Local Disability Organizations and Resources

Need resources or support but aren't sure where to start? 2-1-1 and the Aging and Disability Resource Connection keep up-to-date information on local community resources. If you're looking for a disability organization or resource for a specific situation or topic, keep reading!

Disability Community Organizations

• Portland Disability Justice Collective

• Aging and Disability Resource Connection

• AYCO Health and Disability Program

• Club Everyone, Me and U (Club EMU)

• Disability Arts & Culture Project

• Disability Rights Oregon

• FACT Oregon (Families)

• INCIGHT

• Independent Living Resources

• Multnomah County Aging & Disability Services

• Project DART PDX

• Real Choice Initiative

Disability-Specific Organizations

• Autism Society of Oregon

• Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon

• Cascade AIDS Project

• CymaSpace DHH Access Services

• Easterseals Oregon

• Hearing Loss Association of Oregon

• Learning Disability Association (LDA) of Oregon

• Multnomah County Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Services

• Multnomah County Mental Health Services

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Multnomah

• National Federation of the Blind, Oregon Chapter

• Northwest Down Syndrome Association

• Oregon Association of the Deaf

• Oregon Commission for the Blind

• Oregon Mental Health Consumers Association

• Oregon Self Advocacy Coalition

• Oregon Spinal Cord Injury Connection

• The Arc Multnomah-Clackamas

• United Cerebral Palsy of Oregon

Independent Living

• Multnomah County Aging and Disability Resource Connection

• Real Choice Oregon

• Oregon ABLE Disability Savings Accounts

• How to apply for Social Security Disability (SSD) 

Housing

• Fair Housing Council of Oregon

• City of Portland Renter Services Office

Home Modification and Repair

• Unlimited Choices

• Rebuilding Together Portland

• Community Energy Project

• Certified Aging in Place Specialists (CAPS)

• National Resource Center on Home Modification

Transportation

Public Transportation and Transportation Services

• Guide to Transportation Options for Medicaid Consumers in the Tri-County Area (Opens Word Doc)

• TriMet

  • Accessibility and Disability Services

  • TriMet Committee on Accessible Transportation (CAT)

• Ride Connection

In the event of local or regional weather emergencies or natural disasters, 2-1-1 and the Aging and Disability Resource Connection will have the most up to date information on transportation to shelters or safe locations. 

Parking

• Disability  and Accessible Parking in Portland (PBOT Website) Information about disability placards, parking meters, requesting residential accessible parking, and accessible parking enforcement.

• Accessible parking spaces standards (opens Oregon Department of Transportation PDF).

Pedestrian resources 

• Portland Bureau of Transportation Pedestrian Resources: Request a curb ramp in your neighborhood, sidewalk cafe permits and complaints, request sidewalk repair, and request street lighting repair.  

Business & Employment

• Resources for job-seekers (Worksource)

• Incight Job Fairs

• Ask JAN (Job Accommodation Network) for employers and job seekers

• Oregon Small Business and entrepreneur resources

• Self-Employment tips for people with disabilities (Easter Seals)

• Vocational Rehabilitation Oregon

• ADA Primer for small businesses

Recreation and Fun

• Accessible Recreation Resources

• Adaptive & Inclusive Recreation--Portland Parks and Recreation

• Adaptive Sports Northwest

Service Animals

• ADA National Network  guide to service animals and emotional support animals

• Service and Emotional Support Animals overview  (Access Tip) 

• Service and Assistance Animals in Oregon (Disability Rights Oregon guide) 

• Assistance Animals in Housing (Fair Housing Council of Oregon)

• Right to Emotional Support Animals in "No Pet" Housing

• Service animals on Flights (Air Carrier Access Act, US Department of Transportation)

• Service Animals Frequently Asked Questions (US Department of Justice)

• Financial Assistance for Pets

Disaster Preparedness

• Emergency Plan Ideas for People with Disabilities

• Neighborhood Emergency Teams

• Emergency Self-Preparedness for People with Disabilities Training (links at bottom of page)

• Additional Needs Registry for People with Disabilities

Statistical Data

• US Census Data on Disability for Portland/Multnomah County (scroll down for table or select from dropdown menu) 

• Oregon Disability Health and Data statistics

• Cornell University Disability Statistics (DisabilityStatistics.org) 

• Disability Compendium

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