UTILITIES SBC
(800)
772-3140
(800) 651-5111 TTY
(800) 400-6868 Español
Services provided for people with special needs can include: - Free
directory assistance
- Multiple bill service
- Auto pay service
- Speed call for easier dialing
- Toll discounts
SPEECH
TO SPEECH
(800) 854-7784
For customer service (800) 735-0373
Free service for people with speech impairments. Our Communications Assistants
are trained in understanding people with speech challenges. They can either take
messages and relay them, or stay in a 3-way conversation and revoice as needed.
ADA CONSULTING SERVICES MICHAEL BUSH
Consulting Accessibility
Specialist
833 Front St, Suite 208, Santa Cruz 95060
423-0125
JONATHAN
ADLER
Access Compliance Services
1721 Seabright Ave. Santa Cruz, CA 95062
429-4191
www.accesscomplianceservices.net
Consulting
service to businesses, architects, government agencies and attorneys concerning
compliance with disability access laws and regulations.
TRAVELING
BEYOND SANTA CRUZ MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
648-4800 •
www.mbayaq.org 45 miles south of downtown Santa Cruz
886 Cannery
Row, Monterey 93940
The largest aquarium in the United States. Probe
the deep wonders of Monterey Bay at this Cannery Row magnet where sharks, sea
otters and schooling fish cast their spells. Little ones are particularly intrigued
by the bat ray touch pool where they can actually pet the friendly bat rays.
- The aquarium is accessible, including on-site parking
- Wheelchairs
available free during aquarium visit
- Call for disabled parking informatio
-
Most exhibit videos are closed-captioned
- Assisted-listening devices for
the hearing impaired are
available at the Audio Tour Desk HEARST
SAN SIMEON STATE HISTORICAL MONUMENT
140 miles south of downtown Santa
Cruz
750 Hearst Castle Rd, San Simeon 93452
(800) 444-4445 •
(800) 401-4775
www.hearstcastle.com (follow links to accessibly designed
tours) - Many areas of the monument are accessible, including parking,
restrooms
- Tours daily, including accessibly designed tours
- Call
10 days in advance for reservations
Let us know about your favorite
accessible resource, order a print version of the guide, or just tell us what
you think! We welcome your thoughts, tips, suggestions and contributions.We can
be reached at: Shared Adventures
90 Grandview St #B101
Santa
Cruz CA 95060
(831) 459-7210
foster@sharedadventures.com
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| OTHER GUIDES &
TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES Many
other access guides are springing up online and in print around the country and
around the world in order to facilitate accessible travel for all. Here is a list
of some of them. For an excellent worldwide guidebook database, go to Emerging
Horizons’ website at www.emerginghorizons.com and follow the links to “resources:
free access guides.” YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
www.nps.gov/yose/parks/access.htm
(209) 372-0200
Delivery can take up to 6 weeks. ACCESS
SAN DIEGO
(858) 279-0704 • www.accessandiego.com/
In its 11th edition, this guide to accessible resources of San Diego County was
the original inspiration for the Santa Cruz version. CALIFORNIA STATE
PARKS
www.cal-parks.ca.gov
Our State Parks system continues to work to make CA parks more accessible. You
can download their current listing of accessible features. CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL FORESTS
(707) 562-8737 • (707) 562-9130 (TTY)
www.r5.fs.fed.us
Online
accessibility information for all 18 national forests in California. Visit and
then follow links to specific forests for their accessibility information, or
call USDA Pacific Southwest Region headquarters. ACCESS 2002 SAN
FRANCISCO
(415) 391-2000 • (415) 392-0328 (TDD)
www.accessnca.com
An excellent guide to San Francisco is available free from the San Francisco
Convention and Visitors Bureau or order online. The website also includes a database
for accessing Northern California. FISHING CALIFORNIA PIERS
www.dfg.ca.gov/coned/access.html
Department of Fish and Game access guide
available online. MID-PENINSULA OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
(650)
691-1200 • www.openspace.org
Bay Area open space preserves. Their website has a
great chart and guide
to accessible trails and restrooms, including information on width, grade and
surface.
Most preserves are less than an hour from downtown Santa Cruz. WHEELCHAIR
RIDER’S GUIDE TO LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTY COAST
(510) 286-0933
• calcoast@igc.org
Free 100 page guidebook produced by Coastwalk
and the Coastal Conservancy,
with excellent descriptive detail. To order, call The Coastal Conservancy number
above. ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION WEB DATABASE
www.projectaction.org/paweb/index.htm#welcome
Database of transit systems, supplemented with information on accessible
tours and tour companies, accessible airport and other private shuttles, and accessible
taxi services in the U.S. WWW.TRAILEXPLORER.ORG
Searchable online trail access information on hiking trails nationwide, designed
by Beneficial Designs. EMERGING HORIZONS
www.emerginghorizons.com
Excellent accessible travel magazine and web resource. Their resources database
includes free access guides throughout the world. Check out their website for
more details. BARRIER FREE TRAVEL
A Nuts & Bolts Guide
For Wheelers & Slow Walkers
(888) 795-7274 • www.emerginghorizons.com/book
The definitive guide to accessible travel, authored by the Candy Harrington, editor
of Emerging Horizons magazine. Filled with worldwide resources, travel tips, and
the logistics of accessible travel by plane, train, bus and ship. Order online
or call. WILDERNESS INQUIRY
808 14th Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN
55414
(612) 676-9400 • (800) 728-0719
TTY: (612) 676-9475
www.wildernessinquiry.org
Provides outdoor adventure for people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds
including people with disabilities. Wilderness Inquiry travels to over 35 destinations
by canoe, sea kayak, dog sled, horse pack and backpack. MAIL ORDER SHOPPING
DISABLED DEALER MAGAZINE
(800) 588-5099 • www.disableddealer.com
California/Nevada guide for adaptive equipment, services, resources and events. THE
DISABILITY RESOURCE LIBRARY
(800) 686-6049 • www.disabilityresource.com
Books and videos on parenting, assistive technology, travel, sports, recreation
and more. ALLIANCE FOR TECHNOLOGY ACCESS
www.ataccess.org
The Alliance for Technology Access connects children and adults with disabilities
to technology tools. Their vendor list details available technologies. |
