Agency Details:

The Dayle McIntosh Center

The Mission of The Dayle McIntosh Center (DMC)is to advance the empowerment, equality, integration and full participation of people with disabilities in the community.

Description:
About Dayle McIntosh Center (DMC)- We provide services to persons with disabilities such as vocational services, peer counseling, housing assistance, health care access, American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting, advocacy, assistive technology, independent living skills training, aging with vision loss, and information and referral. All of our services are provided free of charge to our consumers. DMC is the largest Independent Living Center in California and the only center in Orange County. We are a certified 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. Our services to the community as a referral and resource organization have provided assistance to the residents of Orange County and beyond for the last 30 years. We are consumer controlled and serve the needs of anyone who has a disability.

History:
The Dayle McIntosh Center (DMC) was named in memory of a young woman with a severe physical disability who worked to found the Center in 1977. DMC is the largest Independent Living Center in California. Independent Living is a philosophy and a movement of people with disabilities who work for self-determination, equal opportunity, and self respect. A non-residential facility, DMC exist to enable persons with disabilities to succeed in every arena they desire.

Contact people:

Angela Daniels, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Dolores Kollmer, Executive Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (714) 663-2094

Address:

13272 Garden Grove Blvd. Garden Grove, CA 92843 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.daylemc.org

Directions:

We are located on the south side of Garden Grove Blvd, east of Fairview and next to the 22 freeway.   Nearest Bus Stop: Bus stop close to the center, 2 minutes minute walk

Last updated on November 16, 2008