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Steve BabuljakSOU's final choir concert of the season is designed to appeal to general audiences who enjoy choral music AND those with disabilities or sensory sensitivities. JPR鈥檚 Vanessa Finney recently spoke with Dr. Jerron Jorgensen, SOU鈥檚 Director of Choral Studies, about the concert. -
Kristyna Wentz-GraffClimate change disproportionately affects communities of color, the elderly, people with disabilities and low-income households.
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A new state law aims to ensure workers with disabilities earn at least minimum wage. But some worry that the state doesn鈥檛 have enough resources to help these workers compete for jobs. -
Disability rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn California鈥檚 physician-assisted death law, arguing that recent changes make it too easy for people with terminal diseases whose deaths aren鈥檛 imminent to kill themselves with drugs prescribed by a doctor. -
The Klamath County Office of Developmental Disability Services will get another investigator to look into reports of abuse against intellectually or developmentally disabled residents. -
More than 200,000 Oregonians have likely experienced long COVID-19, causing significant health issues and financial pain. The condition鈥檚 economic toll is beginning to come into focus. -
They can鈥檛 afford to take off their masks: Immunocompromised students and campus staff are highly susceptible to COVID-19, and with mask mandates dropping, some believe their schools don鈥檛 value their safety. -
Oregon Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin said she heard from Gov. Kate Brown that a bill she sponsored 鈥� aimed at directing the Oregon Department of Education to more quickly investigate and resolve allegations brought by families of students with disabilities 鈥� would not pass during the 2022 short legislative session. -
California moved from a risk-based to an age-based system for the COVID-19 vaccine in January. People with disabilities say that pivot cast them aside and they should have been prioritized. -
Children with disabilities are supposed to get educations like all children. But a group that stands up for the rights of children with disabilities in鈥� -
No one wants to reach a place in life where a guardian is appointed to make decisions on her or his behalf. Guardianship situations arise when the law鈥� -
Any public building erected in recent years includes ramps and other devices to get people in wheelchairs inside with minimal effort. So we've adjusted鈥� -
Andromeda and Venus sound like great characters to build a dance around. Now add wheelchairs. That is exactly what the art/architecture/social justice鈥� -
The National Park system celebrates its first century this year, with ceremonies across the system.It's a chance to observe the spectacular places we've鈥�
