From Direct Support Professional to Area Relief Specialist: “The Best 18 Years of my Work Life” People looking for Direct Support Professional (DSP) jobs may be considering the usual criteria: wages, hours, and benefits. They may be looking for career advancement and/or fulfillment from helping Read More
Five Ways to Maximize Your Giving to ALSO Every season of giving, donors seek ways to maximize the impact of their charitable contributions. Whether you’re already a supporter of ALSO, our nonprofit, or considering making a donation, we want to share five effective strategies to Read More
5 Ways You Can Make Your Holiday Get-Togethers More Accessible Are you a friend or loved one of someone who’s living with a disability? Are you hosting a get-together that guests with disabilities might be attending? Whether hosting an event at home, or another location, Read More
“We Crush Myths Every Day”: Long-Term Disability Advocates on Why They Stay at ALSO It’s not often you find people who rave about their job. Who can’t say enough good things about their team. Who say they go home fulfilled at the end of every Read More
How Family Preservation Services Help Children with Disabilities The purpose, function and characteristics of family preservations is integral to understanding the importance of children’s services at ALSO. ALSO is a support services provider to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our team serves the Portland Read More
Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2023: A Triumph for the Community October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). This year’s theme is Advancing Access and Equity. 2023 is particularly exciting because it also commemorates 50 years since the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. What Read More