[nfbwatlk] About the DSB

[Joanne Laurent]

DSB's website is http://www.dsb.wa.gov/default.htm You can find the
addresses, phone numbers, and directions to all offices by clicking on the
"Contact Us" tab. I have copied and pasted the information about the Yakima
Office below: 

Yakima Office
1712 S. 16th Avenue
Yakima, WA 98902-5713
Phone: 509-575-2014
Fax: 509-454-4125
Bus Directions 
The Yakima DSB office is located north of the Perry Tech soccer fields at
the corners of  16th Avenue  and Washington Avenue.  The address is 1712
South 16th Avenue.

If traveling from downtown, you will take the bus route 9 - or 1st
Street/Washington .  You will need the bus stop located at 16th and
Washington  You will get off the bus on Washington Avenue after crossing
16th Ave. You will be on the northwest corner of 16th and Washington Avenue.
Turn right and walk to the corner. Turn left and walk north down 16th
Avenue.  You will need to walk to the second driveway where the DSB office
is located.  As you walk down the sidewalk, you will come to the first
driveway, cross the driveway and there will be grass replacing the sidewalk.
There will be a chain link fence on your left and the curb to the street on
your right.  (First driveway is an ARCO gas station; the link fence is the
Perry Tech soccer fields).  Continue to walk along the chain link fence
until it ends at the DSB driveway. Turn left into the driveway and walk down
25 to 30 feet and our building will be located on your right.  The building
will run parallel to 16th Avenue and has 2 entrances.  You will want to go
to the second entrance to the building or the one that is furthest north.
This is a brick building with glass doors.  Once inside turn left and the
DSB office is the second door on the left.

If traveling from the west (airport), you will take the bus route 7 or 40th
Avenue/Washington.  You will get off the bus at 16th and Washington.  You
will be on the southeast corner of  Washington.  When you get off the bus,
turn and walk to your right to the intersection of 16tth and Washington.
Cross with the light, 16th Avenue. Then turn right and cross Washington with
the light, and walk North down 16th Avenue.  You will need to walk to the
second driveway where the DSB office is located.  As you walk down the
sidewalk, you will come to the first driveway, cross the driveway and there
will be grass replacing the sidewalk.  There will be a chain link fence on
your left and the curb to the street on your right.  (First driveway is an
ARCO gas station; the link fence is the Perry Tech soccer fields).  Continue
to walk along the chain link fence until it ends at the DSB driveway.  Turn
left into driveway and walk down 25 to 30 feet and our building will be
located to our right. The building will run parallel to 16th  Avenue and has
2 entrances.  You will want to go to the second entrance to the building or
the one that is furthest north.  This is a brick building with glass doors.
Once inside turn left and the DSB office is the second door on the left.

To contact Yakima Transit directly you may call 509-575-6005 or visit their
website at www.ci.yakima.wa.us/services/transit.

Joanne Laurent 
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist
If you can't learn it, I'm not teaching it right!
www.blindcoach.com

Highest Expectations Travel and Adaptive Skills Instruction for the Blind
P.O. Box 586 Ariel, WA 98603
(360) 231-4597 


-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of hmp
Sent: January 29, 2010 7:13 PM
To: NfbWaTlk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nfbwatlk] About the DSB

Hello everyone: Does anyone know where the Department of Service 
for the Blind office in Yakima WA is located? I live in Yakima, 
and I want to know this, also, Does anyone know their phone 
number, address, web page ETC. and what kind of services they can 
provide for me? Thanks and have a lucky day.

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