Links
Disability and Health Links
Early Hearing Loss Links
Genetics and
Genetics Education Links
Note: Links to external resources are provided as a public service and
do not imply endorsement by the Washington State Department of Health.
Aging and Adult
Services Administration provides a broad range of social and
health services to assist older persons and functionally disabled adults
to maintain independence and maximize quality of life.
American's with
Disabilities Act (ADA) The ADA website provides federal
resources and publications around the ADA.
Disability
in Washington Report is a data report on disabilities in
Washington.
Division of Alcohol and Substance
Abuse (DASA) conducts a comprehensive program of alcohol and other
drug prevention, treatment and support services.
Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation (DVR) assists people with disabilities to obtain
and keep employment.
Family Village
Information,
resources, and communication opportunities for persons with cognitive and
other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them
services and support.
Health and Rehabilitative
Services Administration (HRSA) Division of Developmental Disabilities
Serves those with disabilities originating before 18 years of age, is
expected to continue indefinitely, constitutes a significant handicap, and
is attributable to mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism,
or another neurological or other condition closely related to mental
retardation.
Individuals with
Disabilities Act (IDEA) This website provides information
relating to special education for students with disabilities.
Medical Assistance
Administration (MAA) provides assistance for certain individuals
and families with low income.
The Mental Health Division
(MHD) operates a system of care in Washington State for those people with
the most profound mental illnesses or mental health crises who do not have
the personal financial resources to access care, and those ordered into
care by the courts.
Office of Children
with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) assures access to a
continuum of services designed for families of infants or children who
have or are at risk for special health care needs.
Office of Deaf and Hard of
Hearing Services (ODHHS) provides services to the deaf, hard of
hearing and deaf-blind communities throughout Washington State.
Social Security Administration
manages two major programs that provide cash benefits based on disability
or blindness. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) to
disabled or blind individuals who are "insured" by workers' contributions
to the Social Security Trust Fund, and Supplemental Security Income
Program (SSI) which makes cash available to aged, blind, or disabled
people who have limited income and resources.
Special Education,
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) administers
federal and state programs assuring a free appropriate public education
for all students regardless of disability.
Washington
Sensory Disabilities Services (WSDS) provides information,
training, technical assistance, and resources to families and educators
statewide regarding individuals from birth to 21 years of age with
sensory disabilities - students who are deaf, hard of hearing, visually
impaired, blind, or deaf-blind.
Washington State
Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Infant Toddler Early
Intervention Program (ITEIP) Early intervention in
Washington State is a collection of services families may need for their
infants or toddlers with disabilities. Services include workshops,
conferences, and information on infant/toddler development. Family
Resource Coordinators (FRCs) offer assistance to families with children
who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Early Hearing
Loss Links
American Sign Language and
Interpreting School of Seattle (ASLIS) provides lectures,
seminars, camps, and workshops for ASL students, interpreters in training,
professional interpreters, and the general community.
American Society for
Deaf Children (ASDC) is an organization of parents and families
that advocates for deaf or hard-of-hearing children's total quality
participation in education, the family and the community. ASDC
provides on-line chat rooms, educational forums, a list serve, and
conventions.
American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA) An on-line resource for professionals,
the public, and students. Providing news, a resource center, and
continuing education in the human communication field.
American's with
Disabilities Act (ADA) The ADA website provides federal
resources and publications around the ADA.
Children's Hospital & Regional
Medical Center (CHRMC) offers programs, lectures, and workshops
focusing on audiology, hearing screening technology, communication skills,
and hearing loss in children.
Consortium for
Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE) is a
national center on dispute resolution that encourages the use of mediation
and other collaborative strategies to resolve disagreements about special
education and early intervention programs. The website has links to
Washington resources and information on mediation for deaf and hard of
hearing individuals.
Gallaudet University offers
undergraduate and graduate programs for deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing
students. Online courses and programs are available.
