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The ADA Partner's Project is a cooperative
effort of the Disability & Business Technical Assistance
Centers and Access Alaska. The purpose of
the Partner's Project is to provide expert in-depth advice
for
implementing
the Americans with Disabilities
Act.
Established in 1994, ATLA is a statewide
assistive technology retail and
information center for all Alaskans.
Access Alaska
provides independent living services to people who experience
a disability. They encourage and promote the total integration
of people who
experience a disability to live independently within
the community of their
choice.
The mission of the Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually
Impaired is to
provide quality rehabilitation and training to persons
who experience
blindness or visual impairment so that they may reach
their highest level of
independence.
The Chapter's purpose remains
to provide education and disseminate
information for members, new parents and the community
as a whole; to
provide parent-to-parent support to families of children
with Down syndrome;
to gather socially and share experiences; and to he an
advocacy group for
political effectiveness.
The Foster Parent
Training Center recognizes foster parents as the dedicated
volunteers they are and is dedicated to offering specific
trainings and
resources that will enhance the skills foster parents
already have and
assist them in developing new ones.
These clinics offer
specialty genetics clinics for diagnosis and genetic
counseling for individuals with inherited conditions,
chromosomal disorders
(i.e. Down syndrome) or birth defects.
The Mental Health Association in Alaska (MHAA)
is a Division of the National
Mental Health Association and is dedicated to the promotion
of good mental
health, the prevention of mental illness and ongoing
improvement in the care
and treatment of the mentally ill through advocacy, education,
referral,
research, legislative input and the monitoring of existing
programs.
Alaska Youth and Family Network
www.ayfn.org
Alaska Youth and Family Network advocates for families
and children with
social/emotional/behavioral challenges and related
disabilities to be
included as equal partners with professionals in developing
policies,
programs and ensuring adequate services and information.
The mission of the Arc of Anchorage
is to secure for all people with
developmental and other disabilities the opportunity
to choose and realize
their goals of where and how they learn, live, work,
and play.
Challenge Alaska is a non-profit organization
that provides sports and
therapeutic recreation opportunities for those with disabilities.
The Disability Law Center assists parents in
learning their rights under the
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).
The goal of this Web site is to provide information
about community-based
diagnostic teams, local agencies and programs that work
with families,
children and adults affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders (FASD).
The mission of the Council is to create change
that improves the
independence, productivity, and inclusion into the community
for people with
developmental disabilities and students in special education.
The mission of Hope Community Resources is
to provide services and supports,
requested and designed by individuals and families who
experience
disabilities, resulting in choice, control, family preservation
and
community inclusion.
Learning Disabilities Association of Alaska
http://ldaalaska.org/
The Learning Disabilities Association of Alaska
(LDAalaska) is a non-profit,
nationally affiliated, organization staffed solely by volunteers
dedicated
to helping individuals with learning disabilities, their
families and
professionals.
The State of Alaska Department of Health and
Social Services is committed to
promoting an accessible, flexible array of quality services
to all Alaska
infants and toddlers with special developmental needs and
to their families.
The Specialty clinics improve access to care
for children with special
health care needs in need of consultation, screening and
follow-up. Cleft
Lip and Palate, Cardiac and Neurodevelopmental specialty
clinics are
included.
NAMI is dedicated to the eradication of mental
illnesses and to the
improvement of the quality of life of all whose lives
are affected by these
diseases. The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
(NAMI) is a nonprofit,
grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization
of consumers,
families, and friends of people with severe mental
illnesses, such as
schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive
disorder, and anxiety disorders.
This state office provides trainings on guardianship and
conservatorship.
Parents Inc. is a parent training organization
based on the philosophy that
parents of all children with disabilities can help other
families face
similar challenges.
Programs for Infants and Children, Inc.
www.picak.org
Programs for Infants and Children, Inc. provides
early intervention services
for infants and toddlers with special needs. Training is
individualized and
implemented in a family centered home environment.
Special Education Service Agency
www.sesa.org
The Special Education Service Agency (SESA)
is a publicly funded agency
which provides assistance to Alaskan school districts and
early intervention
programs serving students with low incidence disabilities.
Special Needs Services provides care for children
who experience developmental disabilities and offers a
support system for their families.
Trained providers accompany clients on outings and care
for them from their
homes.
Special Olympics Alaska provides year-round
sports training and athletic
competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for people
eight years of
age and older with mental retardation, giving them continuing
opportunities
to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience
joy and
participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship
with their
families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Stone Soup Group is a statewide organization that exists to sustain the health and well being of Alaskan children with special needs and their families. They are responsible for the implementation of the Parent Training and Information Center (PTI).
University of Anchorage-Alaska Center for Human Development
www.alaskachd.org/about.html
The Center for Human Development (CHD) is one
of 61 University Centers
located in every state and territory, which attempts to
bring together the
resources of the university and the community in support
of individuals with
developmental disabilities.
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