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DD Awareness Month Celebration
2010 marks the 10-year anniversary of the closure of Fairview Training Center, Oregon's largest institution for people with developmental disabilities. Since Fairview closed, advocates and policy makers have worked diligently to end the wait list for adult services by creating a community-based system of support services that offer self-determination and choice. The decade ended on a high note last October with the closure of Oregon's last institution for people with developmental disabilities, Eastern Oregon Training Center.
The Council and the Oregon Developmental Disabilities Coalition are sponsored an event at the Capitol, which will included a proclamation from the Governor, an awards ceremony, remarks from influential advocates for people with developmental disabilities, and the unveiling of an awareness poster co-produced by The Arc of Oregon. This year's poster focused on promoting employment as a first option when planning for the future with people with developmental disabilities. The theme for the poster, co-produced with the Arc of Oregon, is "With good planning and supports, Everyone can work."
Click here to watch a video from the event by Rick Dancer, provided by Full Access.
Oregon Perspectives
A magazine of the Council published three times a year. Each edition of Oregon Perspectives revolves around a major topic of interest not only to the developmental disability community but the broader population as well. The magazine features stories that are based on personal experiences and represent multiple perspectives. Read Oregon Perspectives
The SAAL Connection
A quarterly magazine produced by Self Advocates As Leaders and disseminated by the Council. Articles are written by and for people with developmental disabilities. Most of the magazine’s contributors have attended “My Story” workshops sponsored by SAAL. Read People First Connection
The New "R" Word.
This public service announcement was produced for and with The Arc of Northern Virginia and The Arc of Virginia by Will Schermerhorn.
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