Community Resources

Hilyard Community Center partners with local agencies and organizations serving people with disabilities. Community partners include:

• Brain Injury Support

• Early Childhood Coordination Agency for Referrals, Evaluations and Services (EC CARES)

• Joint Forces Dance Co. & DanceAbility

• Lane Independent Living Alliance

• Muscular Dystrophy Association

• Senior and Disabled Services

Autism/Aspergers

• Northwest Autism Foundation

Hearing

• Eugene Association of the Deaf

• Hearing Loss Association of Oregon

Vision

• Oregon State Commission for the Blind

• Vision Northwest

Other Resources

• 211Lane.org (United Way of Lane County) - on-line Community Resources for Lane County including a search for local agencies that provide assistance.

• DanceAbility International - mixed-abilities dance company.

• Disability Resources for Oregon - Disability Resources Monthly Guide to Internet Resources.

• Lane Transit District - All LTD buses are equipped with lifts. Ninety percent of their buses will kneel (lower), making that first step into the bus much easier.

• LTD Accessible Services - EZ Access and Ridesource.

• Mobility International USA - International exchange and International development for people with disabilities.

• Next Step Recycling - Recycles and sells used computers.

• Oregon State Library - To enhance the quality of life for print-disabled Oregonians through reading. Talking Book and Braille Service (TBABS) is committed to deliver,in partnership with libraries and other agencies, the best possible library service to all eligible Oregonians.

• Oregon State University Disability Access Program

• Oregon State University - Finding Help in Tough Times - managing the challenges of a recession.

• State of Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation Division - Oregon's Vocational Rehabilitation Division (VRD) provides rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities and makes eligibility decisions for disability benefits.

• University of Oregon, Center for Electronic Studying - CES is a research and development group in the University of Oregon College of Education investigating innovative applications of technology for middle school, secondary, and post-secondary students, their teachers and their schools.