Disabilities

We hear from a University of Washington robotics researcher and a person with a motor impairment about their efforts to develop a robotic-assisted feeding system for people who depend on caregivers for helping them eat.

The planned facility would more than double the number of clients the nonprofit could serve in Oregon.

We'll hear more about the expansion and what it takes to design a facility with senses other than sight in mind.

We'll hear about SB 538, also known as "Tensy's Law."

The Los Angeles-area wildfires bring a renewed focus on Oregonians with disabilities during major natural disasters. We speak with the advocacy group Disability Rights Oregon.

As Oregon’s psilocybin program is poised to enter its third year, facilitators are seeking ways to make the drug more accessible to a wider swath of the public — especially those experiencing end of life anxiety.

Walls, carpet, lighting and windows: Every detail in Vancouver’s new learning and athletics facilities was picked with deaf and hard-of-hearing students and staff in mind.

Portland-based Disability Rights Oregon has sent two letters to Grants Pass officials, saying its new rules on homeless campsites violate federal and state law.

The state will get $8 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which announced last week it would be awarding nearly $140 million in grants nationwide to 18 state housing agencies as part of its Section 811 Project Rental Assistance for Persons with Disabilities program.

In many states, people with intellectual disabilities are denied the right to vote. Paul Collins, an English professor at Portland State University, explores this issue in a new article. He joins us to talk about who votes and why it matters.