[ODFW-News] Disability permits the subject of Sept. 22 meeting in Clackamas

[ODFW News]

For Immediate Release Friday, Sept. 16, 2005
 
Disability permits the subject of Sept. 22 meeting in Clackamas
 
CLACKAMAS - A citizen committee appointed by the Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Commission will meet in Clackamas Thursday, Sept. 22, to
discuss its final recommended changes to a program that allows hunters
and anglers with a disability more flexibility to harvest an animal. 
 
The meeting will occur 9 a.m. - 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 17,500 hold PDPs, which is more than 6 percent
of the approximately 272,000 licensed resident hunters.
 
A year ago, the Commission decided to form the 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 goal of the committee is to develop
recommendations that will help reduce enforcement problems. 
 
The meeting is open to the public. Reasonable accommodations will be
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., Sept. 20.
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