STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
DiAnn Brown, Program Manager
Office of Special Education/AK Department of Education
801 West 10th St, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-2972
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
DiAnn Brown, Program Manager
Office of Special Services and Supplemental Programs
Department of Education
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-2972
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) 269-3460 Pat Orlandi, Special Needs Resource Coordinator
Health Care Program for Children with Special Needs
State of Alaska
Section of Maternal, Child, and Family Health
1231 Gambell Street
Anchorage, AK 99501-4627
(907) 269-3460
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Duane French, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
801 West 10th Street, M.S. 0581
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 274-5630 ; (907) 274-5605
OFFICE OF STATE COORINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Sue Ethelbah, Program Manager
Office of Adult & Vocational Education
800 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-8729
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Gina McDonald, Coordinator
Child & Adolescent Mental Health
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)
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Derrill Johnson, Program Administrator
Developmental Disabilities Section
Division of Mental Health/DD
Department of Health & Social Services
Pouch 110620
Juneau, AK 99811-0620
(907) 465-3372 ; (907) 465-2225 (TTY)
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
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Rick Tessandore, Director
Disability Law Center of Alaska
615 East 82nd, Suite 101
Anchorage, AK 99518
(907) 344-1002
E-mail: disablaw@anc.ak.net
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Karen Martenek, Unit Manager
Special Needs Services Unit
1231 Gambell Street
Anchorage, AK 99501-4627
(907) 269-3460
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 587-3700
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
URL: http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 972
Mentor, OH 44061
(216) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com
Brain Injury
Debra M. Russell, President
NBIA/Alaska Association
8121 E. 18th Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99504
(907) 337-1441 (Voice/Fax)
Mental Health
Jan McGillivary, CEO
Alaska Mental Health Association
4050 Lake Otis Parkway, Suite 202
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 563-0880
E-Mail: mhaa@alaska.net
Alaska Alliance for the Mentally Ill
110 West 15th Ave., Suite B
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 277-1300 ; (800) 498-4462 (In AK)
Mental Retardation
Mary Jane Michael, Executive Director
The Arc of Anchorage
2211 Arca Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 277-6677
E-mail: mmichael@area.alaska.net
Physical and Cognitive Disabilities
V. Gutierrez, Executive Director
Easter Seal Society of Alaska
2525 Blueberry Rd., Suite 106
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 277-7325
Speech and Hearing
Kelly Brewer, President
AK Speech, Hearing & Language Association
929 Bench Court
Anchorage, AK 99504
(907) 479-4234
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Karen M. Ward, Director
University of Alaska Anchorage
Center for Human Development
2330 Nichols Street
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 272-8270
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Mike Shiffer, Program Coordinator
Rose Foster, Information and Referral
Assistive Technologies of Alaska
1016 W. Sixth Avenue, #105
Anchorage, AK 99507-1068
(907) 563-0146 (V/TTY)
(800) 770-0138 (V/TTY)
E-mail: atadur@corecom.net
URL: http://www.corecom.net/ATA/
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Faye Nieto, Executive Director
P.A.R.E.N.T.S., Inc.
4743 E. Northern Lights Boulevard
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 337-7678 (V/TTY)
(800) 478-7678 (in AK only)
E-mail: parents@alaska.net
URL: http://www.alaska.net/~parents
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Paula Pawlowski, President
Alaska Congress of Parents and Teachers
P.O. Box 201496
Anchorage, AK 99520-1496
(907) 279-9345 (Call before faxing)
