Our Story

Bustin Barriers is the outgrowth of passion: a love of sports - and sharing them with individuals of all abilities; a commitment to inclusion and the belief that individuals experiencing disability, regardless of financial resources, deserve the opportunity to be active, be involved in sports activities, have fun and enjoy meaningful socialization in a safe environment.

Bustin Barriers began as Bustin Buckets, a program providing basketball coaching to kids experiencing disability.  Through a series of meetings with parents and teachers, a need for physical activities and sports targeted to kids with disabilities was established. Working with an Adapted PE teacher, parents and volunteers, Bustin Buckets began in the summer of 2012 - offering three weeklong camps at Jackson Middle School. The camps generated interest amongst parents. The third camp expanded its emphasis - campers, in addition to honing their basketball skills, developed and put on a talent show. For some kids, it was their first performance in front of other people. Enthusiasm for the upcoming talent show even garnered the interest of KGW News who filmed portions of the event. As Bustin Barriers completed its first season of camps, participating parents and volunteers suggested that the name Bustin Buckets did not fully reflect activities occurring at camp. They suggested that the name be changed to reflect the broader scope of the program - and Bustin Barriers was born.

Bustin Barriers is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization registered with the State of Oregon. It was founded by Andrew Yoshihara, an individual with 20 years of coaching experience, as well as camp and recreational direction. Core Bustin Barriers programs now include summer camps, annual adapted basketball tournaments for high school and transition program students as well as middle school tournament, an indoor soccer program and a Saturday Program offering half day fun for kids and their siblings. Teen volunteers, both individuals experiencing disability and non-disabled individuals, serve as Peer Coaches working with participants. They support the Bustin Barriers’ value that all kids, regardless of ability, deserve the opportunity to be active and have fun.

Mission

The mission of Bustin Barriers is to provide safe physical activities and meaningful socialization experiences for individuals experiencing disability- creating opportunities for participants to have fun and strive toward their personal best.

Accomplishments bust the barriers of doubt, misperception and fear - for both program participants and the community at large.

Our Values

• Engagement. Involvement in socialization and physical activities, interacting with people of varying abilities enhances the experiences of all, fostering empathy and equity.
• Trustworthiness. We are accountable to our participants, their families/guardians and the community; we create a socially safe zone and use resources responsibly.
• Access. A commitment that individuals experiencing disability can participate in programs regardless of financial resources or social circumstance.
• Reciprocity. Each one of us has value. We learn from one another. As a community we grow and evolve from our interactions - individually and collectively.

Website Accessibility Statement

Bustin’ Barriers is committed to providing an accessible website to the widest possible audience. We will do our best to continually review options that will bring all areas of the site up to the same level of overall web accessibility.

Standards Compliance

In keeping with our commitment to accessibility, we have designed our website’s standards to adhere to implementation of the regulations of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AAA and the Web Accessibility Initiative Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite (WAI-ARIA) 1.0 techniques for web content.

Text Attributes

We have selected fonts that are widely accepted by computer browsers, (and/or we provide backup fonts that are more widely used), and display them in relative sizes so users can magnify or reduce the font sizes as needed, (Ctrl + and Ctrl -, respectively for PC users. Command + and Command - for Mac users).

Page titles are displayed in a larger font size than the rest of a page’s body for easy identification. Additional information about how to change your computer or browser’s fonts and colors can be found by clicking here.

Colors

We use colors throughout the site that offer a high contrast to the white or gray backgrounds. For example, links appear in dark red, while buttons typically feature a yellow background with dark text (or vice versa). Standard content, i.e., text that is not clickable, is shown in black. Many of our pages are able to be viewed in an alternative contrast mode, by clicking a link the page sidebar that says “Darken Page Color Scheme.”

Images

We rely on the use of images to convey information or showcase Bustin’ Barriers’ activities, volunteer opportunities, and partners. Our goal is for all of the images used on this site to include alternative text that describes the images.

Navigation

We have included certain drop-down menu features to make it easier for people relying on keystroke navigation to get where they wish to go. Our top menu bar can be navigated using a mouse, keyboard, and/or touchscreen. We also include skip-links and :focus styles for ease of navigation. An outlined map of our website is also available here.

PDF Documents

If you rely on a screen reader, screen magnifier, or similar program, you may need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. We rely on PDF’s to preserve the formatting and content of our publications and those of our partners. For details on how PDF files can be translated to text for screen readers, visit access.adobe.com, Adobe Reader Accessibility, and Acrobat DC.

Non-Bustin’ Barriers Websites

Our website may contain links to websites of other nonprofit, business, or government entities. These links are intended to be resources only and are not part of Bustin’ Barriers’ services or programs. Bustin’ Barriers is not responsible for the accessibility or content of these third-party resources.

Report an Issue

If you wish to report an issue related to the accessibility of any content on Bustin’ Barriers’ website, please send an email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Please include the web address and a detailed description of the problem(s) you experienced.

Terms of Use

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Privacy Statement

Thank you to NetRaising for the language of this privacy statement.

We have established policies to protect the security and privacy of all information we collect. We maintain strict internal policies against unauthorized disclosure or use of any client or website user information. Any suspected attempt to breach our policies and procedures, or to engage in any type of unauthorized action involving our web systems will be regarded as potential criminal activity and may be reported to the appropriate authorities.

Personal Information
It is the policy of Bustin Barriers to respect the privacy of our program participants, volunteers, members and the people doing business through our services. Personal information presented here WILL NOT be sold, traded, loaned, published or distributed by any other means to any party other than Bustin Barriers.

Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. We store client information in secure databases protected with a variety of access controls. The data is accessed only for the purposes specified in this privacy statement.

Cookies
Our websites use “cookies”. A cookie is a small text file that permits us to recognize your browser in order to customize your experience or permit you access to restricted areas. Cookies do not contain personal information.

IP Address
Your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address is usually associated with the place from which you enter the Internet, like your Internet Service Provider, your company or your University. We may use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our servers, gather broad demographic information, and administer our websites.

Opt-Out
This site gives clients and members the following options for removing their information from our databases to disallow future communication or to discontinue our services.

• You may remove your own email address from our e-blast/e-news lists by clicking on the opt-out links provided in our automated e-blasts.
• You may also send e-blast removal requests to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Reporting Bulk-Email Abuse
If you feel Bustin Barriers is out of compliance with our own Bulk-Email Policy, you may report bulk email abuse to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Your Responsibility
Should you become aware of a breach of our Privacy and Security policies, or should you suspect a breach at any time, please contact us immediately so that we can respond to your concerns directly.

Contact Us
If you have any questions about our privacy statement, the practices of our site, or your interactions with this website, please contact us at: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Bustin’ Barriers
503-869-7112

Site Style Guide

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