Disability Rights Oregon

11/27/2025

Thanksgiving looks different for everyone. For some, it's about family gatherings. For others, it's a quiet day of rest. There's no one way to observe this day. However you spend it, we hope you find moments of peace and connection. You deserve care and community, today and every day. ❤️

11/26/2025

Our phone lines will be closed today thru Friday for Thanksgiving. We'll be back Monday morning at 9:00 AM and hope you have a wonderful holiday!

11/25/2025

🧖 Today is Big RELAXING Day! Take a deep breath. Advocacy work is a marathon, not a sprint—and your support helps us sustain the momentum needed to turn barriers into breakthroughs across Oregon.

✨ TODAY ONLY: Every $10 donation = 1 chance to win an incredible relaxation package:

🌊 2 passes to Cascade Thermal Springs
🍝 $250 gift card to Nostrana
🎵 2 tickets to Oregon Symphony
🍦 $30 gift card to Tipsy Scoop
🎁 Gift basket from Give Portland Gifts

Your gift fuels our work ensuring people with disabilities can lead, work, and live with dignity now. Take a moment to relax—then take action for change that can't wait.

👉 Donate now: giveguide.org/nonprofits/dro >

11/23/2025

Okay, Portland, You're Up!

We are hosting two listening sessions in December for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are at least 18 years old! Come and tell us your priorities and what's working or not for you.

Choose one session below and join us:

🗓️ December 11: 10:15 – 11:45 AM
Albina Library, 205 NE Russell Street, Portland

🗓️ December 11: 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Albina Library, 205 NE Russell Street, Portland

👉 No registration is required
👉🏾 Refreshments will be served
👉🏼 Email ciacangelo@droregon.org for accommodations. We hope to see you there!

11/21/2025

🌟 It's Assistive Technology Awareness Month! 🌟

Assistive technology (AT) allows people with disabilities to be more independent, navigate their community, and live a full life — whether that's moving around the home, communicating with others, going to work, attending school, or voting.

AT includes:
✅ Wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, or canes
✅ Braille and Braille displays, magnifiers, text-to-voice and voice-to-text software
✅ Letter boards or picture communication boards
✅ Augmentative communication devices including modified keyboards
✅ Shower chairs or therapeutic beds
✅ Any equipment or product system that a medical provider has recommended to overcome limitations experienced by a person with a disability

👉 If you need information about your AT rights, Disability Rights Oregon is here to help: droregon.org/assistive-technology

11/19/2025

🥂 Here's to action that lasts beyond a toast! Your donation at giveguide.org/nonprofits/dro turns barriers into breakthroughs across Oregon. Every gift fuels our momentum, ensuring people with disabilities can lead, work, and live with dignity now.

✨ TODAY ONLY: Every $10 donation = 1 chance to win

- Mineral Springs Ranch Experience at Soter Vineyards in Carlton, Oregon
- $100 gift card from John's Marketplace

🎉 Donors under 35 automatically get 2 EXTRA chances to win the John's Marketplace gift card!

👉 Donate now: giveguide.org/nonprofits/dro >

11/17/2025

💔 We are heartbroken by the loss of Alice Wong, a visionary disability justice advocate, writer, and founder of the Disability Visibility Project.
Alice, you changed the world. We will carry your fierce light forward. ❤️

The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels.

11/17/2025

📣 Attention, Medford: Join us at this week's listening sessions!

We are hosting sessions this Thursday and Friday for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are at least 18 years old. Come and tell us your priorities and what's working — or not — for you.

Choose one session and location below:

🗓️ Thursday, November 20: 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Medford Library, 205 S Central Avenue

🗓️ Friday, November 21: 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Courtyard Medford Airport, 600 Airport Road

👉 No registration is required
👉🏾 Refreshments will be served
👉🏼 Email ciacangelo@droregon.org for accommodations — or call 971-806-7907. We hope to see you there!

11/16/2025

11/14/2025

📣 Heads up! Our office and phone lines are closed today: Friday, November 14th. We're taking a day to align as a team so we can keep providing you with the best services and support possible.

We will be back on Monday — thanks for your patience! 💙

11/13/2025

From Astoria to Ontario, Brookings to Baker City—we all belong. 🌊

Your donation helps Disability Rights Oregon fight for access, fairness, and independence across Oregon. Each gift is a wave of change, making inclusion real today and for generations to come.

🎁 DRO Prize: Donate $10+ at droregon.org/GiveGuide for a chance to win an Astoria coast package: 4 one-day passes to the Columbia Maritime Museum and a $30 gift certificate to Fort George Brewery!

🏖️ GiveGuide Grand Prize: You'll also be entered to Headlands Coastal Lodge & Spa, $200 dining credit, and a Sunset Bonfire on the Beach Guest experience!

In every community, we belong. Give today and help build access that lasts.
👉 droregon.org/GiveGuide >

11/11/2025

🇺🇸 On this Veterans Day, we commit to supporting accessible services, comprehensive healthcare, meaningful employment opportunities, and the resources veterans have earned.

To every veteran with a disability: Your service didn't end when you left the military. Your continued advocacy strengthens our entire community. Thank you ❤️