Community Connections Brochure - Seattle Public Library

Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center 

South Sound 

3516 S. 47th Street, Suite 200 

Tacoma, WA 98409 

253-474-1748 TTY; 866-698-1748 Toll-Free TTY 

253-475-0782 V; 866-421-5560 Toll-Free V 

Video Phone IP Address: tac-frontdesk.hsdc.org 

VP200 Video Phone Number: 253-474-1748 

E-mail: tacoma@hsdc.org 

Website: www.hsdc.org 

Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center Seattle 

1625 19th Ave. 

Seattle, WA 98122 

Susie Burdick, Chief Executive Officer 

Ariel Belo, Deaf & HOH Service Program Director 


206-323-5770 V 

FAX: 206-328-6871 

Videophone IP Address: frontdesk.hsdc.org 

D-Link/VP200 Video Phone Number: 206-388-1275 

D-Link IP Address: 207.218.101.229 

E-mail: seattle@hsdc.org 

Website: www.hsdc.org 

Southeast Washington Center for the Deaf 

and Hard of Hearing Pasco 

124 N 5 th Ave. 

Pasco, WA 99301 


509-543-9644 V; 888-543-6598 Toll-Free V 

Video Phone IP Address: 65.160.146.138 


E-mail: info@sewscdhh.org 

Website: www.sewscdhh.org 

Southeast Washington Center for the Deaf 

and Hard of Hearing Yakima 

505 North 4th St., Suite #5 

Yakima, WA 98901 

509-469-1847 TTY 

509-469-1845 V 



E-mail: info@sewscdhh.org 

Website: www.sewscdhh.org 

Southwest Washington Center for the Deaf 

and Hard of Hearing Vancouver 

3015 E. Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98661 

360-695-9720 TTY; 360-695-3364 V; 

866-695-6777 Toll-Free V 

Video Phone IP Address: 65.100.45.27 or 

vp.swcdhh.org 

D-Link Video Phone Number: 360-695-9701 

frontdesk@swcdhh.org 

Website: www.swcdhh.org 

Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals 

with Disabilities 

6315 S. 19 th 

Tacoma, WA 98466 

253-565-9000 V 

http://www.tacid.org/ 

Washington State Deaf Services Office 

The Office of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing 

Department of Social and Health Services 

P.O. Box 45301 

Olympia, WA 98504-5301 

800-422-7930 TTY/V 

D-Link Videophone: 360-902-8000 

Videophone IP Address: 209.181.93.249 

odhh@dshs.wa.gov 

http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/HRSA/ODHH/ 

World Wide Web Resources 

Deaf Web Washington 

A locally produced guide to services, resources, 

events and activities in Washington’s Deaf Community. 

www.deafweb.org 

Last updated March 2009. Copies of this 

guide are available through The Seattle Public 

Library’s Library Equal Access Program 

(LEAP) at 206-615-1380 TTY/V. 

rev. 7/10 

Community 

Connections 

Services available to deaf, 

deaf-blind and hard of 

hearing people, their friends, 

families and co-workers. 

www.spl.org • 206-386-4636

The Greater Seattle area is home to large 

and active deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind 

communities.The following is a 

sampling of services available to deaf, deafblind 

and hard of hearing people, and 

their friends, families and co-workers. 

Counseling and Mental Health Services 

Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services 

8623 Roosevelt Way N.E. 


206-726-0093 TTY 

800-787-3224 TTY – National Domestic Violence 

24-Hour Hotline 

IP Address: 69.17.111.201 – National Domestic 

Violence 24-Hour Hotline 

adwas@adwas.org 

http://www.adwas.org 

Advocacy, individual and group counseling. 

Department of Audiology – Seattle Children’s 

Hospital 

4800 Sandpoint Way N.E. 

P.O. Box 5371, Mailstop W-6640 


206-987-5173 TTY/V 

http://www.seattlechildrens.org/our_services/audiology 

Children and adolescents hearing loss services and 

evaluations 

Signing Hand Cares 

Mental Health Resources 

http://www.signinghandcares.com/id16.html 

Informational website for mental health and family 

services 

Sound Mental Health - Counseling Services 

on Deafness 

1600 E. Olive St. 


206-302-2209 TTY; 206-302-2300 V 

http://www.smh.org/nci.html 

Individual, group and family counseling for children 

and adults. 

Children’s Programs 

Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program 

Department of Social and Health Services 

360-725-3516 V 

http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/iteip/ 

State early learning program for infants and toddlers 

with disabilities or learning delays, including children 

who are deaf or hard of hearing. 

Listen & Talk 

8610 8 th Ave. N.E. 


PO Box 45130 

Olympia, WA 98504-5130 

206-985-6646 V 

hear@listentalk.org 

http://www.listentalk.org/ 

Early intervention program focusing on teaching 

children with hearing loss how to speak. 

