We believe in the power of sharing your story. This page features blogs from FACT Oregon families from across the state.
What is a Safe Place?
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
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The Outdoors Brings More Than Just Activity to our Lives
By Dianna Hansen, FACT Oregon Program Coordinator located in Bend, Oregon My husband and I grew up on the McKenzie River. It was 55 miles to the nearest grocery store. We didn’t have any type of skating rink, movie theater,
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“You do You” this Holiday Season!
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
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Dream Big Dreams with FACT Oregon
By Tammy Miller, FACT Oregon Board Member Remember when you first held your baby? You felt so much love, crazy love and joy. You knew the world for you would always be changed because of this love. And, if your
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Support FACT Oregon!
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
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Thankful for my Club
By Elliott Dale Elliott Dale is a FACT Oregon Board Member who lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon and is a business attorney. He shared a version of these remarks at the 2017 FACT Oregon Annual Breakfast. At the heart of
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The Best Day is Pay Day
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
Continue readingLegislative Update
By Ava Bartley, Advocacy and Engagement Director, FACT Oregon I had the good fortune of joining FACT Oregon as its new Advocacy and Engagement Director, right before Oregon’s 2017 legislative session began, which gave me an opportunity to jump in to
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Tales from the All Ability Tri4Youth
Mom and Son Dynamic Duo! By Lorinda Christianson My son Ian and I decided to compete in the All Ability triathlon on August 12th. Ian has only been riding a bike for a year, ever since he attended NWDSA Bike
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Tri4Youth a Huge Success
What an amazing day we had! The first annual All Ability Tri4Youth, which was also the first EVER all inclusive triathlon in Oregon and the only the second in the country, was a huge success! On Saturday, August 12th, 95 athletes raced their
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Summer for Ramona & Me
Summer is right around the corner! Are you ready? Without the routine of school, some children struggle with knowing what is happening each day, and can feel like they have little control over their daily activities. In turn, anxiety levels
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By Nicole Silverman, Program Coordinator My son recently attended a community event with his personal support worker . I arrived later, and walked in to see my son surrounded by several other children throwing a ball around with him. His
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