Events Archives - ALSO https://alsoweb.org/category/events/ Developmental Disabilities Advocates Fri, 29 Dec 2023 19:59:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://alsoweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ALSO-Logo-Lockup-1440px.png Events Archives - ALSO https://alsoweb.org/category/events/ 32 32 Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2023: A Triumph for the Community https://alsoweb.org/nonprofit-blog/celebrating-national-disability-employment-awareness-month-2023/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:06:01 +0000 https://alsoweb.org/?p=4260 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

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]]> Celebrating ALSO’s 25th Anniversary https://alsoweb.org/nonprofit-blog/celebrating-alsos-25th-anniversary/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 06:37:42 +0000 https://alsoweb.org/?p=3906 Celebrate ALSO’s 25th Anniversary with Us! Back in 1997, ALSO began its mission to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Oregon. Since then, we have grown at a rate that we could have only dreamed of all those years ago. This year marks

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]]> DSP Recognition Week 2022 https://alsoweb.org/nonprofit-blog/dsp-recognition-week-2022/ Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:01:44 +0000 https://also.wpengine.com/?p=3767 What is DSP Recognition Week? Direct Support Professional Recognition Week is a national celebration of the dedication, hard work, and passion that DSPs devote to supporting people with disabilities to live the most independent and high-quality life possible. It’s a time for all human services

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]]> Honor Disability Pride Month https://alsoweb.org/nonprofit-blog/honor-disability-pride-month/ Fri, 28 Oct 2022 15:56:49 +0000 https://also.wpengine.com/?p=3772 July is Disability Pride Month! The month of July is quite a momentous occasion for the disability community. On July 26th, 1990, lawmakers and disability activists came together to enact the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It welcomed a new era in the disability rights movement. Since then, people with

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