/tags/intellectual-developmental-disabilities intellectual/developmental disabilities en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Jul 2023 23:34:24 GMT /labor-employment/2023-07-24/oregon-state-caregivers-ask-gov-kotek-to-fire-their-boss Department of Human Services workers who care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities say their workplaces are unsafe and that they’re burned out. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 23:34:24 GMT /labor-employment/2023-07-24/oregon-state-caregivers-ask-gov-kotek-to-fire-their-boss Ben Botkin /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 /education/2023-01-06/students-with-disabilities-face-setbacks-safety-risks-as-oregon-special-education-systems-struggle Staffing shortages are among the challenges that have left students in special education physically at risk and academically unserved — even though they are among the student groups in greatest need after more than two school years of pandemic disruptions. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 14:11:20 GMT /education/2023-01-06/students-with-disabilities-face-setbacks-safety-risks-as-oregon-special-education-systems-struggle Elizabeth Miller /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 /law-and-justice/2022-07-25/landmark-case-against-oregon-over-treatment-of-workers-with-disabilities-ends After a decade, landmark disability rights case Lane v. Brown closes. The case closed sheltered workshops and ensured Oregonians with disabilities would work in integrated workspaces and be compensated at the same rate as workers without disabilities. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 01:44:23 GMT /law-and-justice/2022-07-25/landmark-case-against-oregon-over-treatment-of-workers-with-disabilities-ends Jamie Diep /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-05-09/exchange-exemplar-exploiting-the-labor-of-people-with-disabilities On some level, it made sense to get people out of mental health institutions and give them jobs. But the way it was done in Texas, it violated human… Thu, 09 May 2019 17:27:44 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-05-09/exchange-exemplar-exploiting-the-labor-of-people-with-disabilities The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-01-03/exchange-exemplar-when-the-supreme-court-spoke-of-morons Even in an age of heated rhetoric, there are terms most people simply don't use anymore. But even the U.S. Supreme Court once subscribed to a scale of… Thu, 03 Jan 2019 18:30:18 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-01-03/exchange-exemplar-when-the-supreme-court-spoke-of-morons Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-07-07/making-right-a-great-wrong Our society is, in theory, supposed to protect its most vulnerable members. But society failed The Boys in the Bunkhouse for years. The boys of the title… Thu, 07 Jul 2016 17:30:17 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-07-07/making-right-a-great-wrong Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-01-27/bringing-sheltered-workers-into-the-light Oregonians who have worked in sheltered workshops will now be able to move into mainstream jobs. The settlement of a court case against the state under… Wed, 27 Jan 2016 19:00:18 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-01-27/bringing-sheltered-workers-into-the-light Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-09-24/taking-advantage-of-living-opportunities We've traveled a long way from the time when people with developmental and intellectual disabilities spent their lives in "training schools" or other… Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:10:10 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-09-24/taking-advantage-of-living-opportunities Geoffrey Riley