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Edwards Center Inc. Formation. 1972. Founder. Dr. Jean Edwards. Headquarters. Oregon. Edwards Center Inc. (founded 1972 in Oregon by author Dr. Jean Edwards), is a private, nonprofit organization serving adult Oregonians with developmental disabilities with 20 locations in both Washington County and Clackamas Counties. [1]
1971: The Oregon Legislature created the Oregon Department of Human Resources, an agency providing a spectrum of human services to individuals, families and communities. . Over the years parts of the agency were spun off, becoming the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Oregon Employment Department, the Oregon Youth Authority, and the Oregon Housing and Community Services Departm
AbleLight. AbleLight, formerly known as Bethesda Lutheran Communities, is a non-profit human service organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through faith-based programs. Bethesda, a 501 (c)3 non-profit, provides supports and services for more than 2,000 people with intellectual and developmental ...
Fairview Training Center. The Fairview Training Center was a state-run facility for people with developmental disabilities in Salem, Oregon, United States. Fairview was established in 1907 as the State Institution for the Feeble-Minded. The hospital opened on December 1, 1908, with 39 patients transferred from the Oregon State Hospital for the ...
Developmental disability. Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions, comprising mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood. Developmental disabilities cause individuals living with them many difficulties in certain areas of life, especially in "language, mobility, learning, self-help, and independent ...
The Arc of the United States is an organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The organization was founded in the 1950s by parents of people with developmental disabilities. [1] Since then, the organization has established state chapters in 39 states, and 730 local chapters in states across the country. [2]
The Administration on Disabilities ( AoD) is the United States federal agency responsible for implementation and administration of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act) [1] and the disability provisions of the Help America Vote Act. Organizationally, the Administration on Developmental Disabilities is ...
Wayne Ave # 1100, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Coordinates. 38°59′40″N 77°01′43″W / 38.994339°N 77.028513°W / 38.994339; -77.028513. Website. www.aucd.org. The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is an American institution that operates in the disability field, instituted after the Community Mental ...