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Past eventHeld October 19-22, 2026

NW Conference on Disability Services 2026

The Pacific Northwest's premiere annual conference on disability services and support.

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel, Portland, Oregon

Held
October 19-22, 2026
Venue
Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel, Portland, Oregon

TL;DR

Written before the event took place.

  • NW Conference on Disability Services 2026 runs October 19-22 at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel in Portland, Oregon.
  • The conference features a pre-conference evening, opening and closing keynotes, breakout sessions, an exhibitor lunch, and networking events across three days.
  • A room block is available at the hotel, with reservations closing September 28.

About

ORA is the professional membership association for community providers of services to individuals with disabilities. As the hub of the disability community, we provide a collaborative platform that connects and empowers our members through learning, advocacy, resources and innovation. Today, as the networking and information hub for organizations that support Oregonians with disabilities, ORA offers its members education and training, events and networking opportunities, consultation services, and professional assistance.

Source: oregonresource.org/faqs_for_buyers.php

Who was in the room

community providers of services to individuals with disabilities

organizations that support Oregonians with disabilities

Oregonians with disabilities

Featured speakers

2 listed

Brad Butler II

Opening Keynote Speaker

Blair Braverman

Closing Keynote Speaker

Venue & travel

Venue

Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel

Getting there

A hotel room block is available at the venue with reservations through Marriott or by calling 503-335-2857. The block closes September 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

7 answered

The conference runs October 19-22, 2026, with a pre-conference evening on October 19.

The conference takes place at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel in Portland, Oregon.

October 19 features a pre-conference movie and fireside chat. October 20 includes the opening keynote, awards ceremony, and casino night. October 21 offers breakout sessions, an exhibitor lunch, an after-hours connection lab, and trivia night. October 22 concludes with a closing keynote, breakout sessions, and prize drawings.

Brad Butler II delivers the opening keynote on October 20. Blair Braverman delivers the closing keynote on October 22.

A room block is available at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel. Reserve through Marriott using the link on the conference website or call 503-335-2857. The block closes September 28, 2026.

It is most useful for managers and frontline leaders at community disability service providers, since the organizer is a membership association for such providers and the program mixes breakout sessions, an exhibitor lunch and the Works of Heart Awards Ceremony. Vendors with no link to the disability sector, or people wanting a national research forum, would get less from a regional meeting built around member networking, with evening activities like trivia and a casino night.

Attendees at disability services and human services conferences usually wear business casual, with comfortable clothes for the evening social events such as game night.

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