Disability Rights Oregon

Name

Disability Rights Oregon

Legal name

Disability Rights Oregon

Website

https://droregon.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Rights Legal Advocacy

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Rights & Accessibility Advocacy (BPAGAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Disability legal advocacy
• Protection and advocacy
• Civil rights litigation
• Disability rights law
• Legal aid services

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Federal Grant Funding: Primary funding from federal authorities including U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (ACL), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), and U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
2. Donations: Individual and organizational donations from supporters of disability rights advocacy.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Disability Rights Oregon provides free legal advocacy, representation, and litigation services to people with disabilities in Oregon across multiple program areas including children's rights, mental health, employment, housing, and independent living. As Oregon's federally mandated Protection & Advocacy system since 1977, the organization combines individual case representation with systemic class action litigation, legislative advocacy, and public education to enforce disability rights under federal and state laws.

Product overview

Disability Rights Oregon is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization that serves as Oregon's federally mandated Protection & Advocacy system (since 1977). The organization offers a portfolio of legal services organized into distinct programs: Children's Rights Project (focusing on special education and foster care), Mental Health Rights Project (institutional rights and emergency response), Project Independence (independent living for developmental disabilities), Plan For Work (employment and benefits navigation), Client Assistance Program, Crime Survivor Project, Legislative Advocacy, and Litigation services. These programs are complemented by Know Your Rights educational resources covering topics including ADA, assistive technology, housing, veterans' rights, and voting rights. The organization also maintains a network of projects addressing specific issues including foster care class action litigation (Wyatt B. v. Kotek), mental health emergency response (DRO v. Washington County), and prisoner's rights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Children's Rights Project Legal advocacy program focused on protecting the rights of children with disabilities in Oregon, including special education access and foster care representation.
• Client Assistance Program Helps individuals with disabilities navigate the service system and access available resources and support in Oregon.
• Crime Survivor Project Advocacy services for crime survivors with disabilities in Oregon, addressing their unique legal and support needs.
• Legislative Advocacy Policy advocacy efforts at the state level in Oregon to advance disability rights legislation and systemic change.
• Litigation Legal representation and class action lawsuits to enforce disability rights under federal and state laws in Oregon.
• Mental Health Rights Project Advocacy for individuals with mental health disabilities in Oregon, focusing on access to treatment, rights in institutions, and emergency response services.
• Plan For Work Helps people with disabilities navigate employment, benefits, and work incentive programs to achieve financial independence.
• Project Independence Services to help individuals with developmental disabilities live independently in their communities in Oregon.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,000+ Oregonians received integrated employment services through Lane v. Brown settlement
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of OregoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel in Disability Rights Oregon v. Washington County lawsuit challenging discriminatory mental health emergency response. Joint investigation and federal lawsuit alleging Washington County sends armed police instead of mental health professionals to mental health emergencies.
• Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLPsecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-counsel in the Washington County mental health emergency response lawsuit. AmLaw 50 firm with more than 1,000 attorneys providing pro bono legal support.
• A Better ChildhoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational child advocacy organization and co-plaintiff in Wyatt B. v. Kotek class action lawsuit against Oregon Department of Human Services for failing foster children with disabilities.
• Davis Wright Tremaine LLPcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-counsel in Wyatt B. v. Kotek foster care lawsuit. Nationally recognized AmLaw 100 law firm providing pro bono litigation support.
• National Center for Youth LawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel in J.N. v. Oregon Department of Education lawsuit challenging shortened school days for children with disabilities.
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel and organizational plaintiff in J.N. v. ODE lawsuit for children with disabilities denied full school days.
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health LawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel in J.N. v. ODE lawsuit representing children with mental health disabilities denied full school access.
• Metropolitan Public DefenderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-plaintiff in Oregon Advocacy Center v. Mink and related cases regarding Oregon State Hospital admissions for people with mental illness found unable to aid and assist in their defense.
• Center for Public RepresentationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel in Lane v. Brown class action that ended segregated sheltered workshops and subminimum wage in Oregon, providing integrated employment to 7,000+ Oregonians.
• U.S. Department of JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoined Lane v. Brown litigation in 2013 to support claims that Oregon's sheltered workshop system violated the ADA.
• FACT OregoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint advocacy with Oregon's Parent Training and Information Center for special education to oppose Portland Public Schools budget cuts harming students with disabilities.
• Oregon Self-Advocacy CoalitionsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvocacy organization for people with disabilities in Oregon, represented by former sheltered workshop employee now executive director.
• Community Access ServicessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmployment services provider for people with disabilities in Oregon, benefited from Lane v. Brown settlement requirements.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Disability Rights Network (NDRN): National membership association of the 57 P&A and Client Assistance Programs across U.S. states/territories. Provides funding, training, and coordination to DRO and its peer P&As.
• ACLU of Oregon: Statewide civil liberties organization that co-litigates with DRO on disability rights cases (e.g., DRO v. Washington County); comparable advocacy and litigation posture.

Direct peers

• National Center for Youth Law: National nonprofit legal organization focused on children's rights, particularly youth in foster care and juvenile justice. Co-counsel with DRO on J.N. v. ODE.
• Disability Rights California: California's federally mandated P&A system. Comparable mandate and program mix (litigation, legislative advocacy, individual representation) but materially larger scale than DRO.
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law: National legal advocacy organization for people with mental disabilities. Frequently serves as co-counsel with state P&As including DRO on cases like J.N. v. ODE.
• Disability Rights Washington: Washington state's federally mandated P&A system. Directly comparable to DRO in mandate, funding model, and program structure; serves a neighboring state with similar demographics and legal framework.
• Center for Public Representation: National disability rights legal organization. Co-counsel with DRO on Lane v. Brown and other systemic litigation; directly comparable legal advocacy model.
• Disability Rights Advocates: National nonprofit disability rights legal center pursuing high-impact class action litigation; comparable litigation strategy and outcomes-driven model to DRO.
• A Better Childhood: National child advocacy organization that is co-plaintiff with DRO on the Wyatt B. v. Kotek foster care class action; comparable class action litigation focus on behalf of vulnerable populations.

Regional players

• FACT Oregon: Oregon's Parent Training and Information Center for families of children with disabilities. Joint advocacy partner with DRO on special education funding and access issues; complementary rather than directly competitive.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DisabilityRtsOR
• Facebookfacebook.com/Disability.Rights.Oregon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/disability-rights-oregon

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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