Effective Communication
The ADA requires “effective communication,” which means whatever is written or spoken must be as clear and understandable to people with disabilities as it is for people who do not have disabilities. Aids and services can help people access jobs and services.
Request help from an ADA Coordinator
Guidance
- U.S. DOJ Effective Communication Guidance
- Federal Communications Commission
- State Web Access Page
Statewide Services
- Materials for loan from the State ADA Coordinator’s Office (PDF)
- Alaska Job Center Network – For Use of Assistive Technology Workstations
- Assistive Technology of Alaska
- Special Education Service Agency
- UAA Disability Support Services
Captioning
- Automatic Sync Technologies
- Media Access Group Services at WGBH Boston
- Society of Motion Picture Television Engineers
- WGBH Accessibility Tools and Guidelines
- YouTube
Computer Aided Transcription Referral (CART)
- Juneau
- Glacier Stenographic Reporters, Inc.
Telephone: (907)789-9028; E-mail: glaciersteno@gci.net
- Glacier Stenographic Reporters, Inc.
Sign Language Interpreter Referral Services
- Alaska Interpreting Alliance
- Phone: (907)982-2751 v/text
- Email: aiaincalaska@gmail.com
- https://www.alaskainterpretingalliance.com/
- JD Interpreting Services, LLC
- Phone: (907)521-9727
- Email: info@jdinterpreting.com
- https://www.jdinterpreting.com/
- RNR Interpreting
- Phone: (907)317-2235
- Fax: (907)569-7444
- Email: RNRInterpreting@aol.com
- http://www.akrnr.com/
- Sign Language Interpreters, Inc.
- Phone: (907)248-6622
- Fax: (907)248-6630
- Emergencies: (907)351-2624
- Email: lsuter@acsalaska.net
Telecommunications
Visual Impairment or Blindness
- Alaska Center for the Blind and Visually Imparied
- Guidance from the Blind Services Coordinator from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation