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Guide to Self-Advocacy by the National Mental Health Consumer’s Self-Help Clearinghouse
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Information and Technical Assistance on the ADA
www.ada.gov
- Northwest ADA Center
www.dbtacnorthwest.org
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Read about the federal laws enforced by the EEOC, including the ADA
www.eeoc.gov/policy/ada.html
Brain Injury
- Brain Injury Association of America
www.biausa.org
- Alaska Brain Injury Network
www.alaskabraininjury.net
Consumer Law
- Alaska Division of Insurance
https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/ins/ - Consumer Protection Unit of the Attorney General's Office
www.law.state.ak.us/department/civil/consumer/cpindex.html
Disability Information
- Federal government information on disability programs and services nationwide
www.disability.gov
Employment
- Job Accommodation Network
About workplace accommodations for people with disabilities
www.jan.wvu.edu
Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Foundation
www.epilepsyfoundation.org
General Help Resources in Alaska
- Alaska 211
www.alaska211.org
Guardianship /Conservatorship
- Alaska Office of Public Advocacy
www.state.ak.us/admin/opa
Health Insurance
- Alaska Comprehensive Health Association
Providing health insurance to Alaska residents who have been denied coverage
www.achia.com
Heating Assistance
- Alaska Heating Assistance Program
http://dhss.alaska.gov/dpa/pages/hap/default.aspx
HIPPA Violations
- Health Information Privacy - How to file a complaint
www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints
Housing
- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Rental Information
www.ahfc.state.ak.us/home/renter_guide.cfm
- Filing a Building Code Complaint with the Municipality of Anchorage
http://www.muni.org/Departments/OCPD/development/BSD/Pages/CodeEnforcement.aspx
- Alaska Landlord and Tenant Act
A Summary of landlord and tenant rights and obligations under
Alaska law
http://www.law.alaska.gov/pdf/consumer/LandlordTenant_web.pdf
Legal Services
- Alaska Legal Services Corporation
Private, nonprofit law firm that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income Alaskans
www.alsc-law.org
- Alaska Law Help
Helping Alaskans find answers to their legal problems
www.alaskalawhelp.org
- Alaska Court System Self Help Center
www.state.ak.us/courts/selfhelp.htm
Licensing and Certification
- Alaska Department of Health & Social Services - Certification & Licensing
http://dhss.alaska.gov/dhcs/Pages/cl/default.aspx
Medicaid & Medicare
- Navigating Medicare and Medicaid: A Resource Guide
www.kff.org/medicare/med020705pkg.cfm
- Medicaid.gov
www.medicaid.gov
Mental Health
- The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
www.bazelon.org
- Mental Help.Net
Promoting mental health and wellness education and advocacy
www.mentalhelp.net
- National Association for Rights Protection & Advocacy
www.narpa.org
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
www.nami.org
Miller Trusts
- State of Alaska Brochure on Miller Trusts
http://dpaweb.hss.state.ak.us/e-forms/pdf/med23_1208.pdf
Public Assistance
- Alaska Division of Public Assistance
http://dhss.alaska.gov/dpa/Pages/default.aspx
Representative Payees
- Social Security's Representative Payment Program
www.ssa.gov/payee
Service Animals
- U.S. Department of Justice
Commonly Asked Questions About Services Animals
http://www.ada.gov/qasrvc.htm
Social Security
- Official Website for the U.S. Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov
- Independant information about applying for Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Social Security (SSI) benefits
www.disabilitysecrets.com
Ticket to Work
- Ticket To Work Program
Helping Social Security beneficiaries who want to go back to work, but are concerned about losing benefits
www.ssa.gov/work