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• Youth Job Fair, April 10, 2014, Noon-4 p.m. at the Anchorage Job Center Muldoon
• 2014: Free Tax Preparation Information
  
• Get the Most from Therapies: Training for Parents
  February 19, 2014, 12-1:15pm
  
• NCD Hails Inclusion of Workers with Disabilities in Minimum Wage Executive Order As “Necessary Move Forward”
  
• Trust Beneficiaries Strengthen Alaska's Workforce
• Employment First Legislation Clears House-February 24, 2014
  Millet's HB 211 provides opportunities for those with disabilities.
  Hear audio(mp3).
  
• Let your voice be heard! Wednesday, January 22, 6-7:30 p.m., Juneau Centennial Hall Convention Center
  
• Juneau Council Meeting January 20-23, 2014
  
• Inclusive Practice Award 2014 information and
  nomination form.
• Have questions regarding the new Health Care Act? Review a comprehensive health insurance guide for consumers.
  
• The U.S. Department of Transportation recently held a webinar regarding the Air Carrier Access Act: New DOT Rules to Make Flying Easier for Passengers with Disabilities, held November 14, 2013.
  
• Parnell: Alaska won't expand Medicaid
  
• We need your input - tell us how we are doing
  
• The Trust Microenterprise Grant deadline December 6, 2013 - apply for matching dollars up to 10,000
  
• Governor Sean Parnell today announced appointments to the Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education
  
• Meet William Stewart an Alaska Microenterprise Grant Success
  
• Press Release: State of Alaska strives to be model employer of people with disabilities
  
• Workforce Survey Results: State of Alaska as a Model Employer of People with Disabilities
• Governor Sean Parnell Proclamation: Disability Employment Awareness Month - October 2012
• Youth Job Fair, April 10, 2014, Noon-4 p.m. at the Anchorage Job Center Muldoon
  
• Get the Most from Therapies: Training for Parents
  February 19, 2014, 12-1:15pm
  
• March 22, Wings for Autism event.
  
  • March 26, Kenai Peninsula Job Fair – click here for our table flyer for this event
  • March 27, UAA We’re Hiring Career Fair (Anchorage)– click here for our table flyer for this event
  • March 28, Shiloh Community Development, Inc. Job Fair (Anchorage) – click here for our table flyer for this event
• Patrick Reinhart receives national recognition for his work in Rural Advocacy - Thank you for the work you do Patrick!
• The Transportation Security Administration has announced the launch of TSA Care
• Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Microenterprise Grant. The grant supports Mental Health Trust Beneficiaries starting small businesses (Microenterprises). Find out how to qualify and apply for the Spring Review.

• GCDSE May 1-3 Council Meeting Minutes
• Ric Nelson helps us understand the importance of early intervention services in PSA from the Trust. Early intervention services helped get him on the right path. For children with developmental disabilities, getting help early increases chances for success. Thank you Ric!

• Nominate a Direct Support Professional. 2012 DSP Recognition Awards-DEADLINE for SUBMISSIONS is AUGUST 31, 2012.View flyer. Submit online.
• Join us Tuesday, May 1st, from 6:30pm-8pm at the Alyeska Hotel in Girdwood for a Community Gathering and Public Testimony!
  We want to know how members of the community feel about housing, employment, early intervention, education, transportation, family supports, and community inclusion. We would also like to hear individual’s thoughts about what is working well, what is not working well, and solutions or ideas you have to improve any and all aspects of the lives of persons with disabilities.
• Project SEARCH highlighted on Channel 13 News
• Upcoming Classes - Telehealth and telehealth program management training. A series of 10 week courses beginning June 19th.
• The Trust's 2010 Annual Report: 15 Years of Commitment and Success

• Alaska Branch of the International Dyslexia Association: 2011 Annual Conference
• Watch this student produced film of Matsu Project Search, a high school vocational training program for youth with disabilities. The Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education has helped get two Project Search sites going in 2011--one at Matsu Regional Health Center and one at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. A third site is starting this fall at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. http://www.vimeo.com/25774937
• 2010 Annual Report now available