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ALA-COSTA CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED
1300 Rose St. (at Chestnut), 94702
After school day program for developmentally disabled, severely and multiple handicapped students ages 5-21 who cannot be left unsupervised due to behavior or unusual needs that require professional assistance. Curriculum includes critical skills training in community settings, socialization, self-help, independent living skills, functional math and reading skills and vocational training. School year: 2-6; Summer: 9-6. Wheelchair accessible. Languages: Spanish, ASL. Contact: William Baney, 527-2550. Hours: Noon-6 [10/95]

ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS, BERKELEY CENTER (ARC)
1007 University Ave. (at 9th. St.), 94710
Work and training for developmentally disabled adults; two major programs: SCOPE (adult development program, community outings) and BPS (work experience, workshops) Eligible: People referred by Regional Center of the East Bay or pay private daily fee. Cost: Call for information. Wheelchair accessible. Contact: 704-2155, SCOPE; 704-2150, BPS. Hours: M-F 8-4 [7/95]

BAY AREA OUTREACH RECREATION PROGRAM
830 Bancroft Way (at 6th. St.), 94710
Recreation and sports programs for physically disabled adults and youth in the Bay Area. Coordinates classes in swimming and body conditioning with other classes, including aerobics, according to community demand. Bay Area tours such as horseback riding, whale watching, museums. Weekend wilderness adventures include skiing, white-water rafting,. Weekly program for disabled older adults, wheelchair sports, and children’s (6-18 years) weekly sports program. Disability awareness training. Eligible: Physically disabled people and their families and friends. Cost: Varies. Wheelchair accessible. Languages: Spanish. Contact: Al Gietzen, Executive Director, 849-4663. FAX: 849-4616. Hours: Tu-F 10-6 [3/95]

BERKELEY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DISABLED PROGRAMS
2180 Milvia St. (at Allston Way), 94704
Recreational options for disabled Berkeley citizens, facilitating integration into existing programs and creating new programs as needed. After-school recreation, ceramic class, swimming, art, special workshops, summer program for children, disabled family camp, two weekends per year, Saturday group for autistic youth and young adults, Disability Arts Fair (held annually in spring;), referrals to other disabled programs. Cost: most programs are free or low-cost to Berkeley residents; fee-based programs open to others. Wheelchair accessible. Summer children’s program and after-school program at Live Oak Park has ASL facilitator; other programs can, on request, or by need. Contact: Elaine Belkind, Coordinator, 644-6530 [12/94]


CENTER FOR ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY (formerly Disabled Children’s Computer Group)
2525 8th. St. (at Dwight Way), 94710. (Mailing address: 2547 8th. St. #12A, Berkeley 94710)
Demonstrates and loans hardware, software, equipment and specially adapted toys and information on helpful technologies for people with disabilities. Provides training, information and referral, private appointments. Keyboarding, creative writing and other classes. Open to people of all ages. Wheelchair accessible. Publishes Real Times (quarterly newsletter with calendar). Cost: Membership sliding scale ($1-$30); fees for software and hardware loans. Contact: Lisa Wahl, Executive Director, 841-3224; 841-5621. Electronic bulletin board. E-mail cforat@aol.com. TTY/TDD: 841-3224 [same as voice number] FAX: 841-7956. Open for drop-ins W 4-6 (call ahead), or M-F 9-5 by appointment [3/95]

CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (CIL)
2539 Telegraph Ave. (at Blake), 94704
Advocacy and support services for persons with disabilities, including elderly persons, to enable them to live independently in the community. Attendant referral, benefits counseling, independent living skills training, peer counseling, job development, housing referral and access modification, Asian Outreach Project, Hispanic Outreach Project, blind services, deaf services, deaf/ blind services, employment services, legal clinic, youth services, information and referral, support groups. Cost: Free. Wheelchair accessible. Languages: ASL, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish. Contact: Michael Donnelly, Director, 841-4776. TTY/TDD 848-3101. FAX: 841-6168 [3/95]

DEAF MEDIA, INC
2600 10th St. 94710
Provides cultural and educational opportunities for the deaf community and promotes awareness and acceptance of deaf people by the public. Information and referral, consulting and technical assistance. Specific projects include Celebration: Deaf Artists and Performers, Deaf Education and Arts Network (featuring deaf storytellers), Project Story, and Feast for the Eyes (annual story-telling competition). Target population is children and adults who are significantly hearing-impaired to profoundly deaf. Languages: ASL. Contact: Susan Rutherford, Executive Director. 841-0163. TTY/TDD: 841-0165 FAX: 841-1651. M-Th 10-4 [3/95]

DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND
2212 6th. St. (at Allston), 94710
Free legal and technical assistance to persons with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities, concerning disability civil rights law, job and housing discrimination and related issues, community organizing, public policy development and analysis, impact litigation for clients with disabilities. National and regional in scope. Lawyer referral service for discrimination cases. Cost: None. Wheelchair accessible. Languages: Sign language interpreters can be arranged. Contact: 644-2555. TTY/TDD: 644-2626. FAX: 841-8645 [3/95]

KIDS PROJECT, INC.
P.O. Box 448, 94701
Training and educational organization of people with disabilities. Leads school workshops Berkeley, Oakland, S.F., empowering disabled and nondisabled children to find the strengths in themselves and others. Teacher trainings; library. Eligible: All interested people of or related to the disabled community, including teenagers, primarily in Alameda County and S.F. Wheelchair accessible. Languages: American Sign Language. Contact: Emily Bittner, 415-587-2885 [10/94]

SUBSIDIZED TAXI and VAN PROGRAM
Berkeley Community Development Dept. 2180 Milvia St. (at Allston Way), 94704
Provides transportation vouchers to disabled and elderly citizens in Berkeley. Eligible: Berkeley residents who are certified by a physician as disabled, unable to use or have difficulty using public transportation. Cost: Varies. Call for application and complete details. Wheelchair accessible. Contact: Ted Katayama, Director, 644-6607. Hours: M-Th 8:30-12 [4/95]

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
2198 6th. St., 94710
Clearinghouse for parents with disabilities. Peer counseling, support, information and referral, professional counseling for individual parents, siblings, couples, or families, professional clinicians who are either parents of disabled or at-risk infants or are disabled parents, support groups for parents of disabled children and home visits for disabled parents. Developmental assessment and intervention for children, from birth to three years. Toy lending service; adaptive equipment for disabled parents. Parenting with a Disability newsletter. Wheelchair accessible. Cost: No fee or sliding scale. Contact: Megan Kirshbaum. Sherrie Hansen, 848-1112. FAX: 848-4445. Hours: M-F 9-5. By appointment only [11/94]

VIA CENTER
2126 6th. St. (at Allston Way), 94710
Small nonpublic school for developmentally disabled students. Education and therapy for school-age students up to age 22 with moderate to severe developmental disabilities who require intensive skill building. Students come from surrounding districts. Cost: Paid by school districts. Wheelchair accessible. Contact: Nicole Heare, 848-1616. FAX: 848-1632.