TACCD - Tahoe Area Coordinating Council for the Disabled

MISSION:
It is the mission of the TACCD to address the needs of disabled persons through promoting advocacy, accessibility, transportation and programs

GOALS:
* To keep the community informed of the needs of disabled persons and the efforts of TACCD and support agencies.
* To generate funds to promote the programs and services
* To maintain strong liaison with organizations supporting disabled persons.

MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS:
TACCD established in 1981, is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the needs of the disabled in the Lake Tahoe area.

ALTA: Alta California Regional Center
Area Board III
California Tahoe Conservancy
CASp Inspections LLC
Clean Tahoe Program
Easter Seal Sierra Nevada
El Dorado County Commission on Aging
El Dorado County Community Services
El Dorado Board of Supervisors District Five
El Dorado Mental Health Department
El Dorado County Sheriff's Department
Elder Options
Kelly Ridge at Lake Tahoe
LTCC: Lake Tahoe Community College
NAMI: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
OPEN: Ordinary People Meeting Extraordinary Needs
People First of South Lake Tahoe
Sierra Recovery Center
City of South Lake Tahoe
South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce
South Lake Tahoe Police Department
South Lake Tahoe Womens Center
Live Violence Free
Special Olympics
State of California Department of Rehabilitation
Substitute Personnel's Supported Employment Division
Tahoe Basin Fire Safety Council
Tahoe Care Coalition
Tahoe Senior Plaza
Tahoe Transportation District
TRAILS at the Lake
United Cerebral Palsy of Nevada

PRIORITIES:
* Affirmative Action Commission
* Wheel Chair Accessibility
* On-going Community Education
* Meet with City as Needed
* Disability Awareness
* Support Conferences and Organizations that Advocate for Disabled Persons
* Send Minutes to City, Schools and College
* Monitor Quality of Programs for and Services to Disabled Persons
* Mainstreaming
* Legislative Activity
* Housing for Disabled & Seniors