STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
P.J. Ford-Slack, Director
Office of Special Education/AK Department of Education
801 West 10th St, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-8702
Web: www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES: AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Wendy Tada, Program Manager
Office of Special Education and Early Development
Alaska Department of Education
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-2970
E-mail:
Web: www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES: AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Karen A. Martenek, Unit Manager
State of Alaska Department of Health & Social Services
Special Needs Services Unit
1231 Gambell Street
Anchorage, AK 99501-4627
(907) 269-3423
E-mail:
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Duane French, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
801 West 10th Street, Suite A
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 269-3573; (907) 269-3570 (TTY)
E-mail:
OFFICE OF STATE COORINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Sally Spiekler Slaughter, Program Manager
Office of Adult & Vocational Education
800 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-8704
E-mail:
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Karl R. Brimner, Director
Division of Mental Health/DD
Department of Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 110620
Juneau, AK 99811-0620
(907) 465-3370; (907) 465-2225 (TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.hss.state.ak.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Anne Henry, Special Projects Coordinator
Division of Mental Health/DD
Department of Health & Social Services
P.O. Box 110620
Juneau, AK 99811-0620
(907) 465-3370; (907) 465-2225 (TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.hss.state.ak.us
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Connie Anderson, Program Administrator
Developmental Disabilities Section
Division of Mental Health/DD
Department of Health & Social Services
P.O. Box 110620
Juneau, AK 99811-0620
(907) 465-3370; (907) 465-2225 (TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.hss.state.ak.us
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
David Maltman, Director
Governor's Council on Disabilities & Special Education
PO Box 240249
Anchorage, AK 99524-0249
(907) 269-8990
E-mail:
Web: www.hss.state.ak.us/htmlstuf/BOARDS/boards.htm
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Rick Tessandore, Director
Disability Law Center of Alaska
3330 Arctic Blvd., Suite 103
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 344-1002; (907) 565-1002 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Pam Stratton, Director
ASIST
2900 Boniface Parkway, #100
Anchorage, AK 99504-3195
(907) 333-2211
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Karen Martinek, Unit Manager
Special Needs Services Unit
1231 Gambell Street
Anchorage, AK 99501-4627
(907) 269-3460
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Toby Olson, Executive Director
Northwest Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
Washington State Governor's Committee
on Disability Issues & Employment
P.O. Box 9046, MS 6000
Olympia, WA 98507-9046
(360) 438-4116 (V/TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.wata.org/NWD
DISABILITY 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 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail:
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
E-mail:
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
Brain Injury
Debra M. Russell, President
Brain Injury Association of Alaska
1251 Muldoon Road, Suite 103
Anchorage, AK 99504
(907) 338-9800; (888) 945-4323
(907) 338-9801 (TTY)
E-mail:
Web: www.alaska.net/~drussell/bia-ak
Learning Disabilities
Pamela Bickford, Acting President
16840 Tideview Drive
Anchorage, AK 99516
(907) 345-7731
Mental Health
Jan McGillivary, CEO
Alaska Mental Health Association
4045 Lake Otis Parkway, Suite 209
Anchorage, AK 99508-5221
(907) 563-0880
E-mail:
Web: www.alaska.net/~mhaa
Web: www.geocities.com/HotSprings/villa/6745
NAMI Alaska
144 W. 15th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 277-1300; (800) 498-4462 (In AK)
E-mail:
Web: www.nami-alaska.org
Mental Retardation
Margaret R. Lowe, Executive Director
The Arc of Anchorage
2211 Arca Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 277-6677
E-mail:
Physical and Cognitive Disabilities
V. Gutierrez-Osborne, Executive Director
Easter Seals Alaska
126 W. 15th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 277-7325
E-mail:
Speech and Language
Kelly Scannell-Brewer
Alaska Speech-Language-Hearing Association
929 Bench Court
Anchorage, AK 99504
(907) 261-5630
E-mail:
Visual Impairments
Gil Johnson, Director
American Foundation for the Blind
111 Pine Street, Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 392-4845
E-mail:
Web: www.afb.org
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Karen M. Ward, Director
University of Alaska Anchorage
Center for Human Development
2210 Arca Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 272-8270
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Jim Beck, Program Manager
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
1016 W. Sixth Avenue, #205
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 269-3570
E-mail:
Web: www.corecom.net/ATA
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Faye Nieto, Executive Director
PARENTS, Inc.
4743 E. Northern Lights Boulevard
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 337-7678 (V/TTY)
(800) 478-7678 (in AK only)
E-mail:
Web: www.parentsinc.org
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Vilma Gutierrez-Osborne, CEO/President
Easter Seals Alaska
126 West 15th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 277-7325
E-mail:
David C. Wagner, Executive Director
VSA arts Alaska (formerly Very Special Arts)
430 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 220
Anchorage, AK 99501-3550
(907) 277-3848
E-mail: