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What is the Staley Agreement?
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Basic Facts about DD: Developmental Disabilities
(pdf 328 kb)

Roadmap to Support Services (pdf 724 kb)

Roadmap to Support Services Spanish edition (pdf 4.2 mb)

 

 

 

Resources and Links

Brokerages



Brokerage Support Services


Brokerage Support Services are in-home or other personal supports that assist an individual to live in their own home or with family or friends and to fully participate in community life, including work. Support services are based upon people have choice and control over life goals and services. Each individual will receive an individual plan and will be able to select and monitor the providers of desired services.
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/dd/adults/supports.shtml#foundations

 

Other brokerages in Oregon

Eastern Oregon Support Services Brokerage
http://www.eossb.org
is located in Hood River, OR

Self-Determination Resources Inc.
http://www.sdri-pdx.org is located in Portland, OR

Full Access Brokerage
http://www.fullaccess.org/index.html is located in Eugene, OR

Inclusion Inc.
http://www.inclusioninc.org
is located in Portland, OR

Resource Connections of Oregon
http://resourceconnections.org/index.htm is Located in Salem, O

Advocacy

The Arc of Oregon
http://www.arcoregon.org/
an advocacy organization serving people with developmental disabilities and their families.

People First of Oregon
http://www.people1.org is a group of developmentally disabled people throughout the state joining together to learn how to speak for themselves.

Oregon Advocacy Center
http://www.oradvocacy.org is an independent non-profit organization which provides legal advocacy services for people with disabilities anywhere.

Oregon Technical Assistance Corporation
http://www.otac.org (OTAC) promotes full participation in community life for individuals with disabilities and families through the delivery of training, technical assistance, and related services.

Oregon Institute on Disability and Development
http://www.ohsu.edu/oidd/index.cfm
part of the Oregon Health & Sciences University

OHSU Center on Self Determination (CSD)
http://www.ohsu.edu/oidd/CSD/index.cfm identifies, develops, validates and communicates policies and practices promoting self-determination and leadership.

Center for Self-Determination
http://www.self-determination.com is a highly interactive collaborative of individuals and organizations working to change the nature of the support and service system for individuals with disabilities, using the principles of self-determination to help all persons create the lives they want, connected to and with their communities.

The Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities
http://www.ocdd.org
(OCDD) acts as an advocate for persons with developmental disabilities and their families to promote change, through self-determination, leading to a more accessible, inclusive and culturally responsive world.

Oregon Developmental Disabilities Coalition
http://www.oregonddcoalition.org
The Mission of the Developmental Disabilities Coalition is to promote quality service and supports which respectfully further the rights, equality, justice, and inclusion for all Oregonians with developmental disabilities and their families.

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Disability Resources

Human Services Research Institute (HSRI)
http://www.hsri.org

The Arc of Oregon
http://www.arcoregon.org
http://www.arcoregon.org/dislinks.htm

People First of Oregon
http://www.people1.org

Oregon Advocacy Center
http://www.oradvocacy.org

Oregon Rehabilitation Association
http://www.oregonrehabilitation.org

Oregon Technical Assistance Corporation
http://www.otac.org

United Cerebral Palsy Association of Oregon and S.W. Washington
http://www.ucpaorwa.org

Self Advocates As Leaders
http://www.asksaal.org

National Child Care Information Center
http://nccic.org

Access Technologies, Inc. (ATI)
http://www.accesstechnologiesinc.org

Transition Toolbox Newsletter
http://www.ode.state.or.us/gradelevel/hs/transition/transtoolboxnews.aspx

La Fundacion Hesperian: La Fundación Hesperian, una editorial sin fines de lucro, se dedica a mejorar la salud de las personas que viven en comunidades pobres de todo el mundo. Nuestros libros y revistas sobre la salud tienen el objetivo de promover la salud y la autodeterminación de las personas pobres que no tienen acceso a cuidados médicos. Formamos parte de un creciente movimiento que defiende la salud como un derecho fundamental de todas las personas. Creemos que las personas pueden y tienen que tomar el control de su propia salud.

The Hesperian Foundation is a non-profit publisher of books and newsletters for community-based health care. Our first book, Where There Is No Doctor, is considered to be one of the most accessible and widely used community health books in the world.

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Government

STATE OF OREGON GOVERNMENT SITES

Oregon's state portal with links to Oregon State Government
http://www.oregon.gov

Governor Ted Kulongoski
http://www.governor.state.or.us

Oregon Legislature with links to all Legislators
http://www.leg.state.or.us

Department of Human Services
Developmental Disabilities - Support for Adults
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/dd/adults/supports.shtml

Department of Education
http://www.ode.state.or.us/sped


Office of Medical Assistance Programs

Client Assistance
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/healthplan/index.shtml

Oregon BlueBook
http://www.bluebook.state.or.us

Oregon Health and Science University,
University Center for Excellence
http://www.oidd.org

University of Oregon,
University Center for Excellence
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~uocedd

DHS Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) Project
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/mma/

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SITES

Administration for Developmental Disabilities (Washington DC)
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add

Administration for Children and Families (Region X — Seattle)
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region10

United States Senate with links to all Senators
http://www.senate.gov

United States House of Representatives

with links to all House Members
http://www.house.gov

Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov

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Autism

Autism-Resources
http://www.autism-resources.com

Autism Society of America
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

Education

UCP
http://www.ucp.org

Oregon PTI: Mission is to educate and support parents, families and professionals in building partnerships that meet the needs of children and youth with disabilities. Oregon PTI provides programs and services throughout the state.
http://www.orpti.org

Special Education Resources:

The Teachers Guide
http://www.theteachersguide.com/Specialeducation.html

Special Education Resources on the Internet
http://seriweb.com

Special Education
http://specialed.about.com

 

International Resources

Second World Autism Congress and Exhibitions
http://www.autismcongress.com

Communication Aids for Language and Learning Centre. Edinburgh, Scotland
http://call-centre.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/CallHome

J.P. Das Developmental Disabilities Centre , The University of Alberta BC, Canada
http://www.ualberta.ca/~jpdasddc/INDEX.html

Northamptonshire People First. LD organization from the UK
http://www.poptel.org.uk/nptonpeople1st

 

Other Resources

Alliance for Full Participation
http://www.allianceforfullparticipation.org/public

 

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