Next Steps

The Disability Law Center of Alaska offers an online booklet on Assistive Technology & A Guide to Self-Advocacy.

Your local Independent Living Center is a good resource for learning about and trying out AT.

The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a very useful resource for job seekers, employees, and employers. JAN has a list of common accommodations and an accommodation database.

Boston University’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation has a website on reasonable accommodations and disability disclosure for people with psychiatric disabilities.

Virginia Commonwealth University has a disclosure decision tool that can help you decide whether, how, and when to disclose your disability to your employer.

The Disability Law Center of Alaska offers services to protect the civil rights of people with disabilities in Alaska. To ask for help, fill out the online intake form, or call 1-800-478-1234.

The Northwest ADA Center offers ADA information and training in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. For answers to ADA-related questions and concerns, call 1-800-949-4232 or email nwadactr@uw.edu.

If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your disability, you can file a complaint with the:

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Alaska State Commission for Human Rights
• Anchorage Equal Rights Commission, or the
• Metlakata Indian Community

You must file your complaint within 300 days of the date the discrimination took place.

If you're currently on SSI, SSDI, or CDB benefits, and you're looking for a job, a trained benefits planner can help you avoid complications when you are working on a job plan for your future.

For questions or guidance specific to your situation:

• Email a counselor at the Alaska Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Project, or
• Call the Ticket to Work Help Line at 1-866-968-7842 or 1-866-833-2967 (TTY) Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. EST.

View DB101's full list of experts who can help you understand different benefits.