Tag Archives: Disabled

Editorial: A housing win for Bend | Opinion |

The number of wins in housing in Bend can be muted by the noise of the groans of anyone looking for a home. The prices are good for sellers, not so good for buyers. It can be especially hard if you need a home with special requirements, such as for people with limited mobility. Stairs […]
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Most Forest Glen tenants have few options if Canyonville evictions occur

Residents outline the pros and cons of living in the dilapidated place they call home. Sitting in the well-worn seat of his electric scooter on Thursday evening in the lobby of the Forest Glen Senior Residence, 63-year-old Michael Liston said he’s not rattled. A former Green Beret wearing a black U.S. Army Special Forces hat, […]
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Powering up local mobility: wheelchair charging stations for Jackson County

The conversion to non-polluting transportation tends to focus on cars and trucks, and creating places to charge them all. But cars and trucks are not the only vehicles people use to get around. Powered wheelchairs need charging stations, too, and efforts are in the works to create 100 such stations in the greater Medford area, […]
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Developing accessible housing for people with disabilities in Oregon – OPB’s Think Out Loud

Affordable housing options that prioritize people with disabilities are limited and waitlists are long. Community Vision, an advocacy organization for Oregonians with disabilities, develops accessible units for residents in the Portland metro area. We hear more about the effort from Jennifer Knapp, executive director of Community Vision. We’ll also hear from Christin and KeJon Carter, […]
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Forest Glen in Canyonville abruptly shuttered, elderly and disabled residents left in limbo

Eviction notices not yet received, laid-off employees not yet paid. More than 50 elderly and disabled tenants of the Forest Glen Senior Residence in Canyonville were thrown into limbo last Friday afternoon when building owners announced the immediate closure of the six-story apartment complex tucked along a frontage road abutting Interstate 5. Thirteen employees that […]
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$7,200 Per Student: Arizona’s School Voucher Experiment – The New York Times

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story directly from the source, state employees can access this New York Times story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800.

Editorial: Knopp right to highlight bill to help disabled

When we asked state Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, which legislation he was most proud of from this session, he brought up a bill we did not track, Senate Bill 91. It’s our lapse. The bill is an important one. It should help parents with disabled children care for those children. Few peaks are more important […]
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$7,200 Per Student: Arizona’s School Voucher Experiment 

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story directly from the source, state employees can access this New York Times story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800.

Oregonians with disabilities struggle amid homeless crisis: ‘It was just impossible’

Eleven years ago in North Dakota, Shawn Strobl had an accident that would change his life. While working in an oil field there, he ruptured a disc in his neck, causing excruciating nerve pain and numbness in his arms and hands that made it impossible for him to stay at his job. But both his […]
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Ready, Willing, and Able – QualityInfo

On July 26, the United States celebrates the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, education, transportation, state and local government services, public accommodations, telecommunications, and commercial facilities. This anniversary serves as a good opportunity to celebrate the contributions of people with disabilities in Oregon’s labor […]
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