Next Steps

The Alaska Job Center network can help you find a job and plan for your career. Find a local Alaska Job Center.

The Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) can help you apply, prepare for, and find a job.

The nonprofit Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired helps people with these disabilities with job preparation and vocational training, as well as independent living skills, assistive technology, and more. Its Bright Path program provides these services to youth ages 14-21.

The U.S. Department of Justice has a comprehensive site on ADA resources.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has a fact sheet on employment rights of individuals with disabilities and a page for youth about employment discrimination.

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, you can speak to someone at 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.