PUBLICATIONS: How to Order
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The following publications were produced by the Oregon Council on Developmental
Disabilities with its contractors and partners.
Single copies are available free of charge.
E-mail the Council at ocdd@ocdd.org
for your copy.
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BROCHURES
(free)
Partners in Policymaking
Overview and application form for a leadership training project for
individuals with developmental disabilities and parents who want to
influence the government policies that affect their lives.
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Consumer Involvement
Fund (1999)
Purpose, description, and application information for this Council fund.
The fund gives people with developmental disabilities and their families
opportunities to participate in conferences, training events, public forums
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Magazines (free)
The People First Connection
A quarterly newsletter produced by and for self advocates. "The voice of self advocacy in Oregon." Published by Self Advocates As Leaders.
The Oregon Perspectives
The new magazine produced to inform readers about issues of interest and importance to Oregonians with DD and their families, and will provide readers with timely, useful information.
The Oregon
Clarion
This former newspaper served as "a voice for Oregonians with developmental
disabilities and their families." The Council's primary communication
tool used to provide the developmental disabilities community with useful
information and analysis of major public policy issues.
ANNUAL
AWARENESS POSTERS (free)
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Look Listen Report
(2008 - Theme: You are the eyes and ears of your community.)
8.5 x 11 printable version (pdf)
(Coming Soon)
Póster de Concientización
(Español) 2008
pequeño / grande
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There's No Place Like Home
(2007 - Theme: Every child deserves a family home.)
Póster de Concientización (Español) 2007
pequeño / mediano / grande
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Dreams Do Come True
(2006 - Theme: Believe in employment for people with disabilities.)
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Some Words Do Hurt
(2005 - Theme: Think about your words. Don't use words that hurt.)
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We Are, We Can, We Do!
(2004 - Theme: People with developmental disabilities are working for Oregon.)
Sorry - Out of Print
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Notice My Ability Poster
(2003 - Theme: Notice My Ability - two sided Spanish and English.)
Sorry - Out of Print
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Fabric of Life Poster
(2002 - Theme: We are all part of the fabric of
life.)
Sorry - Out of Print
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Universal Access Poster
(2001 - Theme: All eligible adults to receive support
services.)
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Fairview Commemorative Poster
(2000 - Theme: Moving from institutional to community
services.)
Sorry - Out of Print
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Families Who Give Support, Need
Support
(1999 - Theme: Invest in Families)
Sorry - Out of Print
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I
Want You
(1998 - Theme: Recruiting people to work in D.D. field)
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Community Solutions - Not Institutions
(1997 - Theme: Investing in community service system)
Nothing About Me Without Me
(1996 - Theme: Self determination. Out of print.)
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Take a Number and Wait
(1995 - Theme: Wait lists for community services)
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Take a Friend to Vote
(1994 - Theme: Promote voting by people with D.D.)
Sorry - Out of Print
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Good Neighbors...It Takes All Kinds
(1993 - Theme: Building inclusive communities)
REPORTS,
PAPERS, PAMPHLETS (free) |
| Program Performance Report 2007 (PDF)
An annual report and analysis to the Administration on Developmental Disabilities about the Council's performance in the year 2007.
Building Oregon's Capacity to Serve Individuals with Complex Support Needs: Recommendations for Change, July, 2007 (PDF)
Biennial Report 2004-2005 (PDF)
A summary of the Council's accomplishments in 2004-2005.
State Plan 2007-2011 (PDF)
A detailed advocacy action plan that outlines the Council's goals, outcomes and performance targets for systems change in 2007-2011. Also includes demographic information, rationale for goals selection, an analysis of services available to Oregonians with developmental disabilities and discussion about environmental factors affecting services.
Away from the Public Gaze (PDF)
A history of the Fairview Training Center and the institutionalization of people with developmental disabilities in Oregon.
Embracing Diversity: A Strategic Plan to Develop
and Promote Cultural Competencies within the Oregon Developmental Disabilities
Council (September, 1999)
Includes objectives, implementation strategies and expected outcomes
for the plan, as well as background information on cultural competence,
guidelines for being inclusive, human relations glossary and a guide
for preferred and disfavored terms for racial and ethnic identity.
Open Hearts, Open Doors: A Child Care Provider's
Guide to Inclusive Child Care
This pamphlet offers information on the benefits of inclusion,
tips for serving children with special needs in child care, ideas for
working with parents and others on the child's team, and resources for
additional information. Open Hearts, Open Doors was developed in partnership
with the Oregon Commission for Children and Families and Oregon's Map
to Inclusive Child Care Team.
A Foundation for Quality Assurance of Community
Services for Oregonians with Developmental Disabilities
(May, 1997)
A discussion paper intended to stimulate thought and discussion on Oregon's
quality assurance system for community services.
Families Speak! (Spring,
1995)
A report on a joint effort by the Oregon Health Division, Oregon Commission
on Children and Families and the Council to involve low income and special
needs families as partners in planning for state services. Limited supply.
Guide to Educating Policy Makers
(1995)
A handbook on how to educate legislators and other policy makers. Includes
information on legislative advocacy tools, the legislative process,
state budget process and much more. A second version, A Self Advocate's
Guide to Educating Policy Makers, is also available. Produced by
the Community Partnerships Project.
A Roadmap to Support Services, 2nd edition (2006)
A guide to help understand and access Support Services.
Medicaid and Long-Term Services & Supports
for Oregonians with Developmental Disabilities: Recommendations for
a Preferred Future (May, 1996)
This sixteen page paper includes an overview of Medicaid services and
supports in Oregon, recommendations for guiding principles for systems
change, and recommended elements for a future service system. A five
page Executive Summary is also available.
Supported Employment for Oregonians with Developmental Disabilities: Recommendations for Action (November, 2005)
Supported employment, a strategy for assisting individuals with disabilities to obtain and maintain employment by providing needed support to insure success, has been a model for employment services since the early 1980’s. Implementation of supported employment services within Oregon has fluctuated, from being a national leader in the late 1980’s, to a decline in services presently.
This paper explores strategic actions that might be taken, desired outcomes, policy implications and strategic opportunities to consider, as well as potential lead and partner agencies.
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PUBLICATIONS
FOR SALE
Return to Free Publications
The following publications were produced by the Oregon Council on Developmental
Disabilities with its contractors and partners.
They may be purchased by e-mailing the Council
at ocdd@ocdd.org and requesting
an order form.
Not Another Board Meeting: Guides to Building
Inclusive Decision-Making Groups (1995)
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.Click here for an order form.
To Your Health: Choosing The Health Care That
Is Right For You (1995)
A guide to assist people with disabilities and seniors assess and choose
health care services. A companion piece, The Choice Kit: Tools For Choosing
The Health Care That Is Right for You, provides county-by-county information
on health plans.
Price: single copy, no charge; 2 or more copies, $2.00 per copy.Shipping & handling, single copy, no charge. 2-5 copies, $3.00;
5-10 copies, $5.00; 10-20 copies, $7.00; 20-50 copies, $15.00.
Video: Voices From Fairview (2004)
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