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Class Action Lawsuit Seeks an End to Segregated Sheltered Workshops

                                                                                                  
 

 Disability Rights Connection

Local to global, interesting happenings, issues, news, and resources on disability. Also be sure to click here to check our Calendar of Events!

Clackamas Disability Resource Fair | Clackamas Feria de Recursos de Discapacidad
03.21.12 | 9a-1p | For Clackamas County adults, youth & veterans to learn about resources and services available in the community. | Para adultos, jóvenes y veteranos del Condado de Clackamas para aprender acera de los recursos y servicios disponibles en la comunidad.
File Your Taxes Yourself for Free
Do you have a simple tax return and need just a little help? Don't have access to a computer? The IRS has started a new initiative called Facilitated Self Assistance (FSA). Under FSA, you can prepare your own return using online interview-based software, while IRS-certified volunteers stand ready to assist you with tax questions and/or computer issues.
DRO Legislative Update: February 3, 2012 | Part II
Oregon Convenes First Ever Annual Session | Oregon’s Budget Takes Center Stage | House Revenue Committee Considers DD Voluntary Assessment Fee
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The DRO Blog

Written by Disability Rights Oregon Executive Director Bob Joondeph and special guest bloggers, The DRO Blog incorporates thoughtful (and sometimes humorous) analysis, trend-spotting, policy updates and more.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
What does being a person mean?
Supreme Court Decision Allows Disability Discrimination
Freedom of religion trumps protection against discrimination. The lesson? Teach and promote disability rights in your congregation.
Note From DC
I'm not here for the politics but to help get the nuts and bolts of our work done.
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Disability News Now

Disability News Now combines unedited items from media outlets across the world into one, easy-to-use resource. Who knew that keeping up with the latest disability-related news could be so easy?

Love Story Sheds Light on How Society Treats People With Disabilities | PBS NewsHour | Feb. 9, 2012 | PBS
A New York Times bestseller, Rachel Simon's "The Story of Beautiful Girl" explores empathy and tolerance in the form of a love story where characters with disabilities overcome heavyweight obstacles. Judy Woodruff and Simon discuss how society deals with disabilities and how they are portrayed in literary works.
When Is Segregation Legal? | City | Portland Mercury
"The state says they want to improve, but they're not getting it done," says Disability Rights Oregon Executive Director Bob Joondeph, who filed the lawsuit against Governor John Kitzhaber and the state department of human services alongside the group United Cerebral Palsy. "The ADA says that if the government is providing a service to people with disabilities, it should not unnecessarily segregate them." Federal funding for those support services has declined, but Joondeph says the issue is how Oregon's human services department has failed to change.
Transformation Bill Headed for First Major Test in Joint Ways and Means Committee | The Lund Report
After hours of discussions and countless meetings between closed doors, legislators appear to have finished negotiating what might be the final version of Senate Bill 1580, which, if approved, would allow the Oregon Health Authority to begin soliciting proposals for coordinated care organizations (CCOs).
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Clackamas Disability Resource Fair | Clackamas Feria de Recursos de Discapacidad Feb 08, 2012
File Your Taxes Yourself for Free Feb 08, 2012
DRO Legislative Update: February 3, 2012 | Part II Feb 06, 2012
DRO Legislative Update: February 3, 2012 Feb 03, 2012
Class Action Lawsuit Seeks an End to Segregated Sheltered Workshops Jan 25, 2012
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