As long as we, the people of Oregon, continue to be more concerned with the careers of those tasked with protecting the lives of people with disabilities than the people with disabilities themselves, the abuse , neglect, and violence will continue.
As long as we, the people of Oregon, continue to see the lives of people with disabilities as not having value, the abuse, neglect, and violence will continue.
No laws will protect them. No ombuds program will protect them. No registry will protect them. No police training will protect them. No “warning” poster will protect them. No parent will protect them. And no centralized Office of Investigations and Training will protect them. Nothing will protect them.
Until our minds are changed, and we can honestly see that the lives of people with disabilities are as important as our own, and treat them as such, they will continue to be abused, neglected, and violated.
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