Access & Disability Services - Links
- Disability Rights Laws (U.S. Department of Justice)
- Office for Civil Rights (U.S. Department of Education)
- Principles of Universal Design (Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State University)
- DO-IT: Disabilities, Opportunity, Internetworking, and Technology (University of Washington)
- National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities (George Washington University; includes a comprehensive article on financial aid: Creating Options: A Resource on Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities.)
General Resources
- Association of Higher Education and Disability
- Disability Resources, Inc. – non-profit organization established to promote and improve awareness, availability, and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities live independently
- Find-A-Ride -- gateway to transportation options in the Puget Sound area.
- Health WebMD (Disability information on various topics)
- Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC) -- directory of links
- Job Accommodations Network (JAN) (not a placement service)
- President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilties
State and local resources
- Metropolitan Development Council
- Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilties (TACID)
- Washington Association on Postsecondary Education & Disability (WAPED)
- Washington State Division of Developmental Disabilties
- Washington State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Resources related to specific disabilities
- American Foundation for the Blind
- Attention Deficit Information Network
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder
- Disability-Specific Organizations
- Learning Disabilities On-Line
- Literacy and Learning Disabilities Special Collection
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
- National Center for Learning Disabilties
- National Council on Disability (NCD)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Strokes
- Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
- Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic
- Resources for persons who are Deaf
- Resources for persons who are Blind & Visually Impaired
Publications
- ABILITY Magazine – provides information on New Technologies, the "Americans with Disability Act", Travel and Leisure, Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities, Human Interest Stories, National and Local Resource Centers and more.
- ADDitude – magazine which focuses on attention deficit
- Special Living Magazine – quarterly magazine that focuses on better and easier living for mobility challenged individuals.
- Workforce Diversity – magazine for engineering and IT Professionals
Susan McPhee
Access and Disability Services Manager (FS)
(253) 964-6527
Brenda McKinney
Access and Disabilites Program Coordinator (FS)
(253) 964-6526
Katherine Yamaoka Hamilton
Access and Disability Services Manager (PY)
(253) 864-3301
Amanda Granata
Access and Disability Program Assistant (PY)
(253) 840-8335
Fort Steilacoom Contact
Voice: (253) 964-6468
TTY: (253) 964-6228
Fax: (253) 964-6449
dssaccess@pierce.ctc.edu
Located in the Welcome Center
Puyallup Contact
Voice: (253) 840-8335
TTY: (253) 840-8474
Fax: (253) 864-3159
PuyDSSAccess@pierce.ctc.edu
Located in A115
