Alaska State Disability Resources

State Agencies and Organizations
United States Senators
Murkowski, Lisa- (R - AK) 709 Hart Senate Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Main: 202-224-6665 Fax: 202-224-5301 E-mail Web Form: Web: http://murkowski.senate.gov/	Begich, Mark - (D - AK) 111 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 phone. (202) 224 - 3004 fax. (202) 224 - 2354 Toll-free line: (877) 501 - 6275 E-mail Web Form: Web: Mark Begich
United States Representatives To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the House’s Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).
Governor Sean Parnell Juneau Office Alaska State Capitol Building Third Floor Mailing Address: P.O. Box 110001 Juneau, AK 99811-0001 Telephone Inquiries: Phone (907) 465-3500 Fax (907) 465-3532 State Info (907) 465-2111 E-mail Web Form: Web: http://gov.state.ak.us/	Official State Web Site Web: http://www.state.ak.us/
State Department of Education: Special Education Donald Enoch Education Administrator II Telephone: (907) 465-2972 TTY/TTD: (907) 465-2815 Web: https://eed.alaska.gov/tls/sped/	State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Margaret MacKinnon, Title I/NCLB Administrator Alaska Department of Education and Early Development P.O. Box 110500 Juneau, AK 99811-0500 (907) 465-2970 E-mail: margaret.mackinnon@alaska.gov Web: www.eed.state.ak.us
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Erin Kinavey, M.Ed., Part C Coordinator State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Office of Children's Services Early Intervention/Infant Learning Program P.O. Box 240249 Anchorage, AK 99524-0249 (907) 269-3423 E-mail: erin.kinavey@alaska.gov Web: www.hss.state.ak.us/OCS/InfantLearning	Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Art Arnold, Director Office of Special Education and Early Development Alaska Department of Education 801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200 Juneau, AK 99801-1894 (907) 465-2824 E-mail: art.arnold@alaska.gov Web: www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Cheryl A. Walsh, Director Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 801 W. 10th Street, Suite A Juneau, AK 99801 (907) 465-2814 E-mail: cheryl.walsh@alaska.gov	Coordinator for Transition Services Art Arnold, Director Office of Special Education and Early Development Alaska Department of Education 801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200 Juneau, AK 99801-1894 (907) 465-2824 E-mail: art.arnold@alaska.gov Web: www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/
State Coordinator of Career and Technical Education Helen Mehrkens, Program Director Office of Career and Technical Education P.O. Box 110500 Juneau, AK 99811-0500 (907) 465-8730 E-mail: Helen_Mehrkens@eed.state.ak.us Web: www.eed.state.ak.us	State Mental Health Agency Christy Allyn Willer, Director 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) E-mail: christy_willer@health.state.ak.us Web: www.hss.state.ak.us/dbh
Kate Burkhart, Executive Director Alaska Mental Health Board 431 N. Franklin Street, Suite 200 Juneau, AK 99801 (907) 465-3071 E-mail: kate.burkhart@alaska.gov Web: www.hss.state.ak.us/amhb	State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Brita Bishop, LCSW, Children's Behavioral Health Specialist Division of Behavioral Health P.O. Box 110620 Juneau, AK 99811-0620 (907) 465-4994 E-mail: brita_bishop@health.state.ak.us Web: www.hss.state.ak.us
Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities (for Children and Adults) Marcy Rein, RN, BSN, Long Term Care Program Manager for Developmental Disabilities & Children with Complex Medical Conditions Senior and Disabilities Services 3601 C Street, Suite 310 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 (907) 269-3666; (800) 478-9996 E-mail: marcy.rein@alaska.gov Web: www.hss.state.ak.us/dsds/	(for Children 6 and Adults) Melissa Witzler Stone, Director Developmental Disabilities Section Division of Behavioral Health 3601 C Street, Suite 934 Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 269-2083; (800) 478-9996 E-mail: melissa.stone@alaska.gov Web: www.hss.state.ak.us/dsds
Councils on Developmental Disabilities Millie Ryan, Executive Director Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education P.O. Box 240249 Anchorage, AK 99524-0249 (907) 269-8990; (888) 269-8990 E-mail: Millie_Ryan@health.state.ak.us Web: www.hss.state.ak.us/gcdse	Protection and Advocacy Agency Dave Fleurant, Executive Director Disability Law Center of Alaska 3330 Arctic Boulevard, Suite 103 Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 565-1002 (V/TTY); (800) 478-1234 E-mail: akpa@dlcak.org Web: www.dlcak.org
Client Assistance Program Pam Stratton, Director ASIST, Inc. 2900 Boniface Parkway, Suite 100 Anchorage, AK 99504-3195 (907) 333-2211 (V/TTY); (800) 478-0047 (V/TTY) E-mail: akcap@alaska.com Web: http://www.dlcak.org/html/about-us/client-assistance-program.php	Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired Lou Oma Durand, Executive Director Department of Services for the Blind P.O. Box 40933 Olympia, WA 98504-0933 (360) 725-3835; (800) 552-7103 E-mail: LouDurand@dsb.wa.gov Web:http://www.alaskabvi.org/
State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Denali KidCare P.O. Box 110601 Juneau, AK 99811-0801 (907) 465-1696 Web: Web: State Chip Program	Programs for Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Macrina Fazio, Regional Manager Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 3800 University Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99508 (907) 269-2060 E-mail: macrina_fazio@labor.state.ak.us Web: www.state.ak.us
Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments (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 Sue Ellen O'Connor-Ferris, VRC III, Statewide Coordinator for the Blind Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation 877 W. Commercial Drive Wasilla, AK 99654-6937 (907) 352-2553 E-mail: sueellen.occonor@alaska.gov Web: www.labor.state.ak.us/dvr/blsvs.htm
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind Patrick Pillai, Project Director Alaska Duel Sensory Impairment Service Special Education Service Agency 3501 Denali Street, Suite 101 Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 334-1300; (907) 563-8284 (TTY) E-mail: sesa@sesa.org Web: www.sesa.org	Regional ADA Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center Don Brandon, Center Director Kathe Matrone, Center Coordinator DBTAC Northwest: ADA Center Western Washington Universtiy-CCER 6912 220th Street, S.W. #105 Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 (425) 248-2480 (TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) E-mail: dbtacnw@wwu.edu Web: www.dbtacnorthwest.org
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Karen M. Ward, Director University of Alaska Anchorage Center for Human Development 2702 Gambell Street, Suite 103 Anchorage, AK 99503 (907) 272-8270 Web: www.alaskachd.org	State Mediation System Art Arnold, Director Office of Special Education and Early Development Alaska Department of Education 801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200 Juneau, AK 99801-1894 (907) 465-2824 E-mail: art.arnold@alaska.gov Web: www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/
Special Format Library Patience Frederiksen, Librarian Alaska State Library Talking Book Center 344 W. Third Avenue, Suite 125 Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 269-6575; (800) 776-6566 E-mail: beverly.griffin@alaska.gov Web: http://talkingbooks.alaska.gov/
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: http://www.thearcofanchorage.org/
Mental Health
Mental Health Frances Purdy, Executive Director 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 (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
Other Disability Organizations
Sue Meinzinger, Director Summit Assistance Dogs 7575 Chestnut Lane Anacortes, WA 98221 (360) 293-5609 E-mail: info@summitdogs.org Web: www.summitdogs.org	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) E-mail: ilru@ilru.org Web: www.ilru.org
To find out 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) E-mail: ncil@ncil.org Web: www.ncil.org