High Desert Self Advocacy

04/30/2026

04/23/2026

Breaking Barriers was truly empowering, bringing together amazing individuals and a remarkable self-advocate keynote speaker who inspired us all!

04/20/2026

Thank you Central Oregon Collective for letting HDSA use your community for our tie dye event! We’re so grateful for the people who joined and getting to know our advocacy group!

04/20/2026

What a fantastic event we had!

04/08/2026

Sprout Film Festival 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

04/08/2026

EVENT REMINDER:
Almost two weeks away till the tie dye event on April 19! There’s still time to register for this event. It will be located at the Central Oregon Collective. Click the link here https://forms.gle/Gv2gKVvFQKVkWLEh9 or scan the QR Code to register. See you soon!

04/02/2026

Let's unite to uplift and empower individuals on the autism spectrum, celebrating their potential and promoting a culture of acceptance and understanding. Happy Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month!

03/24/2026

Location Update:
We’re moving our tie dye event at the Central Oregon Collective. Address is below
The time is still the same and registration is still open for you to sign up.

03/17/2026

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀

03/11/2026

Breaking Barriers by Central Disability Support Network is coming! Registration is open! They’ll have tons of booths on disability services self advocacy groups, listening sessions, raffles and so much more! Experience what disability means to you! It will be located at the Deschutes County Expo Center in Redmond. We hope to see you there! https://www.codsn.org/breaking-barriers/

03/09/2026

It’s DD awareness month…and everyday, always! Sign up and share your thoughts about the DD Community and why we are spreading our voices to our State!

During the month of March, you can help spread DD Awareness and the theme of "Nothing About Us Without Us" by using the Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities 's shareable toolkit: https://www.ocdd.org/dd-awareness-toolkit/

The theme “Nothing About Us without Without Us” underscores the importance of active and meaningful participation by people with IDD and their families in all spaces in Oregon where decisions are made—so they may live, work, play and learn the way they choose in their communities.