Northwest School for Hearing-Impaired Children 

15303 Westminster Way N. 


P.O. Box 31325 


253-945-2000 V 

adminnws@comcast.net 

http://northwestschool.com/ 

School for hearing-impaired children from preschool 

through 8 th grade using Signed Exact English. 

Parent Infant Program 

Hearing Speech & Deafness Center 

1625 19th Ave. 


206-323-5770 TTY/V 

http://www.hsdc.org/ece/pip.php 

Provides educational and emotional support to family 

and caregivers of children from birth to age 3 with 

hearing loss. 

Shared Reading Video Outreach Project 

425-917-7847 V; (800) 572-7000 V 

donna.sorensen@wsd.wa.gov 

http://www.srvop.org/ 

Videoconferences deaf students with trained deaf 

educators. 

Washington Sensory Disabilities Services 

for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students 

800-572-7000 TTY/V 

wsds@psesd.com 

http://www.wsdsonline.org/deafhh/index.html 

Information and resources for families and educators 

regarding birth to 21-year-olds with hearing loss. 

Deaf Blindness 

Able Opportunities 

P.O. Box 468 

Hansville, WA 98340 

360-638-0881 TTY/V; 206-406-9900 V 

Jennifer@AbleOpportunities.com 

http://www.ableopportunities.com/ 

Communication and vocational training for Deaf 

Blind, DD individuals. 

Deaf-Blind Service Center 

1620 18th Ave., Suite 200 


206-323-9178 VP/TTY 

IP Address: 64.81.3.67 DBSC 

info@seattledbsc.org 

http://www.seattledbsc.org/ 

Case management, support services provider. 

Helen Keller National Center 

1620 18th Ave., Suite 201 


206-324-9120 TTY/V; 206-324-1133 TTY/VP 

nwhknc@juno.com 

http://www.hknc.org/ 

Consultation and technical assistance; information 

and referral. 

The Lighthouse for the Blind’s Deaf-Blind 

Program 

2501 S. Plum Street 


206-436-2234 TTY; 206-322-4200 V 

PHoffman@seattlelh.org 

http://www.deafblindlh.org/ 

Independent living training, technical assistance 

and training on deaf-blindness.

Washington Sensory Disabilities Services 

for Deaf -Blind Students 

425-917-7827 TTY/V; 800-572-7000 TTY/V 

wsds@psesd.org 

http://www.wsdsonline.org/deafhh/index.html 

Information and resources for families and 

educators regarding birth to 21-year-olds with 

combined hearing and vision loss. 

Employment and Independent 

Living Skills 

Able Opportunities 

P.O. Box 468 

Hansville, WA 98340 

360-638-0881TTY/V; 206-406-9900 V · 

Jennifer@AbleOpportunities.com 

http://www.ableopportunities.com/ 

Job development/assessment/placement for deaf, 

deaf-blind, and hard of hearing. 

Communication Works! 

866-553-7864 V 

vickimoseley@comcast.net 

http://www.commwrks.com/ 

Company that offers workshops to help facilitate a 

working environment between deaf workers and their 

hearing employers and co-workers. 

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 

Department of Social and Health Resources 

3600 S. Graham St. N46-5 


206-720-3249 TTY; 206-720-3242 V 

http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/DVR/ 

Vocational services and placement for deaf, deaf-blind, 

and hard of hearing. 

Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened 

Adults 

Hearing Loss Association of Washington 

4820 156th Place SW 

Edmonds, WA 98026-4846 

360-871-0997 V 

info@hearingloss-wa.org 

http://www.hearingloss-wa.org/ 

Education and support for people who are hard of 

hearing. Free newsletter. 

Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research 

Center 

University of Washington, Box 357923 

CHDD Building, CD176 

Seattle, WA 98195-7923 

206-685-2962 V 

bloedel@u.washington.edu 

http://depts.washington.edu/hearing/ 

Research center that studies hearing and hearing loss. 

Interpreters and Interpreting 

SignOn: A Sign Language Interpreting Resource 

130 Nickerson St., Suite 107 


206-632-7200 TTY; 206-632-7100 V 

Toll Free: TTY/V (866) 688-7100 V 

Video Phone IP terps.signonasl.com 

Fax: 206-632-0405 

Professional interpreting Services 

ASL Interpreting Network 

7409 Greenwood Ave. N., Suite D 


206-527-9555 TTY/V 

206-527-9557 Fax 

info@aslnetwork.com 

Professional interpreting Services 

Washington State Registry of Interpreters for 

the Deaf 

P.O. Box 20334 


206-781-2109 V 

wsrid@wsrid.com 

http://www.wsrid.com/ 

Professional organization for interpreters working in 

the deaf community. 

Library Services and Information 

Library Equal Access Program (LEAP), 

The Seattle Public Library 

1000 Fourth Ave. 


206-386-4660 TTY/V 

leap@spl.org 

http://www.spl.org/ 

Community information, public video phone and TTYs. 

