Access Community Care

12/05/2025

🌈✨️ We're hiring Community-Based Direct Support Professionals for our Daily Support Activities (DSA) program!

A Direct Support Professional (DSP) is a trained professional who helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities live, learn, and participate safely and independently in their communities.

What you’ll do:
🌿 Lead participants in outings, and structured and fun activities
🤝 Support participants as they practice social skills and interact with peers
📍 Navigate local events and public spaces
🚌 Transport participants safely using your personal vehicle and occasionally an ADA-accessible shuttle bus
📝 Document participation and progress in accordance with ODDS standards

Qualifications:
✅ Must be at least 18 years old with a valid driver’s license, and valid auto insurance
✅ Reliable transportation
✅ Ability to operate an ADA-accessible shuttle bus when needed
✅ Clear communication skills
✅ Technical proficiency for tracking hours, schedules, and following all program procedures
✅ Ability to pass a background check

Schedule & Location:
✅ Portland Metro and surrounding areas
✅ Part-time (20+ hrs/week) or full-time (30+ hrs/week)

Compensation & Benefits:
✅ Pay starts at $21–23/hr depending on experience
✅ $0.50/mile reimbursement
✅ Health Insurance, Benefits, PTO, Paid Holidays, Bonuses, Career Growth, and more!

Apply through our Linktree in bio. 💼💙

11/29/2025

Grateful moments filled the room at Access Community Care’s Friendsgiving as Mallorie, our DSA Director, prepared a thoughtful meal and everyone connected over bingo and shared smiles. A warm reminder that belonging often starts with a simple invitation to sit and stay awhile 🍂🏠

10/31/2025

🍁 Happy Spooky Friday from our Attendant Care Managers, Rachel and Sarah! We hope you enjoy this beautiful fall weather and remember to make this weekend an accessible and fun one for everyone who wishes to participate in the seasonal excitement! 🎃

💡 Inclusion Tip: When hosting or planning any fall festivity for people with I/DD, proactively offer clear communication, a comfortable quiet space to retreat if needed, and ensure all walkways are clear and accessible. Also, remember to respect all forms of engagement, and do not require verbal participation (like saying "Trick-or-Treat!") if the person is non-speaking or shy.

10/20/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to the 2025 Washington County Developmental Disabilities Resource Fair, and to for hosting the event. It was wonderful to connect 🤝

10/01/2025

✨🍂 On November 1st, 2025 from 11am-2pm, IRCO Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization is hosting a free community health fair in Portland, OR offering healthcare resources, utility bill discount programs, fun activities and more!

👉 Visit their website or the QR code on the graphic to learn more!

You’re invited to IRCO’s Fall Community Health Fair! 🩺🍁

Saturday, November 1, 2025

11 AM – 2 PM

Sokhom Tauch Center (10323 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97220)

💙 This event is free and open to all—come learn, celebrate, and connect with your community!

👉 Scan the QR code on the flyer or visit irco.org for more info.

09/13/2025

🎬✨ Happening Tonight!
Due to possible rain, Movie Night has been moved indoors 🌧️➡️🏠 The new location is just a short distance from the original spot so everyone can still enjoy a cozy and inclusive evening together!

🗓️ Saturday, September 13, 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 8970 SW Murray Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97008

🍿 Popcorn provided by ACC
🥤 Concessions for sale by PIEmpowerment
🤝 Meet new friends
🚗 Free & accessible parking

👉 Voting for the film has closed, but please come hang with us!

09/03/2025

🎬✨ Join us September 13th @ 7:00PM for a FREE community outdoor movie night, presented by Access Community Care (ACC) and ! This is an inclusive event for folks with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

🗓️ Saturday, September 13, 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 6700 SW 105th Ave, Beaverton, OR 97008

🍿 Popcorn provided by ACC
🥤 Concessions for sale by PIEmpowerment
🪑 Bring a cozy blanket or chair
📽️ Big outdoor projector screen
🤝 Meet new friends

👉 Register and vote for the movie here by scanning the QR code on the flyer or visiting the first link in our bio with the flyer in this post as the thumbnail ✨️

