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August 2006Ensuring Equal Access for People with Disabilities — ResourcesWebsitesTechnology website: The University of Washington Center for Technology and Disability Studies, the Access to Justice Board's ATJ Technology Bill of Rights Committee, and the Washington Assistive Technology Alliance have developed a wonderful and very practical website designed to make it easy to identify, obtain, and use technology tools to improve access to justice. It is comprehensive and excellent, and can be used by anyone, including those who work in the courts. Local government website: The King County Office of Civil Rights has developed a website to assist courts in providing access for persons with disabilities. It contains text files regarding etiquette, communication, and formats for printed materials. Guidance MaterialsThe United States Access Board The Access Board, a federal agency, offers a variety of useful publications that can help courts to identify and correct architectural barriers. These are available on their website. The Board also provides training and technical assistance. Among the publications are reports, detailed explanations and diagrams of ADAAG, and technical bulletins. U.S. Department of Justice Useful Federal Regulations Agencies and OrganizationsNational Center for State Courts: Court Services Division National Association of the Deaf Provides information and answers to frequently asked questions on its website. The ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Provides many publications on disability-related issues, including ABA Urges Equal Access to Courts for Individuals with Disabilities; Into the Jury Box: A Disability Accommodation Guide for State Courts; and Opening the Courthouse Door: An ADA Access Guide for State Courts. Washington Governor's Committee on Disability Issues and Employment Spokane Office: Provides advice on disability issues and concerns, and makes recommendations to address those concerns, with emphasis on increasing opportunities for independence and employment. Northwest ADA Business and Technical Assistance Center Washington State Human Rights Commission Sponsors many different free education forums, including direct training seminars, publications and brochures on the Washington State Law Against Discrimination. Information is available from the Olympia office or online. Offices in Olympia, Seattle, Spokane, and Yakima. Washington Protection and Advocacy System Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) ARC of Washington State People First of Washington Self-Advocates of Washington Centers for Independent LivingAccommodations for people with disabilities. Alliance of People with disAbilities Center for Independence Central Washington Disability Resources Coalition of Responsible Disabled DisAbility Resource Connection Disability Resources of Southwest Washington Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties: Resources for the Deaf and Hard of HearingNational Association of the Deaf Department of Social and Health Services: Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Washington Relay Service Community Service Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Eastern Washington Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Interpreter Services: Hearing Speech and Deafness Center Hearing Speech and Deafness Center Southeastern Washington Service Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Yakima Satellite Office: Southwest Washington Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Tacoma Area Coalition of Individuals with Disabilities Sign Language Interpreter Referral AgenciesThe following agencies have contracts with Washington state to provide American Sign Language services as of April 2006. Other agencies may also exist. To schedule an interpreter, contact one of the agencies listed below, or contact the State Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. ASL Professionals Conner, Luanne Dynamic Language CTR, Ltd. Eastern Washington Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Northwest Interpreters, Inc. Signing Resources & Interpreters, LLC SignOn: A Sign Language Southeast Washington Service Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Universal Language Service, Inc. Suggested Reading/Video MaterialsBaynton, Douglas. Forbidden Signs: American Culture and the Campaign Against Sign Language. Biesold, Horst. Crying Hands: Eugenics and Deaf People in Nazi Germany. Charlton, James I. Nothing About as Without Us: Disability Oppression and Empowerment. Condeluci, Al. Interdependence: The Route to Community. Gallagher, Hugh G. By Trust Betrayed. Hockenberry, John. Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs and Declarations of Independence. Irene M. Ward and Associates Productions. The Ten Commandments of Communication with People with Disabilities. Johnson, Allan G. Power, Privilege and Difference. Johnson, Mary. Make Them Go Away: Clint Eastwood, Christopher Reeve and the Case Against Disability Rights. Liachowitz, Claire. Disability as a Social Construct: Legislative Roots. Longmore, Paul K. and Lauri Umansky The New Disability History. Montana Advocacy Program. Hidden in Plain Sight : A Disability Awareness Video. Norden, Martin F. The Cinema of Isolation: A History of Physical Disability in the Movies. Pernick, Martin S. The Black Stork. Scotch, Richard. From Good Will to Civil Rights: Transforming Federal Disability Policy. Shapiro, Joseph. No Pity. Thomson, Rosemarie Garland. Extraordinary Bodies. Treanor, Richard. We Overcame: History of the Civil Rights of the Disabled. |
