Our Programs

LILA, through our program ADA Info-Oregon, serves as the Oregon affiliate for the Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center Northwest. ADA Info-Oregon provides factual, confidential information to the general public regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act and its provisions. Information is provided in three ways:

1. answering telephone inquiries (1-866-790-8686) about the ADA and sending printed information upon request;
2. offering trainings to businesses and consumers on the ADA and its provisions; an
3. providing access surveys to businesses, non-profits and government agencies to determine compliance with the ADA Accessibility Guidelines upon request.

Contact: Eugene Organ – eorgan@lilaoregon.org

LILA, through its ADA-Info Oregon program, launched the Blue Path program in Lane County. The program is a partnership between places of public accommodation and the disability community. Area businesses are encouraged to participate by conducting an accessibility evaluation of their operation. If approved for Blue Path membership, the establishment is recognized as basically accessible and welcoming to patrons with disabilities.

Blue Path members are listed on a website which is managed by the NW Regional DBTAC at the University of Washington. The website can serve as a marketing tool for potential customers with disabilities. Persons with disabilities can then offer comments about the accessibility and disability friendliness experienced at member businesses.

LILA also offers training opportunities and consultation for Blue Path member businesses.

Twenty-one Lane County businesses became Blue Path members at our Blue Path inauguration on October 1st 2009. Governor Kulongoski issued a proclamation declaring that day “Blue Path to Accessible Business Day” in Oregon. Secretary of State Kate Brown and Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy attended a media event to launch the program and to “roll out” a blue carpet to acknowledge the Blue Path program and its Lane County members.

LILA is the Blue Path coordinator for Oregon. Plans call for Blue Path to be initiated in the Portland area in 2010.

Contact: Eugene Organ – eorgan@lilaoregon.org

Disability Navigators:

1. Assist consumers to use the resources at The Workforce Network.
2. Provide information and referral to programs, services, and resources.
3. Help consumers understand Social Security and other benefits, and the effect of employment on benefits.

People who experience multiple barriers to employment can benefit from the Career and Resource Mapping Class (CRM). The CRM class is offered on the first Monday of every month from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 2510 Oakmont, Eugene, OR 97401 and every third Monday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at L.C.C. Main Campus, Bldg. 19, 4000 E. 30th, Eugene, OR. Space is limited to 14 participants; call the Disability Navigator Line, 686-7503, to register for the class.

The Disability Navigators also guide the One-Stop Career Center staff in helping people with disabilities access and navigate the various programs that impact their ability to gain/retain jobs. The Disability Navigators bring together multiple partners to foster a collaborative effort by creating Integrated Resource Teams to address individual barriers to employment.

Contact: Johann Mueller – jmueller@lilaoregon.org
Bo Reitz – boreitz@lilaoregon.org

An internet radio service for print-disabled people. The programming is on air 24 /7, and is available through Omnimedia.org. The program is staffed by volunteers.

Contact: Mari Dole – erundil@clearwire.net

Offers one-on-one counseling and classes, such as Talking With Feelings, Dreams, Pain Management, Eliminating Self-Defeating Behavior, Assertiveness Training, Keeping the Job, Keeping the Boundaries and Disability Management and Work.

LAMHP also offers a Free Drop-in Support Group every Wednesday at LILA from 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm.

Contact: Bjo Ashwill – bashwill@lilaoregon.org

Provides mental health survivors with a safe place to gather for socialization, an opportunity for peer support, and various classes that lead to greater self-sufficiency, self-expression, and personal growth.

Programs and classes which may be offered include:

• Money/budget management
• Basic computer class
• Music class
• Information on access to other needed mental health or community services
• Nutrition information
• Exercise class
• Art class
• Self-help and personal growth class
• Expand training for peer support and how to handle crisis situations
• Call-in helpline to be staffed by consumers
• Quiet room and library space
• Theater programs
• Workshops to assist consumers to get their GED
• Job class
• Field trips

Contact: Sheila Thomas – sthomas@lilaoregon.org
Jon West – jwest@lilaoregon.org

A consortium of mental health providers and advocates working to provide consumer-directed mental health services held every fifth Tuesday, at the Eugene Library.

Contact: Bjo Ashwill – bashwill@lilaoregon.org

Helps consumers with disabilities who are currently on Social Security understand what impact returning to work may have on their benefits. The first step is to contact the Work Incentive Coordinator at LILA – Emma Levert at 541- 607-7020.

Contact: Jon West – jwest@lilaoregon.org