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Alaska State Disability Resources

National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities
Official State Web Site
 
Connect with your state's official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:

www.alaska.gov/

State Department of Education: Special Education
 
Office of Special Education Alaska Department of Education 801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200 
Juneau   AK   99801-1894
(907) 465-2972
art.arnold@alaska.gov
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
 
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development P.O. Box 110500
Juneau   AK   99811-0500
(907) 465-2970
margaret.mackinnon@alaska.gov
http://www.eed.state.ak.us
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
 

Early Intervention/Infant Learning Program Office of Children's Services State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services P.O. Box 240249

Anchorage   AK   99524-0249
(907) 269-3423
erin.kinavey@alaska.gov
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/OCS/InfantLearning/
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
 

Office of Special Education and Early Development Alaska Department of Education 801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200

Juneau   AK   99801-1894
(907) 465-2824
art.arnold@alaska.gov
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
 
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 801 W. 10th Street, Suite A
Juneau   AK   99801
(907) 465-2814
cheryl.walsh@alaska.gov
http://labor.state.ak.us/dvr/home.htm
Coordinator for Transition Services
 
Office of Special Education Alaska Department of Education 801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau,   AK   99801-1894
(907) 465-2824
art.arnold@alaska.gov
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/
State Coordinator of Career and Technical Education
 
Office of Career and Technical Education P.O. Box 110500
Juneau   AK   99811-0500
(907) 465-8730
Helen_Mehrkens@eed.state.ak.us
http://www.eed.state.ak.us
State Mental Health Agency
 
Division of Behavioral Health Department of Health and Social Services P.O. Box 110620 
Juneau   AK   99811-0620
(907) 465-3370
(907) 465-2225 (TTY)
christy_willer@health.state.ak.us
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dbh
 
Alaska Mental Health Board 431 N. Franklin Street, Suite 200
Juneau   AK   99801
(907) 465-3071
kate.burkhart@alaska.gov
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/amhb
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
 
Division of Behavioral Health P.O. Box 110620
Juneau   AK   99811-0620
(907) 465-4994
brita_bishop@health.state.ak.us
http://www.hss.state.ak.us
Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities (for Children and Adults)
 
Developmental Disabilities & Children with Complex Medical Conditions Senior and Disabilities Services 3601 C Street, Suite 310
Anchorage   AK   99503
(800) 478-9996
(907) 269-3666
marcy.rein@alaska.gov
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dsds/
 
(for Children 6 and Adults) Developmental Disabilities Section Division of Behavioral Health 3601 C Street, Suite 934
Anchorage   AK   99503
(800) 478-9996
(907) 269-2083
melissa.stone@alaska.gov
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dsds
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
 

Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education P.O. Box 240249 

Anchorage   AK   99524-0249
(888) 269-8990
(907) 269-8990
millie.ryan@alaska.gov
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/gcdse
Protection and Advocacy Agency
 
Disability Law Center of Alaska 3330 Arctic Boulevard, Suite 103 
Anchorage   AK   99503
(800) 478-1234
(907) 565-1002 (V/TTY)
akpa@dlcak.org
http://www.dlcak.org
Client Assistance Program
 
ASIST, Inc. 2900 Boniface Parkway, Suite 100
Anchorage   AK   99504-3195
(800) 478-0047 (V/TTY)
(907) 333-2211 (V/TTY)
akcap@alaska.com
http://home.gci.net/~alaskacap/
State CHIP Program
 
Denali KidCare P.O. Box 110601 
Juneau   AK   99811-0801
(907) 465-1696
http:www.hss.state.ak.us/dhcs/DenaliKidCare/default.htm
Programs for Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
 
Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 3800 University Drive 
Anchorage   AK   99508
(907) 269-2060
mahala.slone@alaska.gov
http://www.state.ak.us
Telecommunications Relay Services
 
Juneau   AK  
(800) 770-8255 (V)
(800) 770-8973 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(866) 355-6198 (Speech to Speech)
 
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
 
Statewide Coordinator for Blind Services Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 877 W. Commercial Drive
Wasilla   AK   99654-6937
(907) 352-2553
sueellen.o'connor@alaska.gov
http://labor.state.ak.us/dvr/blsvs.htm
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
 
Alaska Duel Sensory Impairment Service Special Education Service Agency 3501 Denali Street, Suite 101
Anchorage   AK   99503
(907) 334-1300
(907) 563-8284 (TTY)
sesa@sesa.org
http://www.sesa.org
Regional ADA Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center
 
