Save for eligible expenses, invest for the future: Oregon ABLE Savings Plan
For too long, people with disabilities could not save for the future out of fear of losing needed government benefits. The disability community fought long and hard to change this, and together they’ve come up with a solution. The Stephen Beck Jr., Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014 (ABLE Act) established the creation of […]
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Higher Perceptual Capacity Both a Strength and a Challenge
There is growing awareness that sensory experiences are different in autism. However, different doesn’t mean worse. Many recent reports show people with autism doing better than those without the condition on visual and auditory tasks. For example, compared with typical people, those with autism spot more continuity errors in videos and are much more likely […]
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Strategic Planning Facilitation and Consultation Recap 2016
Oregon’s Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorder held significant strategic planning meetings during Fall and Winter of 2016 in order to gain insight from stakeholders and identify an effective strategic plan that best presents OCASD’s mission and values. The strategic planning meetings, which were held across the state and had a regional focus, were initiated in […]
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