Introduction to Special Education and the IEP Process for Resource Families 

Part 1 - Wednesday, April 5, 6:00 -7:30 pm

Part 2 – Wednesday, April 12, 6:00 - 7:30 pm

The Individualized Education Program (IEP) describes your child's special education needs and services. Learn more about how the IEP is developed, and how your involvement is critical! 

Attendees will:

• Understand the purpose of an IEP
• Explore each step of the IEP Process
• Learn the important role of parents and caregivers in the IEP development

Breaking Barriers: Life Beyond Labels (CODSN Partner Event)

Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 9:00 am-4:00 pm, Redmond, OR 

Breaking Barriers: Life Beyond Labels Conference is back in 2023! Attendees will learn how to support people experiencing disability across all areas of their life, hearing directly from self-advocates and others with expertise. FACT Oregon will present on Preparing for the Transition to Adulthood.

Dream Big Dreams is back, and we’re excited to bring you the following fun ways to support FACT Oregon:

Online Auction: The auction opens May 7^th and will close May 11^th at 7:30 PM in collaboration with our in-person Fund and Games Happy Hour. Everyone from all over the state (and beyond) can participate in the auction through live, online bidding.

Raffle: Our Golden Ticket Raffle is a Dream of Mexico 7-Night luxury resort stay! Only 100 tickets are available, so get yours before they’re gone! Open to Oregon residents 18+ only!

Fund and Games Happy Hour:

Thursday, May 11^th, 5:30-8:30 PM

We’re thrilled to welcome you to Seven Corners Collaborative in Portland for an interactive, in-person celebration. Our theme is Fund and Games, and we can’t wait to show you our lighter side! The Online Auction and Raffle will close during the event, so local winners will be able to take home their goodies!

The FACT Board of Directors is a dynamic group of leaders committed to FACT Oregon’s mission, vision, and values. They actively champion and steward the organization to help us do the best work possible in pursuit of our goals to equip and empower families and transform disability. As a family led organization, FACT Oregon’s board maintains a majority presence of parents of youth with disabilities and seeks to have diverse leadership that reflects the diversity of the families and communities we serve. Take a moment to get to know some of our Board members! More introductions to come next month! 

Tuesday April 4^th was the last day for legislative bills to move out of committee. Want to see where a bill you’re following is in the process? Look it up at https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov.

We are delighted that SB 575, which would establish a Student Success Plan for Students with Disabilities, as well as several other bills that address the needs of students with disabilities, have passed this first hurdle.

FACT Oregon graduated our Winter 2023 cohort of Activate Your Advocacy Parent Leaders in March! It’s so exciting to hear about this group’s plans to engage in systems change. Several of our graduates got their first experience providing testimony on education-related bills to better serve the needs of students with disabilities.

In honor of Financial Literacy month, we’re sharing a great incentive by Oregon Savings Network. Open a new Oregon ABLE Savings account for someone with a disability by 4/30, and use promo code ABLE100. In 6-8 weeks, $100 will be automatically added to your new account.