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Disability Rights Oregon – CO-PRESENTER

At Disability Rights Oregon, we believe all people should have opportunities to have meaningful and fulfilling lives, including holding a job, having a place to call home, and hanging out with friends and family in the community.

Welcome to The Arc Lincoln County!

Welcoming The Arc Lincoln County The Arc Oregon is excited to welcome our newest local chapter, The Arc Lincoln County. The team is already doing a huge amount to support people with IDD in Lincoln County. We invited their activities director, Nikki Holland, to tell us about how they started, what they’re doing, and what […]

Supported Decision-Making in the Doctor’s Office

Extended family and their doctor wearing protective face masks while communicating in a hallway at medical clinic.

Supported Decision-Making in the Doctor’s Office By Tara Collins January 2024 Visiting the doctor can be challenging. Doctors are experts where most of us aren’t, and not all of them are good at explaining important information. When we visit, we may be in pain, anxious, or on drugs that affect how we think. Choices we […]