Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities

New! DD Awareness Poster - Everyone has Something to Teach

The best education is learning that everyone has something to teach.

What will you learn today, and who will be your teacher?

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Everyone Can Work!

With good planning and supports, Everyone can work.
Think “employment first” when planning for the future with people with developmental disabilities. It works!
For a copy of Oregon’s “Employment First” policy, go to http://www.ocdd.org or http://www.arcoregon.org

2010 marked 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 in October, 2009 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 sponsored an event at the Capitol, which included a proclamation from the Governor, an awards ceremony, remarks from influential advocates for people with developmental disabilities, and the unveiling of the 2010 awareness poster.

To watch a video from the event by Rick Dancer, provided by Full Access, visit http://vimeo.com/9845715.

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Get Informed, Get Involved, Get Results

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Look, Listen, Report

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There’s No Place Like Home

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Introduction to Journey to Employment: Using Person Centered Planning as a Guide

This DVD is an introduction to person centered planning for individuals with disabilities seeking employment, families, and people who work with them. It is based on the belief that by customizing supports, everyone can work in paid jobs in the community.
Person centered planning is a formal process that gathers information through open-ended questions to create a portrait of a person and build a positive vision of the future. In this DVD, person centered planning is applied to the employment process.

Cost: $10.00
Includes: DVD, Mailing/Shipping, and written materials.

Some Words Do Hurt

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Open Hearts, Open Doors: Providing Inclusive Childcare

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2006 - 2007 Biennial Report

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Oregon Perspectives - Winter 2007

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Overview

The Council produces several publications including Oregon Perspectives magazine and the SAAL Connection, formerly the People First Connection, to help educate and inform the community about issues that are relevant to people with developmental disabilities. The easiest way to receive free copies of our publications, is by joining the Oregon Network and indicating which publications you would like to receive electronically or by postal mail.

2007 Program Performance Report

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Away From The Public Gaze

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Corazones Abiertos, Puertas Abiertas: Proporcionando Cuidado de Ninos Inclusivo

Download: Corazones Abiertos, Puertas Abiertas: Proporcionando Cuidado de Ninos Inclusivo (PDF: 1.4 MB)

A Roadmap to Support Services

3nd Edition Revised, 4/30/2010

Download: A Roadmap to Support Services (PDF: 1.05 MB)

Voices From Fairview

Voices from Fairview is a training video produced in 2004 by the Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities. Featured are seven people who lived at Fairview Training Center in Salem, Oregon, which opened in 1908 and once housed nearly 3,000 residents before closing in February 2000. Former residents tell some compelling stories about what life was like for them at Oregon’s largest institution.

Interspersed with the interviews is footage from films created in the 1950’s to promote the virtues of the institution to parents and policy makers.

Running time 20 minutes.

Price: $15 for DVD; $10 VHS

Supported Employment for Oregonians with Developmental Disabilities: Recommendations for Action

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Winter 2007 People First Connection

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Fall 2006 People First Connection

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Summer 2006 People First Connection

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Winter 2006 People First Connection

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Summer 2005 People First Connection

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Spring 2005 People First Connection

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Oregon Perspectives - Winter 2008

Healthy Intimate Relationships

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Winter 2005 People First Connection

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Winter 2004 People First Connection

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Fall 2004 People First Connection

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Summer 2004 People First Connection

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Spring 2004 People First Connection

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Winter 2003 People First Connection

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Fall 2003 People First Connection

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Summer 2003 People First Connection

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Winter 2002 People First Connection

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Fall 2001 People First Connection

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Oregon Perspectives - Spring 2008

Emergency Preparedness

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July 2001 People First Connection

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March 2001 People First Connection

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February 2000 People First Connections

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October 1999 People First Connection

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Roadmap Basics PowerPoint

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Self Determination PowerPoint

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Fall 2008 People First Connection

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Not Another Board Meeting: Guidelines To Building Inclusive Decision-Making Groups

Three sections targeted for self advocates, support people, and decision-making groups and their leaders. Designed to promote effective involvement of individuals with disabilities in decision-making groups.Price: 1-5 copies: $10 per copy; 6-15 copies, $9.50 per copy; 16-50 copies, $9.00 per copy; over 51 copies, $8.00 per copy.

Shipping & handling, one copy, $2.00; Up to a $50.00 purchase, $5.00; $50.01-$100.00 purchase, $10.00; Over $100.00 purchase, $20.00