08/29/2025

🌈 ACC is Hiring! 🌈

📍 Portland Metro Area
We're looking to fill the following positions:
👥Direct Support Professionals (ADL + DSA)
📝Employment Job Developer
💪Job Coaches

🕘 Full-time and part-time positions available!
✅ Career Advancement Opportunities
✅ Flexible Schedules
✅ Paid Training
✅ Paid Time Off
✅ Paid Holidays
✅ Comprehensive Insurance
✅ Mileage Reimbursement
✅ Retirement Planning
✅ Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
✅ Bonus Programs

At Access Community Care, we support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in building skills, finding jobs, and living more independently in their communities. These positions are vital because they turn equal opportunity and human rights from abstract ideas into everyday realities, giving people with I/DD the support they need to access work, community life, and independence on their own terms.

Ready to make a true difference? Learn more about each role and apply today: AccessCommunityCare.com/Employment

Not sure if you're qualified? We encourage you to apply anyway! 🌟 Studies show that people often hold back from applying unless they meet every requirement, but if you're passionate about making a difference, we want to hear from you.

*ACC is a medicaid-certified provider agency. If you are providing unpaid care to a loved one with I/DD, please reach out to us and we may be able to help you find resources or consider you for a paid role with our agency to be paid for that care.

08/23/2025

🙏 Thank you for organizing the job fair on August 19th! Our I/DD participants had a great time talking to employers 👏

08/22/2025

Repost Oregon Health Authority

"We are encouraging people to take steps to avoid heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion as advisories predicting triple-digit temperatures go into effect this week.

Heat waves can seriously harm older people, those who live or work outdoors, have low incomes, are pregnant, are infants or children, or who have a chronic medical condition.

Check in regularly with family, friends and neighbors who are vulnerable to heat, especially if they live alone, older or don't have AC.

To find a cooling center, call 2-1-1 or visit 211info.org and search for "extreme heat cooling centers" to find a cooling center near you."

TriMet will not turn anyone away for lack of funds to ride the bus or the max to cooling centers. Many of your local libraries will be operating under extended hours to accommodate the community.

07/27/2025

♿️✨ 35 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)!

This civil rights law didn’t just protect access - it affirmed the right to choice. For many in the I/DD community, that’s what stands out most.

Because of the ADA (1990) and the Olmstead ruling (1999), people have the right to live in the community - not institutions - and to choose who supports them. That means individuals can decide who provides their services and can discontinue those services at any time.

The ADA also helped pave the way for Medicaid to fund in-home care, Day Support Activities, and employment supports - so people can live, work, and thrive on their own terms.

And here’s the truth: Disability will touch all of us at some point in our lives. These protections matter not just for some - but for everyone.

📲 Swipe through to see how the ADA shaped real-world legal rights, court ruling outcomes, and why this work still matters today.

Sources:

🔷 U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. A Guide to Disability Rights Laws. https://www.ada.gov
🔷 ADA National Network. An Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act. https://adata.org
🔷 ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-325). https://www.congress.gov
🔷 Sutton v. United Airlines, 527 U.S. 471 (1999)
🔷 Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams, 534 U.S. 184 (2002)
🔷 Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999)
🔷 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Walmart to Pay $200,000 for Disability Discrimination. https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom
🔷 U.S. Census Bureau. 2020 Census: Disability Statistics. https://www.census.gov
🔷 U.S. Department of Justice. Web Accessibility and the ADA. Updated 2022. https://www.ada.gov/resources/web-guidance/
🔷 National Council on Disability. Promises to Keep: ADA Enforcement and the Next Generation of Disability Rights. https://ncd.gov

07/25/2025

July is Disability Pride Month! See the post from The Arc Oregon to learn about the design and meaning of the Disability Pride Flag!

As we continue to celebrate Disability Pride Month.
Disability pride flag in 2019. The original “lightning bolt” design was not accessible to everyone, so she redesigned the flag in 2021. With help from others in the disability community, Magill created the flag we use today. Each color represents a different part of the community and the shared fight for disability rights. You can read more about Magill’s design here: https://www.ameridisability.com/heres-what-the-disability-pride-flag-represents/