OHSU UCEDD Community Partners Council (CPC)

10/21/2026

: ¿Listo para llenar tu boleta? ✍️ ¡Haz que tus elecciones sean claras en esta elección! Sigue estos sencillos pasos para entregar tu boleta con confianza.

📫 Último día para enviar tu boleta por correo: 27 de octubre
🗳 Puedes entregar tu boleta en una urna electoral (drop box) en cualquier momento antes del 3 de noviembre a las 8:00 p. m.

10/20/2026

: Ready to fill out your ballot?✍ Make your choices clear this election! Follow these easy steps to turn in your ballot with confidence.

📫The last day to mail a ballot in: October 27
🗳You can turn in your ballot at a drop box any time before November 3 at 8:00 p.m.

10/19/2026

Are you an Oregon Health Plan (OHP) member? OHP is changing. Some changes will start January 1, 2027. Your healthcare is not changing right now, but there are some new rules coming soon. There are two big changes:

1. Some adults will have new work or activity rules.
2. Some people will have to renew OHP more often.

Learn more about whether you are exempt from the new rules with Disability Rights Oregon's FAQ about the new OHP rules: https://www.droregon.org/disability-rights-oregon-resources/ohp-new-rules

Need help? Call Oregon Health Authority at 800-699-9075

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about incoming changes to the Oregon Health Plan, Oregon's Medicaid program. New work or activity rules go into effect on January 1, 2027.

10/19/2026

¡Usted no es invisible! Puede compartir su historia en la Encuesta Nacional sobre la Discapacidad 2026 (NSHD): kuhealthsurvey.org

La encuesta está abierta a cualquier persona de 18 años o más que tenga una condición física, mental, emocional o de salud, incluidas las personas con discapacidad. La encuesta está disponible en línea en inglés, español y Lengua de Señas Americana (ASL), o por teléfono al 855-556-6328.

Los responsables de formular políticas afirman que las personas que no figuran en los datos son invisibles... No eres invisible.

¡Comparte tu historia en https://kuhealthsurvey.org !

10/19/2026

Policymakers say people who aren't in data are invisible... You are not invisible! You can share your story with the 2026 National Survey on Disability (NSHD): kuhealthsurvey.org

The survey is open to anyone age 18 or older with a physical, mental, emotional, or health condition – including people with disabilities. This survey is available online in English, Español, and American Sign Language, or over the phone at 855-556-6328.

University of Kansas Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies

You are not invisible.

Share your story at kuhealthsurvey.org

10/17/2026

stands for augmentative and alternative communication. It includes many ways people communicate, from facial expressions and gestures to high tech speech-generating devices. Everyone has the right to choose how they communicate. Some people may need or want to use AAC all the time. Others use it only in certain situations.

During AAC Awareness Month, take time to learn about different communication methods and why all forms of communication deserve equal respect: https://nwacs.info/community/aac-users/right-to-choose-how-to-communicate-part-time-aac-use/

Casey discusses the right to choose how we communicate, including the right to choose different ways at different times.

10/16/2026

📬Check your mail! voters will receive their ballots soon. People with disabilities have the same right to cast a as their fellow Americans. Our state has a vote by mail system. If you need help reading and filling out a paper ballot, the elections division offers accommodations to all Oregonians with disabilities.

Get resources and information about how to exercise your fundamental right to vote:

Learn how Oregon voters with disabilities can register, vote, get support, and access accessible polling places. Your rights, explained by Disability Rights Oregon

10/16/2026

OHP is changing. If you get benefits through both SNAP and OHP, you may need to follow separate work or activity rules to keep your benefits. New OHP work and activity rules start in January 2027.

Learn if the new rules apply to you and what you may need to do:https://www.oregon.gov/oha/HSD/OHP/Documents/OHP-SNAP-Crosswalk.pdf

10/14/2026

The public comment period for proposed changes to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is open through October 19 at 9 p.m. PDT: https://acl.gov/news-and-events/announcements/nchs-seeks-input-2028-national-health-interview-survey-redesign

The proposal includes removing several questions currently used to identify people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). These questions are essential for understanding the experiences of the disability community. Removing these questions will make it harder to identify people with IDD in NHIS data and will hinder efforts to track and address the public health needs of people with disabilities.

The aging and disability networks are encouraged to review the proposed redesign and share their perspectives. Input from organizations that represent and serve older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers, and their communities can help ensure the NHIS continues to provide relevant, accurate,...