The Dayle McIntosh Center

The Dayle McIntosh Center Access and equity, by and for, people with disabilities and older adults.

The purpose of the Dayle McIntosh Center is to partner with individuals who have disabilities as they gain the resources, knowledge and skills to live independently.

DMC wants to congratulate our Volunteer Angela (pictured left with DMC Volunteer Coordinator, Raquel Velarde, right) w...
03/02/2026

DMC wants to congratulate our Volunteer Angela (pictured left with DMC Volunteer Coordinator, Raquel Velarde, right) who reached 55 hours of volunteer service for our Blind/Low-Vision Services program.

In May 2026, Angela will be approaching her 1 year of service. She has been using
AT device (Talking Label Wand) to label (OIB) items for older individuals who are blind and storage container in the storage area.

Volunteering at DMC helps provide support to our organization, while learning skills, connecting with community peers and also growing work experience, making new friends and knowing you're making a difference.

If YOU would like to learn more about our Volunteer Program opportunities, check out our volunteer openings HERE: https://daylemc.galaxydigital.com/need/

Learn more about our Volunteer Program and most frequently asked questions (FAQ) here: https://daylemc.org/volunteer/

Download our Volunteer flyer and share with your entire network:https://daylemc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DMC-Volunteer-Flyer-Final-2025.pdf

Join us today!!



Image description: DMC's Volunteer Coordinator, Raquel Velarde (right) working with DMC Volunteer Angela in hallway using the talking label want to label items for our Blind/Low-Vision program

Service matters and we love serving those who have served. Do YOU? If so, keep reading! Did you know Los Angeles County ...
03/02/2026

Service matters and we love serving those who have served. Do YOU? If so, keep reading!

Did you know Los Angeles County has 220,722 Veterans residing in L.A.? With that said – we have many Veterans in need of program services and DMC has a job opening for a Veteran Independence Program Advisor in Los Angeles County.

Are you a person who loves to serve and support our Veterans who have dutifully provided service to our country?

Do you have knowledge about the American Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act and Fair Housing Act?

Does maintaining a caseload of 45 consumers excite you?

Do you have strong core values with solid business ethics?

Are you confident with decision-making, problem-solving and are you highly organized with the ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines?

Are you a highly skilled person who is able to assess, assist, monitor, budget, collaborate and stay focused to serve meeting several needs at once?

Are you able to travel 60% of the time, being punctual to meetings, provide direct services without being flustered by commuting and traffic?

If you're a driven person who is ready to make a difference, who can work independently making sound decisions, modeling immaculate leadership by example to proudly represent DMC to our service personnel in need - we'd love for you to apply for our open role as Veteran Independence Program Advisor in Los Angeles County.

Independent Living philosophy values and Los Angeles County residency a huge plus! Learn more and apply: https://daylemc.org/about-us/employment-opportunities/



Image description: Dayle McIntosh Center is Hiring Veteran Independence Program Advisor Los Angeles County written on red background with silhouette of three people in center. DMC blue logo is in upper left corner and image has a blue border.

Ah... to take a shower. We see you - getting ready for work. You may take your shower for granted. Here we see a bef...
03/02/2026

Ah... to take a shower. We see you - getting ready for work. You may take your shower for granted. Here we see a before and after modification for a consumer who just couldn't navigate having easy access because of limiting glass shower doors.

A home modification can make all the difference based on the individual's needs. For others it might look like no doors or curtain like the one on our DMC HOME ACCESS FLYER: https://daylemc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Home-Access-Flyer.pdf

If it has been awhile for you browsing our website, you may want to check out all of our success stories and access some important resources to learn just how much having accessibility can mean in providing independence toward living the life you choose! https://daylemc.org/home-access/



Image description: Before and after photos of a consumer's bathroom. Before - glass shower door. After - full glass shower stall removed to provide easier curtain situation for access with important added safety grab bars in shower.

They say a circle of trust is everything - a circle of support, life-changing, and a circle unified in making a differen...
02/27/2026

They say a circle of trust is everything - a circle of support, life-changing, and a circle unified in making a difference together - impactful! As you've seen from our of "support" from this month - support is key to DMC.

We at DMC are very proud to remember that our activist and advocate ancestors who are responsible for starting our organization in 1977 created circles of support since even before our own doors were open.

It is with this in 2026 we have optimism that DMC's CIRCLE OF SUPPORT donor subscriber sponsor program can be all of the above from this concept conceived by our founders- something we can trust in and count on with the impact to our consumers we serve and all of us unified in making an impact for our own community.

If we don't take care of ourselves and start in our own backyard - what will that mean for our community of people with disabilities, older adults and Veterans - a community that is growing exponentially EVERY SINGLE DAY?!

Help us create a circle of sustainability in support to continue to provide additional outreach and resources as our own community doubles.

