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  2. Bill to stop involuntarily commitment of individuals with ...

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    The bill had received support from organizations such as the Oregon Department of Human Services Office of Developmental Disabilities and Disability Rights Oregon.

  3. Edwards Center Inc. - Wikipedia

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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]

  4. Oregon Department of Human Services - Wikipedia

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    The Oregon Department of Human Services ( ODHS) is the principal human services agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. ODHS helps Oregonians achieve wellbeing and independence through opportunities that protect, empower, respect choice and preserve dignity, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

  5. Fairview Training Center - Wikipedia

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    Fairview Training Center. / 44.8978981; -123.0137063. 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 ...

  6. State schools, US (for people with disabilities) - Wikipedia

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    State schools are a type of institution for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the United States. These institutions are run by individual states. These state schools were and are famous for abuse and neglect. In many states, the residents were involuntary sterilized during the eugenics era.

  7. Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional - Wikipedia

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    A Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional, often referred to as a QIDP for short is a professional staff working with people in community homes who have intellectual and developmental disabilities and was previously known as a Qualified Mental Retardation Professional or QMRP. [1] The change in terminology was implemented after the ...

  8. AbleLight - Wikipedia

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    121,004,059 United States dollar (2017) Website. www .ablelight .org. 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 ...

  9. Timeline of disability rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1963 – Public Law 88-164, also called the Community Mental Health Act, became law in the U.S., and it authorized funding for developmental research centers in university affiliated facilities and community facilities for people with intellectual disability; it was the first federal law directed to help people with developmental disabilities.