Access Alaska
http://adapartners.org/access.htm
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.
Center for Self Determination
www.self-determination.com
The Center for Self-Determination is not a place. It
is a highly interactive working collaborative of individuals and organizations
committed to the principles of self-determination. The purpose of the
collaborative is to change the nature of the support and service system
for individuals with disabilities, using the principles of self-determination
to help all persons create the lives they want, connected to and with
their communities.
Dream Based Transition Alliance
www.alaskachd.org/dbta/
DBTA helps families of young adults with disabilities (age 14 and older) to
navigate the maze of issues and challenges that occur during the transition
years. DBTA facilitates person-centered plans, provides information, holds
monthly Parents in Transition Meetings, assists with other emerging parent
groups and speaks to various groups in the community.
HEATH Resource Center
www.heath.gwu.edu/
Information exchange about educational support services, policies,
and procedures at Post secondary learning institutions.
LD In Depth: Post Secondary Education
www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/postsecondary/
This is the postsecondary education area of the LD Online Web site. LD Online
is a Web site on learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and other professionals.
The postsecondary strand has articles written by leading experts, research findings
reported by top researchers, and the latest news in the field of learning disabilities.
National Center for the Study of Postsecondary Educational
Supports (NCSPES)
www.rrtc.hawaii.edu
The Rehabilitation Research & Training Center is a National Center that envision
to move beyond what has and has not worked in the past, towards a new system
of educational supports for people with disabilities in the 21st century. It
also promotes a model Postsecondary program of the future that must foster high
expectations, build self-confidence, and develop an understanding of strengths
and weaknesses of all students.
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
www.ncset.org
The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition seeks to increase the
capacity of national, state and local agencies and organizations to improve
secondary education and transition results for youth with disabilities and
their families.
Office of Public Advocacy
www.state.ak.us/guardianship/
This state office provides trainings on guardianship and conservatorship.
The Person Centered Planning Web site
www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/pcp/
This site was designed and built by staff from the
Employment and Disability Institute, at Cornell University's School of
Industrial and Labor Relations.
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.
