/tags/disabilities disabilities en-US Copyright Tue, 04 Jun 2024 22:35:36 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-06-04/southern-oregon-universitys-music-department-presents-accessibility-themed-choral-concert SOU'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’s Vanessa Finney recently spoke with Dr. Jerron Jorgensen, SOU’s Director of Choral Studies, about the concert. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 22:35:36 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-06-04/southern-oregon-universitys-music-department-presents-accessibility-themed-choral-concert Vanessa Finney /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-07-05/extreme-weather-events-disproportionately-affect-marginalized-groups-oregon-health-authority-says Climate change disproportionately affects communities of color, the elderly, people with disabilities and low-income households. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 13:22:08 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-07-05/extreme-weather-events-disproportionately-affect-marginalized-groups-oregon-health-authority-says Brian Bull /labor-employment/2023-05-15/can-california-find-better-paying-jobs-for-people-with-disabilities A new state law aims to ensure workers with disabilities earn at least minimum wage. But some worry that the state doesn’t have enough resources to help these workers compete for jobs. Mon, 15 May 2023 12:52:45 GMT /labor-employment/2023-05-15/can-california-find-better-paying-jobs-for-people-with-disabilities Jeanne Kuang /health-and-medicine/2023-04-26/disability-rights-groups-sue-to-overturn-californias-physician-assisted-death-law Disability rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn California’s physician-assisted death law, arguing that recent changes make it too easy for people with terminal diseases whose deaths aren’t imminent to kill themselves with drugs prescribed by a doctor. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 12:49:35 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-04-26/disability-rights-groups-sue-to-overturn-californias-physician-assisted-death-law Don Thompson / KFF Health News /politics-government/2022-12-21/klamath-county-approves-second-developmentally-disabled-resident-abuse-investigator The Klamath County Office of Developmental Disability Services will get another investigator to look into reports of abuse against intellectually or developmentally disabled residents. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:23:27 GMT /politics-government/2022-12-21/klamath-county-approves-second-developmentally-disabled-resident-abuse-investigator Roman Battaglia /health-and-medicine/2022-10-17/lost-wages-and-mounting-debt-the-economic-blow-of-long-covid-19-in-oregon More than 200,000 Oregonians have likely experienced long COVID-19, causing significant health issues and financial pain. The condition’s economic toll is beginning to come into focus. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 22:09:26 GMT /health-and-medicine/2022-10-17/lost-wages-and-mounting-debt-the-economic-blow-of-long-covid-19-in-oregon Kate Davidson /health-and-medicine/2022-05-09/if-i-get-something-from-you-i-could-die-some-immunocompromised-cal-state-students-feel-left-behind-as-covid-safeguards-loosen They can’t 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’t value their safety. Mon, 09 May 2022 13:52:10 GMT /health-and-medicine/2022-05-09/if-i-get-something-from-you-i-could-die-some-immunocompromised-cal-state-students-feel-left-behind-as-covid-safeguards-loosen Julian Mendoza /education/2022-02-24/backers-of-a-bill-to-help-disabled-oregon-students-get-bad-news Oregon Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin said she heard from Gov. Kate Brown that a bill she sponsored — aimed at directing the Oregon Department of Education to more quickly investigate and resolve allegations brought by families of students with disabilities — would not pass during the 2022 short legislative session. Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:35:56 GMT /education/2022-02-24/backers-of-a-bill-to-help-disabled-oregon-students-get-bad-news Elizabeth Miller /health-and-medicine/2021-03-09/people-with-high-risk-disabilities-feel-left-out-by-californias-vaccine-system 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. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 01:18:11 GMT /health-and-medicine/2021-03-09/people-with-high-risk-disabilities-feel-left-out-by-californias-vaccine-system Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-07-29/disability-rights-group-awaits-oregon-court-ruling 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… Mon, 29 Jul 2019 17:30:17 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-07-29/disability-rights-group-awaits-oregon-court-ruling The ŔĎ·ň×Ó´«Ă˝ Exchange Team