Please help us distribute and share our flyer
https://daylemc.org/.../12/DMC-Circle-of-Support-12.2026.pdf

We have a lot of work to do in the year ahead and your love and support within your own networks just by SHARING THIS POST AND FORWARDING IT can help us. In the flyer - you gain understanding of the powerful impact you can make with your donation.

Check out our Circle of Support Web Page: https://daylemc.org/join-dmc-circle-of-support/

Sign up EARLY and commit to being part of our Circle of Support Network and you automatically qualify for our prize opportunity drawing this fall for our Attitude of Gratitude fundraiser! Whoo hoo!

Thank you for your support!



Image Description: DMC blue logo at top; DMC Circle of Support text written in an actual circle around Captain's ship wheel with life preserver in the center and group of diverse hands stacked in unity together. Image has blue border.

Heads-Up! It's time to wake up your inner advocate and get to work! And it’s time to put your advocacy talk in motion...
02/27/2026

Heads-Up! It's time to wake up your inner advocate and get to work! And it’s time to put your advocacy talk in motion by SPRINGING INTO ACTION becoming your words as a real community advocate!

DMC is proud to present our Spring Advocacy Lead On Initiative (LOI)! It is a free four-part advocacy series running March 11 and March 25; April 18 and April 22, 2026 - 10:00-11:30 a.m. Pacific Time.

Lead On Initiative (LOI) is a digital advocacy workshop training series hosted by DMC and led by Systems Change Advocate, BreeAnna Adner.

The spring syllabus is designed to cover four pillars: IL History, Self
Advocacy, Systems Change Advocacy and Hands-On Application of Advocacy.
The series is all about supporting the goals of individuals who are passionate about learning advocacy roots of the past and bring advocacy into the present through a foundation of self-advocacy to systems change advocacy and applying learned fundamentals into real community actualization for change.

JOIN the Lead On Initiative Advocacy 4-part Series by RSVPing to badner@daylemc.org

Share the flyer. Invite your colleagues and your community advocates
https://daylemc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/The-Lead-On-Initiative-LOI-Flyer-2026.pdf


Image description: DMC blue logo; The "Lead On" Initiative with megaphones on each side of the text; Equal Rights for all poster is in the center; Left Side: You're invited RSVP to reserve your spot for the 4-Part Series badner@daylemc.org; Right side says JOIN US March 11, March 25, April 8, April 22; 10-11:30 am.

Support to Creating Accessibility: Ivan Cortez, DMC's Lead Home and Community Access Coordinator met with Stacy Lum...
02/27/2026

Support to Creating Accessibility: Ivan Cortez, DMC's Lead Home and Community Access Coordinator met with Stacy Lumley, Analyst for City of Laguna Niguel at Laguna Niguel Senior Center to speak about DMC’s partnership with the City.

It is a tough reality that more of our community needs access as our population of people with disabilities and older adults aging requiring access soar beyond 700,000 individuals.

In the City of Laguna Niguel where more than 22.4% of the older adult population exist and as of the Census data just four years ago, 260,359 receive health care and social assistance - It is important to provide access removing barriers, as accessibility need continues to grow. DMC and the City of Laguna Niguel have a home access modification partnership to serve a growing, critical need where Laguna Niguel residents with disabilities and older adults often face barriers to living safely and independently in their homes.

Working together matters and when we support a mutual goal - we can make things better.


Image description: Ivan Cortez, Lead Home and Community Access Coordinator with met with Stacy Lumley, Management Analyst for City of Laguna Niguel at the Senior Center

Support to Inspire and Be Inspired: Growing advocacy, education, independence and access for our future matters to DM...
02/27/2026

Support to Inspire and Be Inspired: Growing advocacy, education, independence and access for our future matters to DMC's core values. The next generation of our community depends upon our our educators.

We'd like to thank all of the teachers and faculty at Stonegate Elementary in Irvine where their main objective is to lead all students to recognize their greatest gifts and to reach their highest potential.

Welcoming Dayle McIntosh Center onsite to participate for a second year in a row in their annual Beyond Awareness event is full-circle support in partnership action ensuring each of our respective like-minded missions can be achieved together. We are grateful to be invited and included where DMC team members could have the opportunity to educate elementary students on life with a disability.


Image Description: Stone Gate Elementary team with DMC team members Jet Hurley, DMC Deaf Services Advocate, Nelly Gomez, Lead Youth and Information Coordinator and Pamela Torres, Lead Deaf Services Advocate in the center. The group photo taken outside of the school.

to a very happy day at DMC! Support to Grow and Keep Growing: DMC was thrilled to have the Department of Rehabilitat...
02/27/2026

to a very happy day at DMC! Support to Grow and Keep Growing: DMC was thrilled to have the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) visit us onsite earlier this month. DOR has been very instrumental as a means of essential support to become vendorized so that our organization can continue to educate, train and grow inclusive ways to expand upon support for our growing market needs.

