Recognizing the problem of maltreatment of children with disabilities, Oregon representatives from child protective and disabilities organizations and diverse families began to meet as the OAKS coalition -- the Oregon Alliance for Kids with Special Needs. With grant funding from the U.S. Administration on Developmental Disabilities, they established their mission to examine how the abuse and neglect of children with disabilities could be prevented and treated within a community context.

The following documents were generated by the alliance members. They are in Portable Document Format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing. If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you may download it for free from Adobe.