Disability Services & Legal Center
Enhancing lives, advancing rights!
Join our DDARC coordinator Taylor Curtis as she reviews critical information on how to stay prepared and informed during potential disasters. The workshop looks at the three main aspects of disaster preparedness; 1) Building a Kit, 2) Making a plan and 3) staying informed.
With bi-weekly meetings the workshop is tailored for individuals with disabilities, their families, seniors and their families. To register please click on the button below.
COVID – 19 Update
Disability Services & Legal Center prioritizes the health of its employees and consumers above all. Due to the nature of our work a lot of the people that come through our doors have compromised immune systems. To keep our staff and consumers safe we have made the decision to close our doors to the public. All staff and services will still be available through phone or email . If you have any general questions please call our main line or send an email to the following staff:
Juan Orantes : Jorantes@mydslc.org
Lake Kowell: Lake@mydslc.org
If you need to drop off any documents to our staff please contact the staff person you have been working with and make arrangements.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation with our decision.
For more information on the COVID-19 virus please refer to the community resource links below.
CDC Guidelines & Tips
Sonoma County Information
Mendocino County Information
Napa County Information
Lake County Information
COVID-19 Resources
COVID-19 Rental Assistance (Santa Rosa)
The goal of the Program is to assist residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with rental payments through December 31, 2020. Applications will be accepted through June 10, 2020. In order to qualify for rental assistance, the applicant must meet the following eligibility criteria:
To access the application, along with application instructions and additional information, please visit the COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program. Please call 707-543-3305 if you need a hard copy application.
To directly visit the city’s website visit the following link. srcity.org/3258/Rental-Assistance.
The Native American Independent Living Demonstration project is a 3 year opportunity given to Disability Services and Legal Center to assess and identify the needs of Native Americans with Disabilities and create a model for other Independent Living Centers to follow to address these needs. For more information on NAILDP click here.
Becoming Independent Marin Center for Independent Living 