During this visit onsite DMC was able to get re-certified for our Assistive Technology (AT) Fee-For-Service (FFS) for three years and newly certified for Pre-ETS for one year.

AT FFS works directly with DOR for Service programs for the Orange and San Gabriel regions for AT assessments and training.

To learn more about AT FFS check out our flyer:https://daylemc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AT-FFS-Flyer-for-DOR-2025.pdf


Image description: DOR's onsite visit at DMC. The group photo taken on DMC’s side ramp. In the front row, Nelly Gomez, Lead Youth and Information Coordinator. Back row left to right is Alan Cruz, DMC Assistive Technology Coordinator, Michelle Ramos, Diector of Community Support Services, and Katie, and Cybil from DOR.

Just a friendly reminder to please "follow" our DMC Deaf Services page!We want you to stay up-to-date on everyt...
02/27/2026

Just a friendly reminder to please "follow" our DMC Deaf Services page!

We want you to stay up-to-date on everything for the entire d/Deaf community and we hope you'll stay connected because peer support matters!

Follow us here: https://www.facebook.com/DMCdeaf

Need to know more about our DMC Deaf Services? Check out our shiny updated web page covering our most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): https://daylemc.org/services/services-for-the-deaf/

Also - sharing is caring - so please share our Deaf Events Flyer:

https://daylemc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2026-DMC-Deaf-Events-Flyer.pdf


Image Description: DMC's Deaf Services Team - Pamela, Jet and Tobias having conversation outside DMC with brick wall and teal door in background.

Hello Youth and Parents: This Saturday is the last meeting of February, but we've got plenty planned for March!DMC Yout...
02/27/2026

Hello Youth and Parents: This Saturday is the last meeting of February, but we've got plenty planned for March!

DMC Youth Connect meets Every Second through Fourth Saturday.

Are you joining us tomorrow February 28? Plan to connect and mark your calendars for next month, before busy spring whisks by!

March 14

March 21

March 28

Be sure to share our flyers, please. We want to invite more participants to join our program so you all can make new friends, too!

DMC YOUTH CONNECT (English): https://daylemc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DMC-Youth-Connect-Flyer-2026-English.pdf

DMC YOUTH CONNECT (Spanish): https://daylemc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/DMC-Youth-Connect-2025-Flyer-Spanish.pdf

We can't wait to connect with you!!

Questions????

Contact: Nelly Gomez (Español)

Lead Youth and Information Coordinator

714-621-3300 ext. 316

ngomez@daylemc.org


Image description: DMC's Youth participants smiling outside gathered in group in front of building, trees, and grass.

So did you miss our 2 p.m. Housing Workshop today even after we nudged you with a friendly reminder yesterday and previo...
02/27/2026

So did you miss our 2 p.m. Housing Workshop today even after we nudged you with a friendly reminder yesterday and previous weeks?

Well, do more than mark your calendar - Be sure to RSVP for our March Momentum as we have a new workshop coming in just three weeks!

March 19, 2026 * 2PM

DMC Guest Presenter Elder Law & Disability Rights Center will help you to spring into a power-packed housing workshop and empower you with knowledge for one of life's challenging topics.

Learn about essential estate planning topics such as wills, powers of attorney, advanced healthcare directives, and trusts so you can gain the knowledge needed to make informed decisions and confidently plan for the future.

RSVP right now and be the early planner in joining us! RSVP for Zoom Link - please email housing@daylemc.org or call 714/621-3300 to reserve your spot today!


Image Description: Estate Planning Workshop March 19, 2026, 2 PM DMC Welcomes Guest Presenter Elder Law & Disability Rights Center (logo in light and dark blue on image) with INSET image of older adults with attorney writing notes with laptop on desk; second image has Estate Planning paperwork, calculator and pen. DMC blue logo is at bottom with RSVP for Zoom Link - please email housing@daylemc.org or call 714/621-3300 in green and orange border.

DMC VIP OMG - We're so excited! It's no secret we're growing, we're changing and we are grateful for being able to do t...
02/26/2026

DMC VIP OMG - We're so excited! It's no secret we're growing, we're changing and we are grateful for being able to do the work we do.

Thank you to all of our amazing Veterans! You have made the journey so memorable and fulfilling, rewarding and insightful - and not only do we thank you for your service but we are so thankful for your trust in the work we do to help serve you in return.

THANK YOU! You will see some new faces here soon joining us almost to practically spell out VIP and DMC ... and we're happy about this growth opportunity.

Why not share our VIP Page: https://daylemc.org/veterans-independence-program/ and our flyer to help bring awareness to other Veterans:https://daylemc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Veterans-Independence-Program-1.pdf

We look forward to serving more and more Veterans! Thank you!



Image Description: DMC's VIP Team, Michelle, Eric, Marysol and "Honey" standing outside DMC on ramp signing V-I-P in ASL.

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