Language Access

TTY Service

Alaska Relay is a free public service that enables people with hearing or speech loss who use a teletypewriter (TTY):

• AlaskaRelay service 

Division Contacts

For assistance with language access issues, please refer to our division contacts:

Alaska Pioneers Homes

• Harmonie Murphy
  

Alaska Psychiatric Institute

• Mark Kraft
  

Division of Behavioral Health

• Laura Sanbei

Division of Health Care Services

• Susan Dunkin
  

Division of Juvenile Justice

Each probation officer or facility staff who works directly with youth, families and victims has the obligation to secure assistance for ADA/language/accessibility issues brought to their attention. 

For further work within the department on this issue:

• Robert Heide
  

Division of Public Assistance

• Jason Burke
  

Division of Public Health

• Christy Lawton

Division of Senior and Disability Services

• Kara Thrasher-Livingston

Office of Children’s Services

• Kimberly Rowan: This contact has no information about on-going cases. Individuals can use the Alaska Immigration Justice Project for translator services or contact your caseworker.