[nfbwatlk] About the DSB

Sun Jan 31 21:17:02 UTC 2010

Hi 
I work for DSB, not as a counselor, and have not only been employed here
for 9 years but was once a participant for services.

Your best bet is to contact the office, I believe Yakima was your
closest one, make an appointment for application and during the "intake
interview"  most of your questions will be answered by those providing a
partnership for your goals.

The first step is to call and set the appointment and both you and your
counselor will determine what is necessary to achieve your personal
goals.
Mark

Mark Adreon 
Program Specialist - Recovery Act Projects 

3411 South Alaska St.
Seattle, WA   98118
206.721.6410
maradreon at dsb.wa.gov 

Check our web site at :       www.dsb.wa.gov 

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of hmp
Sent: Saturday, 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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