Feature Stories

By Cori Mielke Today, I have so many things on my mind. As a parent of children who experience disability I often think about what community means to our family. This afternoon, we decided to go have a little fun.

By Roberta Dunn, Executive Director of FACT Oregon We’ve most likely all heard the saying if at first you don’t succeed, try, and try again, and maybe you’ve heard that it is ridiculous to try doing something the same way

By Caitlin Shockley, Director of Education and Community, FACT Oregon  In January, National Public Radio (NPR) published a series of stories titled, “Abused and Afraid,” uncovering the devastating statistics of sexual abuse within the disability community. The series quotes that

By Nicole Silverman, FACT Oregon Program Coordinator Benjamin was my only child for 9 years. He was born via emergency C-section 7 weeks premature and diagnosed with moderate to severe heart disease. We were in the NICU for 11 weeks

FACT Oregon needs your help to support all Oregon families who experience disability! There are 197 school districts in Oregon and over 88,000 children receiving special education services. With current funding, FACT Oregon is able to provide 75 special education

By Roberta Dunn When do you start preparing for your child’s life after school? Immediately! Parents with adult children had shared with me that preparing for my son’s life after school should start while he was young, and that it