What is the FASD-RPTC Demonstration Project?

Department one of 10 selected to develop national model

More home and community based alternatives to residential psychiatric treatment needed nationwide

Washington Vocational Services This company has an office here in Anchorage and offers free job search, placement, and disability support within our community. Services are free, but there is very specific eligibility criteria. This may be right for someone you know! For more information, click here: http://www.wvs.org/

Teaching Self-Determination in Alaskan Schools: A Toolkit for Educators is now online. The Self-Determination Project promotes student-directed learning and capturing dreams. The Toolkit is a project sponsored by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. The kit has been developed for teachers, parents, students and other professionals who are interested in promoting self-determination within home, school and community settings.

Topic: This article assesses the availability and nature of transition-to-adulthood service programs in child and adult state mental health systems across the United States. Results from this research emphasize that transition-to-adulthood service programs are lacking in both availability and accessibility, signaling the need for increased awareness and funding to best assist young people with mental illness undergo this transition.

Self Determination Guide for Parents
This guide will was made to assist parents interested in helping their children transition from high school to the next step whether it be college or something else.

Access Alaska
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.

Advocates for Youth is the only organization that works both in the United States and in developing countries with a sole focus on adolescent reproductive and sexual health.

JAN is a free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations, disability legislation, and the employability of people with disabilities. JAN is a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor.

In Anchorage or Mat-Su, the organization provides information and assistance for adults (ages 18 and older) to enroll in postsecondary education or traning programs: computer classes, tutorial information, information about entrance requirements and process, application assistance to schools or training beyond high school, assistance in finding scholarships and loans, career exploration and job market information. For high school students thee are two additional programs: Educational Talent Search and Upward Bound to assist students in preparing for college.

A web site to connect youth with adults who have interesting careers and want to answer your questions about what they do, how they prepared for such a career and how they dealt with their own disabilities.  Some of their disabilities are visible (like using a wheelchair) and some are not visible (like depression or a learning disability). On this site, you can read the information or post questions.   After a short training, you can e-mail or contact the mentor directly.

Description of Alaskan lakes accessible by wheelchair, if they are stocked and how to get to them.

A web site that explains how to address barriers to employment if you are an Alaskan with a disability, where and how to get support and help to prepare to begin or return to work and the finances of working while still on public benefits (like Medicaid). Explanation of the "ticket to work" program, benefits calculator and planners, beginning your own business and understanding the various programs that apply to SSI or SSDI income, such as PASS (Plan to Achieve Self-Support), Self-Employment Subsidty, IRWE (Impairment Related Work Expenses).