[nfbwatlk] About the DSB

[Joanne Laurent]

You're welcome! DSB offers A LOT of stuff. But I don't work there, so I
cannot advise you. Call them, quick!--before the governor carries out her
plan to destroy their ability to help you. 
You're in the right place for the scholarships. The NFB has scholarships.
Does someone else want to chime in and explain the NFB scholarship program?

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 30, 2010 6:28 PM
To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] About the DSB

Thank you very much! Also, I have another question: Does the DSB 
offer any scholarships for high school students who want to go to 
college or continue their education? Do they have any 
programs/services that are offered to people that are graduated 
from high school? Do the DSB help in regards to purchasing a 
noteTaker for people who have limited resources?

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joanne Laurent" <joanne at blindcoach.com
>To: "'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:38:29 -0800
>Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] About the DSB

>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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