Alaska Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired

The Alaska Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired acts to make sure that vision loss is not the barrier to Alaskans meeting their vocational goals or living safely and independently in retirement.

Link www.alaskabvi.org

See also Alaska, Assistive Technology, Independent Living, Links, Organizations

Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement

UC Berkeley's website on the Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement. A collection of primary sources exploring the social and political history of the disability movement from the 1960s to the present.

Link bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/drilm/

See also ADA, Civil Rights, Independent Living, Links

Statewide Independent Living Council of Alaska

The Alaska Statewide Independent Living is committed to promoting a philosophy of consumer control, peer support, self help, self determination, equal access, and individual and systems advocacy, in order to maximize leadership, empowerment, independence, productivity, and to support full inclusion and integration of individuals with disabilities into the mainstream of American society.

Link alaskasilc.org

See also Independent Living, Links, Organizations