The Protection and Advocacy office for Oregon
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The Protection and Advocacy office for Oregon
Disability Rights Oregon Logo
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In the Beginning…
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LAWYERS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
DRO is a Non-Profit Law Firm designated as Oregon’s Protection & Advocacy office. (P&A).
Each state and territory has a P&A funded by the Federal Government.
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DRO MISSION
To promote and defend the rights of
individuals with disabilities.
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DRO VISION
Disability Rights Oregon has a vision of a Disability Rights Oregon has a vision of a society in which persons with disabilities society in which persons with disabilities
have equality of opportunity, full have equality of opportunity, full participation and the ability to exercise participation and the ability to exercise
meaningful choicemeaningful choice..
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DRO SERVICES Advocacy for Oregonians with
disabilities who have legal issues related to their disability.
9 attorneys, 3 intake specialists, 2 advocates, 4 benefits planners, lobbyist and support staff.
Available statewide to more than 600,000 Oregonians with disabilities at no cost to them.
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SPECIAL POWERSAccess to
records of: • Clients with
their consent• Those
incapable of providing consent
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SPECIAL POWERS Access to facilities
and residents
• To investigate complaints or probable cause to believe that abuse, neglect or rights violation occurred
• Monitoring
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CASES DRO TAKESCases are accepted from
about 3200 requests per year based upon:• Priority legal issue• Risk of long-term harm• Positive changes for the
community• Services to minority,
rural and other underserved communities
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CASES DRO DOES NOT No reasonable
likelihood of success based on the facts and the law
Lack expertise or resources DRO lacks
No criminal cases No family law matters
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STRATEGIES Information and Referral Advice & Self-Help Materials Individual representation Investigation of complaints of abuse or neglect Monitoring of facilities Legal representation that will enforce or change the
law to further program goals Policy advocacy to further program goals Training and Outreach
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PRIOITIES
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STOPPING ABUSE & NEGLECT Investigating deaths Seclusion &
Restraint Abuse & Neglect
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ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY Public Places Housing Decision making Voting.
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ACCESSING ADEQUATE HEALTCARE Insurance Assistive Technology Discrimination
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ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SUPPORTS Eligibility Olmstead
(Integration)
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ACCESS TO FREE AND APPROPRIATE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN
Staying in school. Seclusion/Restraint Mainstreaming
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SAFETY AND RIGHTS IN INSTITUTIONS Care & treatment Safety & Rights Due Process
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SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENCE THROUGH EMPLOYMENT
Job training and supports.
Discrimination
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FEDERAL FUNDING Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
(PAIDD, 1975) Vocational Rehabilitation (CAP, 1984) Mental Illness (PAIMI, 1986) Other disabilities (PAIR, 1993) Assistive Technology (PAAT, 1994) Employment (PABSS, 2000) Benefits Planning (WIPA, 2000) Brain Injury (PATBI, 2003) Voting (PAVA, 2003)
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TBI PROGRAM
The Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 1996 (PL 104-166) directs Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to fund the 57 P&A programs to provide advocacy support to individuals with TBI and their families.
The first P&A grants were issued in 2003. DRO receives $50,000 per year.
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2012 INDIVIDUAL CASE TYPES(12 CASES, 65 I&R)
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SYSTEMIC GOALS FOR 2013 Promote a comprehensive, integrated case
management program for individuals with TBI Monitor and participate in the transformation of the
Oregon Health Plan to an integrated, outcome based approach to ensure the needs of individuals with TBI will be met.
Monitor rulemaking for health care and services to ensure the rights and needs of individuals with TBI area addressed.
Work to develop a plan, in conjunction with our partners, to address the needs of veterans with TBI.
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OPPORTUNITY, ACCESS, CHOICE
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ThanksBob Joondeph, JDExecutive DirectorDisability Rights Oregon610 SW BroadwayPortland, OR 97205(503) 243-2081www.droregon.org