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Washington Access Fund
100 South King Street, Suite 280
Seattle, WA 98104
206-328-5116 Voice
1-877-428-5116
1-888-494-4775 TTY
206-328-5126 Fax
Email: info@washingtonaccessfund.org

Meet the Clients!

Client Business Directory: The Access Fund is proud to showcase the businesses of Access Fund clients. If you are an Access Fund client and would like to be featured, please send your information to: leann@washingtonaccessfund.org. Check out the Client Business Directory!

Client Spotlight: Meet Vena Ward
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They told her it was just too risky to fund a degree in chemical engineering because people with low-vision were unlikely to succeed in that field. Meet Vena Ward. Having connected with her Vocational Rehabilitation agency in Mississippi, Vena had plenty of experience with CCTVs (powerful desktop magnifiers) and handheld magnifiers. Unfortunately, when Vena moved on to college, her VR agency was unwilling to pay for the costly items once they found out her chosen field of study: chemical engineering. VR pulled her funding and Vena was on her own.

Despite the barriers she's faced, Vena has been successfully employed as a nuclear engineer since 2005 (full-time since 2008) with the Department of Defense. Visit the following link to read the full article on Vena Ward and find out how she uses the CCTV and portable magnifier she purchased with her Access Fund loan! Vena was featured in our February 2012 eNews.