Alaska

1. State CHIP Program
Denali KidCare
P.O. Box 110601
Juneau, AK 99811-0801
(907) 465-1696

2. Early Intervention

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Erin Kinavey, Part C Coordinator
State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Office of Children's Services
Early Intervention/Infant Learning Program
3601 C Street, Suite 978
P.O. Box 240249
Anchorage, AK 99524-0249
(907) 269-3423
Web & E-mail

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Art Arnold, Director
Office of Special Education and Early Development
Alaska Department of Education
801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-2824
Web & E-mail

3. Education Support

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Margaret MacKinnon, Title I/NCLB Administrator
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 465-2970
Web & E-mail
 
State Department of Education: Special Education
Art Arnold, Director
Office of Special Education
Alaska Department of Education
801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-2972
Web & E-mail

4. Vocational Rehabilitation

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Gale Sinnott, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
801 W. 10th Street, Suite A
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 465-2814
E-mail

Coordinator for Transition Services
Art Arnold, Director
Office of Special Education and Early Development
Alaska Department of Education
801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-2824
Web & E-mail

5. Developmental Disabilities

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Millie Ryan, Executive Director
Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education
P.O. Box 240249
Anchorage, AK 99524-0249
(907) 269-8990; (888) 269-8990
Web & E-mail

6. Mental Health Agency

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Brita Bishop, LCSW, Children's Behavioral Health Specialist
Division of Behavioral Health
P.O. Box 110620
Juneau, AK 99811-0620
(907) 465-4994
Web & E-mail

7. Referral Centers

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Karen M. Ward, Director
University of Alaska Anchorage
Center for Human Development
2702 Gambell Street, Suite 103
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 272-8270
Web

8. Links

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Dave Fleurant, Director
Disability Law Center of Alaska
3330 Arctic Boulevard, Suite 103
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 344-1002; (907) 565-1002 (V/TTY)
Web & E-mail
 
Health Care Program for Children with Special Needs
State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Section of Women's, Children's and Family Health
4501 Business Park Boulevard, Suite 24, Building L
Anchorage, AK 99503-7167
(907) 269-3418
Web

NICHCY

Updated: August, 2007
A publication of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities