? Tell us so we can help! >
Disability Rights Oregon is currently monitoring the Oregon Needs Assessment (ONA), a new formula the State uses to calculate how many hours children and adults with disabilities need to live in their homes. We know in-home care support is critical to keeping people with disabilities out of institutions, and we will not go backwards!
To be clear, DRO has never signed off on or endorsed the Oregon Needs Assessment. Our attorneys, in fact, objected to many of its elements and are currently working to cease the state's misleading and untruthful statements. We're also gathering data and stories from impacted individuals and families, and we created a toolkit to help you navigate the exceptions process.
Tell Us Your Protest Story
As a person with a disability, you have the same rights as others to attend a protest. Nonviolent direct action has been the cornerstone of the civil rights movement for more than 200 years. In decades past, people with disabilities have made history by attending marches and protesting for equality.
If you have been mistreated and/or discriminated against by police while attending a protest, we need to hear from you!
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