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Community
Service Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1609 19th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone/TTY: (206) 322-4996
Phone/TTY: (877) 301-0006 (Outside of King County)
Fax: (206) 720-3251
E-mail: cscdhh@aol.com
Web: http://www.cscdhh.org
Info: Information and sign language (ASL) interpreter referral services.
Also, community advocacy and extensive library with focus on the deaf world, and
bookstore. The community advocate offers: peer counseling; systems advocacy;
presentations on the removal of language, social and attitudinal barriers for
Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind People; presentations on
Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind awareness for hearing people; educational
workshops.
Community
Services for the Blind and Partially Sighted
9709 3rd Ave. NE #100,
Seattle, WA 98115-2027
Phone: (206) 525-5556
Toll-free: (800) 458-4888
Fax: (206) 525-0422
E-mail: csbps@csbps.com
Web: http://www.csbps.com
Info: CSBPS provides the following services (some services are free and
some include a fee; no one is turned away due to inability to pay): Low vision
clinic; Sight Connection: Products for living with vision loss; CCTV sales and
rentals; Assistive Technology center; and Educational services. Adaptive aids
& technology central for the visually impaired: books, canes, talking
clocks, lamps, magnifiers, household supplies, writing supplies. The agency also
provides free counseling, tips on safe and independent travel and independent
living, and volunteer assistance.
Deaf
Connection, Seattle Chapter
4022 Sunnyside Ave. N
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: (425) 742-8194
E-mail: mbwentland@aol.com
Web: http://www.deafconn.com
Info: A non-profit community organization in Seattle, one of the five
outreach sites funded by Gallaudet University for local implementation of the
Shared Reading Project - common sense approach to developing deaf children's
literacy (now national project). Deaf Connection offers gatherings/socials where
deaf, deaf-blind, and hard of hearing children, adults, and their families can
meet, play and socialize. Check the website for other current events (Club
Saturday, conferences, retreats, art, etc.).
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University
of Washington - Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit
180 Nickerson St., Suite 309
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: (206) 543-7155
Fax: (206) 685-2903
E-mail: fadu@u.washington.edu
Web: http://depts.washington.edu/fadu
Info: The Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit is a research unit dedicated to the prevention, intervention and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects
(FAE). Main goals are to conduct research on fetal alcohol and drug effects across the life span, to disseminate information on fetal alcohol and drug effects, to provide consultation for persons of any age thought to be affected by prenatal exposure to alcohol, and to provide training in human behavioral teratology.
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