Disability Employment Services
Services for enrolled Tribal members aged 18 to 64 years in all subregions who have trouble getting or keeping a job or being productive in subsistence activities.
Serving People Who Experience Permanent Disabilities, Including:
• Recently graduated students in special education • Veterans • Learning disabilities • Amputation • Diabetes • Head injuries • Hearing impairments • Mental Illness • Orthopedic problems • Seizure disorders • Speech problems • Spinal problems • Visual impairments • Intellectual development disabilities • Alcohol & Substance Use Recovery
Services Provided for Employment Outcomes:
• Intake/initial assessment • Individual employment counseling & guidance/case management • Assistance for subsistence, self-employment, competitive jobs • On-the-job training, tutoring, mentoring • Licenses, equipment, supplies & tools
• REFERRALS for independent living services, recreational opportunities, suitable job placement, assistive devices such as artificial limbs, hearing aids, wheelchairs, medical & psychiatric services, etc. as funds are available.
For more information, please contact:
Amanda Race, MA, CRC
TVR Coordinator/Counselor
Samantha Hoskins, BA
Counselor/Case Manager
CONTACT US:
PHONE: 907-452-8251 ext. 5891
FAX: 907-459-3883
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HOURS
8:00am-5:00pm
Monday-Friday
LOCATION
Chief Peter John Tribal Building
122 1st Ave
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Don’t let a disability limit your ABILITY to enjoy a subsistence lifestyle and support yourself & your family.
Our Services
- Individual vocational counseling and guidance
- Diagnostic inventory and referrals services
- Medical and psychiatric referral services
- Assistive devices such as artificial limbs, hearing aids, wheelchairs, etc., vocational training in schools, colleges, on-the-job training by correspondence or by tutor
- Licenses, equipment, and tools
- Suitable job placement referrals
- Referrals for independent living services and recreational opportunities.
- Applicant must reside within a Village in the TCC service area.
- Applicant must have a documented physical or mental disability which results in substantial impediment to employment.
- Applicant must have documents proof of Alaskan Native or American Indian Descent & enrolled in their Tribe or Corporation.
Six criteria are used to determine eligibility:
- The applicant must be a member of a Federally or State-recognized tribe.
- The applicant must live on or near the reservation.
- The applicant must have a physical or mental impairment.
- The applicant’s physical or mental impairment must constitute or result in a substantial impediment to employment.
- The applicant must require VR services to prepare for and engage in high-quality employment that will increase opportunities for economic self-sufficiency.
- The applicant must be able to benefit, in terms of an employment outcome, from the provision of VR services.
We Assist People With:
- Amputation
- Diabetes
- Head Injuries
- Hearing Impairments
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Illness
- Orthopedic Problems
- Seizure Disorders
- Speech problems
- Spinal problems
- Visual impairments
- Alcohol and drug abuse recovery
- Intellectual developmental disabilities
- Brochure
- Alaska Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
- CAP can help if you have questions or problems when applying for or receiving services from the TCC TVR Program. CAP is run by the Disability Law Center of Alaska.
- Assistive Technology of Alaska (ATLA) – Can help with equipment for individuals to connect with communication.
- DVR Orientation Video