Washington State Department of Services for the Blind

Washington State Department of Services for the Blind

Independent Living Program

Debbie Cook, Consultant

3411 South Alaska Street

Seattle, WA 98118

206-310-3007

Arlene Itou, HR and Community Programs Director

3411 S. Alaska St.

Seattle, WA  98118

Phone:  206-721-6460

Toll-free:  1-800-552-7103

FAX:  206-721-4103

Email:  arlitou@dsb.wa.gov

Nancy Kim, Confidential Secretary

3411 South Alaska Street

Seattle, WA 98118

206-721-6454

Elise Pugh, Rehabilitation Teacher

3411 South Alaska St.

Seattle, WA 98118

Phone: 206-721-6401

Toll-Free: 800-552-7103

Fax: 206-721-6403

Email: Elipugh@dsb.wa.gov

Service Area:  Pierce County including the communities of Purdy, Home,Lakebay, Du Pont, Bonney Lake, Lake Tapps, Steilacoom, Tilacoom, Spanaway, Parkland, Fox Island, Buckley, Graham, Roy, Orting, Eatonville, Sumner, Prairie Ridge, Puyallup and sections of Gig Harbor and Tacoma

Seagull Low Vision Services

Marjorie Corier

Phone:  360-493-1372

Email:  margiecorier@comcast.net

Counties:  Gray’s Harbor, Lewis, Pacific, Thurston

Edith Bishel Center

Larry Weiss, Administrator

628 N Arthur St
Kennewick, WA 99336-2128
Phone: 509-735-0699

Toll Free 1-800-662-9226

Email: ebcenter@bmi.net

URL: www.bmi.net/ebcenter/

Staff: Sheila Turner, IL Specialist

Counties:  Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Walla-Walla, Yakima

Penninsula Rehabilitation Services

Carl Jarvis, Director

Phone:  360-765-4239

FAX:  360-765-5053     

Email:  carjar@olypen.com

Staff:  Cathy Jarvis Email:  catcar@olypen.com

Counties:  Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason

Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities (T.A.C.I.D.)

Christopher Ensor - Executive Director (ext.12)

Email:  chrise@tacid.org

6315 South 19th

Tacoma, WA  98466-6217

Phone:  253-565-9000

FAX:  253-565-5578

Toll-free:  1-877-538-2243

Email:  tacid@tacid.org

Staff: Laura Beigh (ext. 24)

Email:  laura@tacid.org

Counties:  Pierce including the communities of  University Place, Fircrest, Lakewood, Fife, Milton and most sections of Gig Harbor and Tacoma

Tri-County Low Vision Services

Miriam A. (Mimi) Freshley, Director

Phone:  360-739-7923

Email:  tcvrehab@earthlink.net

Counties: Whatcom

Community Services for the Blind and Partially Sighted

9709 Third Avenue NE, Suite 100

Seattle, WA 98115-2027

(206) 525-5556 or (800) 458-4888 toll-free

Website: www.csbps.com

Lilac Blind Foundation

Cheryl Martin, Director

1212 N. Howard                             

Spokane, WA  99201                    

Phone: 509-328-9116

Toll-free: 1-800-422-7893

FAX:  509-328-8965

Email:  info@lilacblindfoundation.org                                                               

Staff:  Kelly Croft, Cheryl Martin, Molly Huss, Deb Bowcutt and Yolanta Ivanova

Counties: Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend-Orielle, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman

No Service as yet;

Counties: Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Skamania, Wahkiakum

Island & San Juan counties refer to Debbie Cook

Updated 9/10/2008