[ODFW-News] Disability permits the subject of Friday meeting in Clackamas

[Odfw News]

For Immediate Release Wednesday, May 4, 2005
 

Disability permits the subject of Friday meeting in Clackamas
 
CLACKAMAS - A citizen committee appointed by the Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Commission will meet Friday in Clackamas to discuss the
existing definition of "disabled" under a program to allow hunters and
anglers with a disability more flexibility to harvest an animal. 
 
The meeting is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Building 16
Conference Room at Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 17330 S.E.
Evelyn Street in Clackamas.  
 
The Permanent Disability Permit allows hunters and anglers with a
disability to hunt or fish under more flexible rules than those
governing able-bodied hunters and anglers. The number of permit holders
has increased dramatically since 1999 when about 600 people held these
permits. Today, more than 16,000 hold PDPs, which is 6 percent of the
approximately 272,000 licensed resident hunters.
 
Last October, the Commission called for a committee to study the current
definition of "disabled" for the purposes of the Permanent Disability
Permit program and to study the program's current operations and
associated social issues. The committee's goal is to develop
recommendations that will help reduce enforcement problems. 
 
The meeting is open to the public. Reasonable accommodations are
provided as needed for individuals requesting assistive hearing devices,
sign language interpreters or large-print materials. Individuals needing
these types of accommodations may call 503-657-2000, Ext. 0, before 4
p.m. Thursday.
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