Below are links to additional resources you may find useful:
Independent Living Links:
Access Alaska - Independent Living Center serving Anchorage, western Alaska, Mat-Su and Fairbanks
Alaska Statewide Independent Living Council - private non-profit that is helping develop more services in rural Alaska via their State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL)
Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL) - national network of rural independent living programs
Gulf Coast ILC - Independent Living Center serving Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak and Valdez/Cordova
Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) - national center for information, training, research, and technical assistance in independent living
National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) - a national membership organization advocating for the rights of people with disabilities
Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) - Independent Living Center serving Southeast Alaska
Rural Home Access Links:
Bering Straits Regional Housing Authority
Northwest Inupiat Housing Authority
USDA Rural Development - grants and loans available for home access projects
Rural Alaska Community Action Program
Home Access Links:
The Center for Universal Design - provides technical assistance and research to evaluate, develop, and promote accessible and universal design
Simple Solutions (892KB PDF) - Home automation technology for easy safe and accessible living
Health Links:
Alaska 211 - free confidential health and human services information and referral website and call-in number
Kawerak, Inc. - Bering Strait regional nonprofit corporation
Maniilaq Health Services - Tribal Health program serving the NW Arctic Region
Nome Community Center - serving children, families and elders in Bering Straits including Medicaid Waivers, Adult Day Care, senior transportation and lunches at XYZ Senior Center
Norton Sound Health Corp. - Tribal Health program serving the Bering Straits Region
ResCare HomeCare - local Care Coordinator to help sign up for personal care services in your home
Disability Related Links:
Alzheimer’s Resource of Alaska
Alaska Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired
Alaska Multiple Sclerosis Society
The Social Security Disability Resource Center
Aging Related Links:
Elder Care Locator - Services for elders nation-wide
National Institute on Aging - Federal aging research
Local Media:
The Arctic Sounder - News serving the Northwest Arctic and the North Slope
The Nome Nugget - Alaska's Oldest Newspaper
KNOM - Yours for Western Alaska
KICY - broadcasting southern Gospel music, news, weather, and sports covering far west Alaska and eastern Russia
KOTZ - Public Radio for NW Alaska from Kotzebue, Alaska
