Legislative Information of Interest to People With Disabilities

Our goal is to provide you with information on issues of interest to advocates and self-advocates concerning disability issues as well as resources to help you in reaching policy makers to express your opinions on these issues. If you are aware of something that you would like to see on this page please forward information to webmaster@alaskachd.org.

Action Alerts

Please visit the Action Alerts page for information on HOT Topics and how you can take action now!

Alaska Information

Resources

Contact Elected Officials

Alaska Division of Elections web page to locate elected officials by community, with links to information pages on each official. Information pages provide e-mail links for individual officials. www.gov.state.ak.us/ltgov/elections/distcom.htm

Governor Frank Murkowski governor@gov.state.ak.us

Public Opinion Message System - Send a Public Opinion Message to your Representative or Senator on line at www.legis.state.ak.us/poms/

KTOO Gavel to Gavel Audio and Video Streaming

A service of KTOO-TV Juneau provides live and taped coverage of the Alaska Legislature, the Administration and the Alaska Supreme Court. www.ktoo.org/gavel/stream.cfm

Alaska Legislature Bill Action and Status Inquiry System

Search for the current status and full text of Bills in both the House and Senate www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/start.asp

Alaska Legislature Web site

Provides information on Members, Committees, Districts, Bills, and Legislative Information Offices http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/home.htm?

Legislative Information Offices

Send an Public Opinion Message or testify by teleconference. You can dictate your message of 50 words or less over the phone. http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/legaff/liolist.htm

National Information

Resources

Contact Elected Officials

Senator Ted Stevens http://www.senate.gov/~stevens/contact_form.cfm

Senator Lisa Murkowski www.senate.gov/~murkowski/contact.html#form

Representative Don Young www.house.gov/donyoung/opinion_form.htm

Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet

Search for House and Senate Bills by number or keyword/phrase http://thomas.loc.gov/

Committee Information

House Committees http://thomas.loc.gov/home/hcomso.html

Senate Committees www.senate.gov/pagelayout/committees/d_three_sections_with_teasers/committees_home.htm