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Disabilities,
Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology (DO-IT)
University of Washington
Box 355670
Seattle, WA 98195-5670
Phone (voice or TTY): (206) 685-3648
Toll-free (inside Washington State): (888)
972-3648
Fax: (206) 221-4171
E-mail: doit@u.washington.edu
Web: http://www.washington.edu/doit/
Info: This program features resources for college students who would like to attend classes at the University of Washington. They have a vast array of programs with the goal of including people with disabilities in the college arena. They offer training sessions for mentors who would like to assist disabled college students, college staff in learning how to made accommodations for disabilities, and volunteer services for a variety of social and educational functions. Call for brochures & current offerings.
Family/Educator
Partnership Project (FEPP)
2600 Martin Way East, Suite D
Olympia, WA 98506
Phone: (360) 357-5596
Toll-free: (888) 754-8798
Fax: (360) 357-3279
E-mail: fepp@arcwa.org
Web: http://www.arcwa.org/FEPP.htm
Info: The Family Educator Partnership Project (FEPP) is funded by the
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). Helps
create partnerships between families, educators and community agencies to
support children and youth that need special education services.
Partnership Team Training promotes strong-shared leadership within a school
district to bring a positive, proactive approach to planning services for
children with disabilities. These teams commonly include parents, the
special education director, teachers, paraeducators, general education staff,
community representative and others. This training is offered regionally.
Office
for Civil Rights - U.S. Department of Education (Washington State office)
915 Second Avenue Room 3310,
Seattle, WA 98174-1099
Phone: (206) 220-7900
TTY: (206) 220-7907
Fax: (206) 220-7887
E-mail: OCR_Seattle@ed.gov
Web: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR
Info: The Office for Civil Rights enforces several Federal civil rights
laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities that receive federal
financial assistance from the Department of Education.
Office
of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Special Education
Old Capitol Building
Web: http://www.k12.wa.us/specialed/
Info: OSPI Special
Education sets goals for the school year that reflect the needs of children with
disabilities, their families, and school district personnel in Washington State
as well as direction from the state legislature and the federal Congress.
Partnership
for Learning
500 Union Street, Suite 745
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 625-9655
Fax: (206) 447-0502
E-mail: jennifer@partnership4learning.org
Web: http://www.partnership4learning.org
Info: Website designed to serve as a resource of quality information about
education reform efforts in Washington state for educators, parents, business
persons, and community members. Supported by 60 business and community
foundations, has news and resources for educators, businesses and parents.
Sound
Options Group, LLC
P.O. Box 11457
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-5457
Phone (Washington State): (800) 692-2540
Phone (Seattle Area): (206) 842-2298
Fax: (206) 780-5776
E-mail: mail@somtg.com
Web: http://www.soundoptionsgroup.com/
Info: Sound Options Group provides
large group facilitation, skill development training and mediation to support
communities who are experiencing conflict. Mediates highly contentious,
multi-party institutional disputes, work with groups to help them identify and
solve problems, and teach collaborative decision-making to help people resolve
interpersonal and organizational conflicts. Sound Options is the state mediation
coordinator for special education disputes.
Special
Education Technology Center (SETC)
Central Washington University
400 East 8th Avenue
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Phone: (509) 963-3350
Fax: (509)963-3355
Web: http://www.cwu.edu/~setc
A group funded by the Special Education Division of the Office of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction which assists school districts statewide by
providing technology resources for children and youth that would otherwise be
difficult to access. Lending library of adaptive equipment available.
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Parents Are Vital in Education (PAVE)
6316 So. 12th St.
Tacoma, WA 98465
Phone/TTY: (253) 565-2266
Toll-free/TTY: (800) 5-PARENT
Fax: (253) 566-8052
E-mail: wapave9@washingtonpave.com
Web: http://www.washingtonpave.com
Info: Non-profit organization, staffed mostly by parents who have children with
special needs. Information and resources: workshops on a variety of
subjects such as special education information, transition, cultural diversity,
family centered care, Birth to Three, military issues, communication skills, and
many others. They also provide assistance to parents and professionals in
working together as team members, and have a lending library (books, audio and
videotapes). Call for information about resources and specialists in your
community and Support Groups in your area. Extensive website:
newsletter, list of publications, list of on-going projects, also on-line
chat-room and discussion board.
Washington
Sensory Disabilities Services (WSDS)
c/o Puget Sound Educational Service District
800 Oakesdale Ave. SW
Renton, WA 98057
Phone: (425) 917-7827, in King County
Toll Free: (800) 572-7000
Fax: (425) 917-7838
Web: http://www.wsdsonline.org
Info: WSDS is an OSPI funded state needs project which provides
information, training, technical assistance, and resources to families and
educators statewide regarding children and youth with sensory disabilities
students who are deaf/hard of hearing, blind/visually impaired, or deaf-blind.
Washington
State Special Education Coalition
Info: The Coalition was formed in 1977 to bring parent and
professional organizations together in a spirit of cooperation to share
information, explore issues and effectively advocate for quality education for
all children, particularly those with special needs in Washington State.
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