“To be in the community and live like anybody else”

Spotlight on ALSO External Affairs Committee Member Kaaren Londahl Kaaren Londahl gives the word “active” a whole new meaning. Besides working as a greeter at Community Pathways, she takes classes at PHAME, a fine and performing arts academy, and volunteers there as Facilities Assistant. She served

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The Impact of Supported Employment Services

What Are Supported Employment Services? “Supported Employment Services” refers to helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities obtain and maintain competitive employment. This employment in a business workplace is expected to pay wages and benefits. In the U.S., companies such as Meta (formerly Facebook) and

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Cutting Through the Confusion: How to Get Disability Services in Oregon

If you Google “disability services in Oregon,” you’ll retrieve a variety of websites, everything from the government sites you need to companies offering to help you qualify for Social Security Disability. While government websites

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