The U.S. Department of Education is ending grants to programs across Oregon that support students with disabilities, citing practices related to diversity, equity and inclusion.

The cuts could make it harder for disabled students and their families to access help, especially in some of Oregon’s poorest rural communities.

The Trump administration cut funds for a statewide program that supports deaf and blind students in districts from Portland to Southern Oregon .

It moved to end a grant to Western Oregon University for its DeafBlind Interpreting National Training and Resource Center, pointing to its equity policies and writing in an Aug. 27 memo that the administration “has determined that continuation of the project is not in the best interest of the Federal Government.”

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