Individuals with
Disabilities Act (IDEA) is a Department of Education website.
IDEA '97 offers general information, speeches, articles, and training on
the Individuals with Disabilities Act, speeches, articles, and training.
March of Dimes Washington State
Chapter The
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation works to improve the health of
babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality. they do
this by funding programs of community services, advocacy, research, and
education.
The
Office of Newborn Screening tests the infants born in Washington State for
certain treatable disorders that may not otherwise be detected before
developmental disability or death occurs. Infants with these disorders
typically appear normal at birth. The testing and follow-up services of
the office allow diagnosis before significant, irreversible damage occurs.
These children can then be medically treated and, with long-term
management, develop normally.
Regulations about newborn screening in Washington can be
found
here.
South
Seattle Community College (SSCC), Office of Diversity and Retention
provides training opportunities and resources on diversity awareness and
cultural sensitivity in an atmosphere of positive engagement and mutual
respect. Classes focus on deaf and hard of hearing awareness and
education.
Washington
Sensory Disabilities Services (WSDS) provides information,
training, technical assistance, and resources to families and educators
statewide regarding individuals from birth to 21 years of age with
sensory disabilities - students who are deaf, hard of hearing, visually
impaired, blind, or deaf-blind.
Washington State
Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Infant Toddler Early
Intervention Program (ITEIP) Early intervention in
Washington State is a collection of services families may need for their
infants or toddlers with disabilities. Services include workshops,
conferences, and information on infant/toddler development. Family
Resource Coordinators (FRCs) offer assistance to families with children
who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Washington State Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH)
provides services to the deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind
communities throughout Washington State. ODHH contracts with six
community service centers located in Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, Pasco,
Spokane, and Bellingham to provide communication access advocacy, sign
language interpreter information, workshops, information and referral,
counseling, outreach and independent living support services to clients
and their families.
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Genetics and Genetics Education
Links
Care NW
provides information on the effect of drugs, chemicals, and other agents
during pregnancy and lactation. This
service is available to health professionals and patients throughout the
Pacific Northwest.
Family Village
Information,
resources, and communication opportunities for persons with cognitive and
other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them
services and support.
Gene Tests, Gene Clinics and
Gene Reviews is a genetic testing resource that includes: A Genetics
Laboratory Directory, a Genetics Clinic Directory, an introduction to
genetic counseling and testing concepts (in About Genetic Services), and a Powerpoint slideshow presentation for genetics professionals (in Teaching
Tools).
Site also provides a clinical information resource relating genetic testing
to the diagnosis, management, and genetic counseling of individuals and
families with specific inherited disorders.
Genetics Education Partnership
Through a Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development
grant awarded in 1998 by Washington's Office of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, this group worked toward developing a framework for
teaching genetics concepts in grades K-12 that is consistent with
Washington's Essential Academic Learning Requirements. A Genetics Education Guide and other instructional materials can be
found on the site.
Health Resources
& Services Administration, Genetic Services Branch
The branch within HRSA that works to facilitate the
early identification of individuals with genetic conditions and integrate
them into systems of service and care that are accessible, available,
affordable, acceptable, population and community-based, culturally
appropriate and family-centered.
March of Dimes Washington State
Chapter
The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and
infant mortality. They do
this by funding programs of community services, advocacy, research, and
education.
National Institutes of Health,
National Human Genome Research Center
The website for the institute that heads the Human
Genome Project.
National Newborn Screening &
Genetics Resource Center
This center provides information and resources in the
area of newborn screening and genetics to benefit health professionals,
the public health community, consumers and government officials.
National Organization for Rare
Disorders
A unique group of more than 140 not-for-profit voluntary
health organizations serving people with rare disorders and disabilities.
Pacific
Northwest Regional Genetics Group
(PacNoRGG) is a group
of genetic services providers, consumers, public health professionals, and
educators working together to improve genetic services for families in
states within the Pacific Northwest region-- Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and
Washington.
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