DBTAC Northwest: ADA Center Western Washington Universtiy-CCER 6912 220th Street, S.W. #105
Mountlake Terrace   WA   98043
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
(425) 248-2480 (TTY)
dbtacnw@wwu.edu
http://www.dbtacnorthwest.org
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
 
University of Alaska Anchorage Center for Human Development 2702 Gambell Street, Suite 103
Anchorage   AK   99503
(907) 272-8270
http://www.alaskachd.org
State Mediation System
 
Office of Special Education and Early Development Alaska Department of Education 801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau   AK   99801-1894
(907) 465-2824
art.arnold@alaska.gov
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/
Special Format Library
 
Alaska State Library Talking Book Center 344 W. Third Avenue, Suite 125  
Anchorage   AK   99501
(800) 776-6566
(907) 269-6575
beverly.griffin@alaska.gov
http://www.library.state.ak.us/dev/tbc.html
Disability-Specific Organizations
Attention Deficit Disorder
 
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover   MD   20785
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
(301) 306-7070
http://www.chadd.org
 
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543
Pottstown   PA   19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
http://www.add.org
Autism
 

To identify an autism group in your state, contact: Autism Society of America 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300

Bethesda   MD   20814
(800) 3-AUTISM
(301) 657-0881
http://www.autism-society.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
 

American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 

New York   NY   10001
(800) 232-5463
(212) 502-7600
afbinfo@afb.net
http://www.afb.org
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
 
 The Arc of Anchorage 2211 Arca Drive 
Anchorage   AK   99508
(907) 277-6677
glee@arc-anchorage.org
http://www.arc-anchorage.org
Mental Health
 
Alaska Youth and Family Network Alaskan Families’ Voice on Children’s Behavioral Health The Alaska Chapter of the Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health P.O. Box 23-3142
Anchorage   AK   99523-3142
(888) 770-4979 (in AK)
(907) 770-4979
ayfn@ayfn.org
http://www.nami.org/sites/alaska
 
NAMI Alaska 144 W. 15th Avenue
Anchorage   AK   99501
(800) 478-4462
(907) 277-1300
jmgrasto@mosquitonet.com
http://www.nami.org/sites/alaska
Physical and Cognitive Disabilities
 
Easter Seals Alaska 670 W. Firewood Lane, Suite 105
Anchorage   AK   99503
(907) 277-7325
vgosborne@gci.net
http://www.alaska.easterseals.com
Speech, Language, and Hearing
 
Alaska Speech-Language-Hearing Association 3211 Starboard Lane
Anchorage   AK   99516
(907) 212-0211
Kelly.Brewer@providence.org
http://www.aksha.org/
Tourette Syndrome
 
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. 42-40 Bell Boulevard
Bayside   NY   11361-2820
(718) 224-2999
ts@tsa-usa.org
http://www.tsa-usa.org
 Organizations for Parents
Parent Training and Information Project
 
Stone Soup Group 307 E. Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 100
Anchorage   AK   99503
(907) 561-3701
pams@stonesoupgroup.org
www.stonesoupgroup.org
Community Parent Resource Center
 
LINKS Mat-Su Parent Resource Center 6177 E. Mountain Heather Way, Suite 3
Palmer   AK   99645
(907) 373-3632
linksdf@gci.net
http://www.linksprc.org
Family to Family Health Information Center
 
Stone Soup Group 3350 Commercial Drive, Suite 100
Anchorage   AK   99501
(907) 561-3701
ssg@stonesoupgroup.org
http://www.stonesoupgroup.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
 
Alaska Congress of Parents and Teachers P.O. Box 201496
Anchorage   AK   99520-1496
(907) 279-9345
akpta@alaska.net
http://akpta@alaska.net
Other Disability Organizations
Independent Living
 
To find out the contact information for the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact: Independent Living Research Utilization Project The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research 2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston   TX   77019
(713) 520-0232 (V)
(713) 520-5136 (TTY)
ilru@ilru.org
http://www.ilru.org
 
To find the contact information for centers for independent living (CILs) in your state, contact: National Council on Independent Living 1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington   DC   20036
(202) 207-0334 (V)
(202) 207-0340 (TTY)
ncil@ncil.org
http://www.ncil.org

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