Central Oregon Disability Support Network

04/27/2026

04/24/2026

From Disability Rights Oregon!

Virtual I/DD Listening Sessions Are Here — and so is your chance to shape our work!

Disability Rights Oregon is hosting free virtual listening sessions for Oregonians 18+ with intellectual or developmental disabilities. We want to hear directly from you: What's working in your life? What isn't? What matters most?

Your story and experience can shape what we focus on in the year ahead.

Register for one of these online sessions and join us:

📅 April 29 | 12:00–1:00 pm —
Register: tinyurl.com/April29ListeningSession

📅 May 5 | 10:00–11:00 am —
Register: tinyurl.com/May5ListeningSession

📅 May 20 | 5:30–6:30 pm —
Register: tinyurl.com/May20ListeningSession

📅 June 4 | 12:00–1:00 pm —
Register: tinyurl.com/June4ListeningSession

Spanish-language sessions coming soon — stay tuned for details!
Próximamente también habrá sesiones en español. ¡Estén atentos para más detalles!

04/24/2026

Get Smoke Ready this Spring!

A message from our friends at the Deschutes County Health Services.

During Spring, Deschutes National Forest conducts prescribed burns in areas around Bend, La Pine, Sisters and beyond.

These planned burns are essential for maintaining healthy forests and reducing wildfire risk—but they can also bring smoke that affects air quality.

Due to the warm and dry winter, prescribed burning is starting earlier than usual.

Stay Informed
Help your community stay ready for smoke by sharing these tools—and don’t forget to use them yourself!

Text COFIRE to 888-777 for real-time text alerts on the day of prescribed burns

Visit www.CentralOregonFire.org for burn updates, smoke safety tips, and air quality info

Check air quality near you at fire.airnow.gov
Learn how to protect your health from smoke exposure
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Stay Safe
While prescribed fire supports forest and community health, exposure to smoke can be harmful—especially for sensitive groups like older adults, children, people with heart or lung conditions, and pregnant individuals.

Here’s how to stay safer when air quality is affected:
Know your risk: Some people need to limit exposure sooner than others—learn more about what the Air Quality Index (AQI) means for you.

Find cleaner air spaces: Visit CentralOregonFire.org or call 211 to locate cleaner indoor air locations in Deschutes County

Consider an N95 mask: Especially during heavy smoke or extended time outdoors.

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day 2026!

04/21/2026

Today is the Day!

2026 Breaking Barriers: Life Beyond Labels Conference.

Our offices are closed.

All our staff are at the conference.

Tuesday, April 21st | Deschutes County Fair & Expo, Redmond, OR

04/21/2026

Sprout Film Festival: Join us for the 2026 Sprout Film Festival on May 6 at the Tower Theatre! Experience powerful short films created by and about people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Tickets: $6 (+$2 fee).

📽️ Matinee: Doors open at 9am, show at 10am
📽️ Evening Showing: Doors open at 6 PM, show at 7 PM.

Get tickets: https://www.towertheatre.org/event/sprout-film-festival-2026
¡Acompáñanos al Festival de Cine Sprout 2026 el 6 de mayo en el Tower Theatre!
Disfruta cortometrajes poderosos creados por y sobre personas con discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo.
Boletos: $6 (+$2 de tarifa).

📽️ Matinée: Puertas abren a las 9 AM, función a las 10 AM
📽️ Función de la tarde: Puertas abren a las 6 PM, función a las 7 PM

Boletos aquí: https://www.towertheatre.org/event/sprout-film-festival-2026

04/20/2026

Summer Kickoff Picnic

Save the date — it’s going to be a blast! 🎉

Join us June 17, 4–6 PM at Sam Johnson Park for free picnic food, snow cones, cotton candy, disability‑related resources, a piñata, and yard games.

You won’t want to miss this!

¡Aparta la fecha — será una celebración increíble! 🎉

Únete el 17 de junio de 4 a 6 PM en Sam Johnson Park para disfrutar comida de picnic gratis, raspados, algodón de azúcar, recursos sobre discapacidades, una piñata y juegos al aire libre.

¡No te lo querrás perder!

04/18/2026

Celebrate Earth Day with us by giving back and going green! 🌎

We’re excited to be part of OregonBottleDrop's 6th Annual Earth Week Give event! From April 15–26, your support can go even further with a 20% match on funds raised through BottleDrop Give. 🙌

Here’s how you can help CODSN earn a share of $55,000 in matching funds:

• Drop off your cans & bottles at our Bend office location at 2525 NE Twin Knolls #7, Bend, OR 97701.
• Pick up a Blue Bag from CODSN and return it to any BottleDrop location by April 26th
• Donate directly from your Blue Bag account to CODSN.

Let’s team up to support people with disabilities and help them have access to the resources and information they need, AND protect the planet! 🌎

04/16/2026

Drop off your BottleDrop Bags and help us raise money during Earth Week.

and

04/14/2026

Tomorrow is the last day.

Registration for Breaking Barriers 2026 closes April 15, and
we're not going to let you miss it without saying something.

Seven days from now, there will be 500+ people in a room in Redmond
who built their own seats at the table. Parents, self-advocates,
educators, and community members who stopped waiting for the system
to catch up and started showing up for each other instead.

This is your room too.

Free for individuals with a disability and their direct family members.
Lunch included. Sessions led by people who've actually lived this work.

Register before midnight tomorrow 👇
https://codsn.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/codsn/eventRegistration.jsp?event=9314

📅 April 21, 2026 | Deschutes County Fair & Expo, Redmond