Community Resources

A Starting Point

In the State of Washington, the accepted notion is that supports and services for people are best handled at the most local level possible. So, if you need help, following are some links for local services in our service area:

Washington State Division of Developmental Disabilities:

• Region 4 King County
• Region 5 Pierce & Kitsap Counties
• Region 6 Thurston County & Southwest WA

Washington State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation:

• Region 4 Kent Office
• Region 4 SeaTac Office
• Region 5 Bremerton Office
• Region 5 Parkland Office
• Region 5 Puyallup Office
• Region 5 Tacoma Office
• Region 6 Lacey Office
• Seattle- Mercer Street
• Seattle- North

County Human Services and/or Developmental Disabilities Services:

• King - Dept. of Community & Health Services
• King County Developmental Disability Division
• Pierce - Human Services Dept.
• Pierce - Developmental Disabilities Services
• Thurston - Social Services Division
• Thurston - Developmental Disabilities Program

Statewide Assistance:

• Access Washington Resource Directory
• Washington State Dept. of Labor and Industries - Information for Workers
• Washington State Dept. of Services for the Blind [DSB]
• Washington State Dept. of Social and Health Services [DSHS]
• Washington State's Health & Rehabilitative Services Administration [HRSA]
• Washington State's Division of Developmental Disabilities [DDD]
• Washington State's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation [DVR]
• WorkSource Washington - Centers & Affiliated Sites

If you are outside of Washington State, and don’t know where to turn, call your local Arc office, Division of Mental Health or Disabilities, local County Human Services Offices, or a local service provider.

Here are some more online disabilities resources you may be interested in:

• AbilityHub: Assistive Technology Solutions
• Administration on Developmental Disabilities [ADD] (USDHHS)
• American Association of People with Disabilities [AAPD]
• American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today [ADAPT]
• Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA] (US Department of Justice)
• Arc of King County
• Arc of the United States
• Arc of Washington State
• Arc's Parent Coalitions Contact Page
• Association for Persons in Supported Employment [APSE]
• Disability Direct (New Freedom Initiative)
• disAbility Online (US Employment & Training Administration)
• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund [DREDF]
• HalfthePlanet.org (Disability Resource Network)
• Inclusion Daily Express E-Mail News Service
• Mobility International USA [MIUSA]
• National Alliance of the disABLED [NAOTD]
• National Arts and Disability Center
• National Business & Disability Council's [NBDC's] National Resume Database
• National Council on Disability [NCD]
• National Organization on Disability [NOD]
• National Program Office on Self-Determination
• NICHCY: National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities
• NISH: Creating Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services [OSERS] (USDOE)
• PACER: Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
• Protection and Advocacy: The Nation's Disability Rights Network
• Social Security Administration [SSA]
• TASH: Equity, Diversity, Social Justice and Inclusion Advocacy Organization
• Washington Initiative for Supported Employment [WISE]
• Washington Protection & Advocacy System [WPAS]
• Washington State Business Leadership Network [WSBLN]
• WeMedia: Life.Style.Access (Disabilities Information, Products, & Services)