Schools and Educational Programs 

Northwest School for Hearing Impaired Children 

15303 Westminster Way N. 


P.O. Box 31325 


206-364-4605 V 

http://northwestschool.com/ 

Private program for children ages 3 - 8. 

Seattle Central Community College Disability 

Support Services 

1701 Broadway, BE1140 


206-587-4183 TTY/V 

http://seattlecentral.edu/disability-support/ 

Provides access for deaf and disabled students. 

Office of Special Education Programs 

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 

Old Capitol Bldg., 600 Washington St. S.E. 

P.O. Box 47200 

Olympia, WA 98504-7200 

360-725-6075 V 

speced@k12.wa.us 

http://www.k12.wa.us/SpecialEd/ 

Referral to school districts. 

Washington School for the Deaf 

611 Grand Blvd. 

Vancouver, WA 98661 

800-613-4228 TTY; 360-696-6525 V · 

http://www.wsd.wa.gov/ 

State-sponsored residential school.

Sign Language Classes/Interpreter 

Training Program 

Bellevue Community College 

3000 Landerholm Circle S.E. 

Bellevue, Washington 98007 

425-564-2289 V; 425-564-1000 

rmangan@bellevuecollege.edu 

http://bellevuecollege.edu/ 

1 st and 2 nd year classes 

Cascadia Community College 

18345 Campus Way N.E. 

Bothell, WA 98011 

425-352-8000 V 

info@cascadia.edu 

http://www.cascadia.edu/ 

1 st year classes 

Edmonds Community College 

20000 68th Ave. W. 

Lynnwood, WA 98036 

425-640-1459 V 

info@edcc.edu 

www.edcc.edu/ 


Lake Washington Technical College 

11605 132nd Ave. N.E. 

Kirkland, WA 98034 

425-739-8109 TTY; 425-739-8100 V 

http://www.lwtc.edu/ 


Seattle Central Community College 

Interpreter Training Certificate Program 

Health and Human Services 

1701 Broadway, Room BE3210 


206-344-4347 TTY/V 

mawood@sccd.ctc.edu 

http://seattlecentral.edu/programs/interp.php 

1 st and 2 nd year classes, interpreter training program. 

Shoreline Community College 

16101 Greenwood Ave. N. 

Shoreline, Washington 98133-5696 

206-546-4101 V 

http://www.shoreline.edu/ 


South Puget Sound Community College 

2011 Mottman Rd. SW. 

Olympia, WA 98512 

360-754-7711 V 

http://www.spscc.ctc.edu/ 


University of Washington Department of 

Linguistics 

University of Washington 

Box 354340 


206-543-2046 V 

phoneme@u.washington.edu 

http://depts.washington.edu/lingweb/ 


Telecommunication and Assistive 

Devices 

Hearing Speech & Deafness Center 

1625 19th Ave. 


206-388.1275 TTY; 206-323-5770 V 

Videophone 206-388-1275 

IP 207.218.101.226 

http://www.hsdc.org/ 

Comprehensive hearing evaluations. 

Washington Telecommunication Relay Service 

(WATRS) 7-1-1 

800-833-6388 TTY; 800-833-6384 V 

800-833-6386 VCO; 800-833-6385 Telebraille 

800-833-6388 HCO 

http://www.washingtonrelay.com/ 

Voice-to-TTY and TTY-to-Voice communication 

through relay operators. 

Telecommunication Equipment Distribution – 

Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS)’s 

Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) 

P.O. Box 45301 

Olympia, WA 98504-5301 

360-902-8001 TTY/VP/V; 800-422-7930 TTY/V 

odhh@dshs.wa.gov 

http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/HRSA/ODHH/ted.shtml 

TTYs provided to qualified state residents. 

Washington Telecommunications Relay Service 

Allows TTY (text telephone) users to communicate 

over the telephone to people who do not have TTYs. 

Washington Assistive Technology Act Program 



Box 357920 


866-866-0162 Toll-Free TTY; 800-214-8731 V Toll- 

Free Hotline 

206-616-1396 TTY; 206-685-4181 V 

uwat@u.washington.edu 

http://watap.org/ 

Statewide program which provides demonstrations 

of and loans out adaptive technology to people with 

disabilities. 

Regional Service Centers 

Eastern Washington Center for the Deaf and 

Hard of Hearing 

N. 1206 Howard St. 

Spokane, WA 99201 

509-328-9220 TTY/V 

info@ewcdhh.org 

http://www.ewcdhh.org/ 

Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center North 

Sound 

114 West Magnolia Street, Suite 105 

Bellingham, WA 98225 


360-647-0910 V 

Video Phone IP Address: bellingham.hsdc.org 



E-mail: bellingham@hsdc.org 

Website: www.hsdc.org

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