Alaska State Disability Resources (continued)

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
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
Web: 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
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Gwendolyn Lee, Executive Director
The Arc of Anchorage
2211 Arca Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 277-6677
E-mail: glee@arc-anchorage.org
Web: www.arc-anchorage.org

Mental Health
Frances Purdy, Executive Director
Alaska Youth and Family Network
Alaskan FamiliesÕ Voice on ChildrenÕs Behavioral Health
The Alaska Chapter of the Federation of Families for ChildrenÕs Mental Health
P.O. Box 23-3142
Anchorage, AK 99523-3142
(907) 770-4979; (888) 770-4979 (in AK)
Email: ayfn@ayfn.org
Web: www.nami.org/sites/alaska

Jeanette Grasto, President
NAMI Alaska
144 W. 15th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 277-1300; (800) 478-4462
E-mail: jmgrasto@mosquitonet.com
Web: www.nami.org/sites/alaska

Physical and Cognitive Disabilities
V. Gutierrez-Osborne, Executive Director
Easter Seals Alaska
670 W. Firewood Lane, Suite 105
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 277-7325
E-mail: vgosborne@gci.net
Web: www.alaska.easterseals.com

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Kelly Scannell-Brewer, Member
Alaska Speech-Language-Hearing Association
3211 Starboard Lane
Anchorage, AK 99516
(907) 212-0211
E-mail: Kelly.Brewer@providence.org

Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
42-40 Bell Boulevard
Bayside, NY 11361-2820
(718) 224-2999
E-mail: ts@tsa-usa.org
Web: www.tsa-usa.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Project
Pamela (Pam) Shackelford, Director
Alaska Parent Training and Information Center at Stone Soup Group
3350 Commercial Drive, Suite 100
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 561-3701
E-mail: pams@stonesoupgroup.org
Web: www.stonesoupgroup.org

Community Parent Resource Center
Teresa Sprague, Program Director
LINKS Mat-Su Parent Resource Center
6177 E. Mountain Heather Way, Suite 3
Palmer, AK 99645
(907) 373-3632; (907) 373-3652
E-mail: linksdf@gci.net
Web: www.linksprc.org

Family to Family Health Information Center
Lynn Caswell, Executive Director
Stone Soup Group
3350 Commercial Drive, Suite 100
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 561-3701
E-mail: ssg@stonesoupgroup.org
Web: www.stonesoupgroup.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Al Tamagni Jr., President
Alaska Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.O. Box 201496
Anchorage, AK 99520-1496
(907) 279-9345
E-mail: akpta@alaska.net
Web: www.alaskapta.org