Oregon needs more Advocate VOICES for Inclusion and Accessibility, ADA and Independent Living Rights!

"Nothing About Us Without Us" Can't Happen if we don't Rally ALL of us to Speak for Ourselves and for Those Who Cannot!

Vitaly Murphy, Cascadia Coast Alliance 4 Independence

GREAT OPPORTUNITY to Have Your Voice heard! FROM Vitaly Murphy, 2026 Partners in Policymaking Graduate, DEMAC (Disability Emergency Management Advisory Council) Member since 2020

Oregon needs more Advocate VOICES for Inclusion and Accessibility, ADA and Independent Living Rights! We need More People WITH Disabilities and Disability Related Life Experiences to Speak for Themselves!

"Nothing About Us Without Us" Can't Happen if we don't Rally ALL of us to Participating Fully in Societal Policies that Affect Us:

PARTNERS IN POLICYMAKING is a Great Opportunity to Become EMPOWERED to Make a Difference!

My Father, Larry Murphy, who was a life-long Disability Advocate with cerebral palsy (power wheelchair user, among the first speech generating device users, trainer of his own service dog) graduated from the first Indiana class of PIP in 1991.

Last year, I was honored to follow in his wheeltracks, through the Disability Rights Oregon LEADERSHIP TRAINING SERIES (Partners in Policymaking) and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this Program as Life-Changing and Much-Needed, Right Now, for ALL Disability Community Members, because:

We ALL need More Tools and Opportunities to MAKE Our Own Differences, from Our Own Life Perspectives, to Protect and Expand the Rights of People with Disabilities in Oregon! We can't afford to Wait Any Longer!!!

APPLY TODAY as the Recruitment Window is Very, VERY Short!

CROSS-DISABILITY REPRESENTATION IS ESSENTIAL !!!! Last year, we had NO representative from the Blind or Deaf Communities and only one person besides myself using a Wheelchair. Most of the group were Parents rather than Self-Advocates or their Spouses, Siblings, Children or Significant Others, which significantly alters the dynamics of the process.

Please---I am asking ALL Individuals with Disabilities, their families, friends and allies, to SHARE THIS OPPORTUNITY with EVERYONE in the Entire Disability Community and their Elected Tribal and/or Government Representatives so that DISABILITY DIVERSITY can be maintained in the Class of 2027 which starts this Fall.

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'Happy Disability Pride Month! Let's celebrate the ADA!! GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ⭐ AWARD-WINNING ADVOCACY TRAINING ⭐ Applications Now Open for DRO Leadership Training Series (aka PIP) ---FREE AND TRAVEL EXPENSES PAID..................

Anyone with ANY Type of Physical, Mobility, Sensory--Blindness/Low Vision, Deafness/Hard of Hearing, Intellectual, Emotional, Mental, Behavioral Disabilities ----whether from Birth, Accident, Medical Conditions, Traumatic Injuries----including Veterans, First Responders, Crime/Domestic Violence Victims and others--and/or their Spouses, Siblings, Parents, Children, Caregivers, Guardians---can apply.

Are you an Adult with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD)? Or a parent, guardian, or family member of someone with I/DD, traumatic brain injury, or other lifelong disability? Apply for DRO’s Oregon Partners in Policymaking® Leadership Series! It’s more than training — it's TRANSFORMATION!

You'll spend One Weekend Per Month for 8 months learning how to work confidently with Policymakers who make decisions about the services and supports you and your family use. Graduates join Boards, run for Elected Office, get Jobs in Disability Advocacy, create real Policy Change, and More.  Here are more details from the website:

https://www.droregon.org/pip Get More Details & Apply https://www.droregon.org/pip https://www.facebook.com/Disability.Rights.Oregon welcome@droregon.org

Apply to be a Leadership Series partici-

pant at droregon.org/pip.