Participant tool · Accommodation Builder
Start with the barrier, not a diagnosis.
Describe what is making participation difficult and what change, aid, or service would help. The builder does not require a diagnosis narrative and does not decide whether a particular request must be approved.
Accommodation Builder is available
Sources last reviewed 2026-09-27. The tool creates an editable request and does not submit it for you.
Choose the organization that controls the accommodation
DVR program access and OAH hearing access use different routes. The tool will not guess which entity controls your request.
DVR effective communication route
Current public contact: dvr.languageaccess@dshs.wa.gov
Sources: 28 CFR 35.160; 34 CFR 361.51(c); DVR Customer Services Manual
Title II requires effective communication and primary consideration to the requested auxiliary aid or service, subject to applicable limitations. This tool does not guarantee that a specific requested method must be approved.
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DVR accommodation / modification route
Current public contact: dvradacoordinator@dshs.wa.gov
Sources: 28 CFR 35.130(b)(7)(i); WAC 388-891A-0211; DVR Customer Services Manual
A requested modification is evaluated case by case. The tool does not decide that the requested change is legally required.
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OAH accommodation route
Online request: https://oah.wa.gov/resources/forms/accommodation-request
Other contacts: 360-407-2700 · 800-583-8271 · OAH_ADACoordinator@oah.wa.gov
OAH controls accommodations for its hearings and prehearing conferences. DVR Signal keeps this separate from a DVR program accommodation request.
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