By building relationships and trust through collaboration and unified action, our coalition can do more together than any of us can do alone.

Featured Members

Deschutes County Local Interagency Coordinating Council

Provides assistance and oversight of Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education services in Deschutes County.

Oregon Technical Assistance Corporation

We promote full participation in community life for individuals with disabilities, seniors and their families.

Events

Wrightslaw Conference

October 29 2009 Ambridge Event Center

Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy Conference with Pete Wright--Autism Society of Oregon (ASO) along with other partners such as FACT, Oregon Parent Training and Information and many others is sponsoring this one-day event on October 29, 2009 at the Ambridge Event Center--1333 NE Martin Luther King Blvd in Portland.

2009 Building Futures Conference

October 26 2009 Salem Conference Center

SAVE THE DATE! Secondary Transition to College and Employment--a statewide conference designed for students, families, and professionals.


What's New

Support Additional Funding for EI/ECSE

June 01 2009

It is critical to act NOW!  Please contact your legislators and members of Ways and Means leadership and members of the Ways and Means Education Subcommittee to urge them to increase the funding for EI/ECSE.


Update from a FACT Member Organization

March 07 2009

Northwest Down Syndrome Association (NWDSA) has been busy, busy, busy advocating here locally and all the way in DC.  Their Board of Directors just returned from an amazing opportunity to visit Washington, DC, sharing the All Born ‘IN’ Banners and distributing Calendars to legislators on the Hill.

Family and Community Together (FACT) is a family leadership coalition working to facilitate positive change in policies, systems and attitudes affecting Oregonians with disabilities or chronic health concerns and their families. More about FACT ...