The Student Living Center (SLC) is operated by The Arc of Anchorage. The SLC provides a home for deaf and hard of hearing students from rural Alaska while they attend classes at the Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ASSDHH). If you know of deaf or hard of hearing students from rural Alaska needing services.

For more information
Please call The Arc of Anchorage at 907-277-6677 about Student Living Center program.
Please call Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at 907-742-4243 (V/TTY) or 866-572-7204 (VP) about the Deaf Educational option for PreK-12.

Anchorage Concert Association is presenting “Rock of Ages” on Sunday, May
20th, 2012 at 2:00 pm in the Atwood Concert Hall at Alaska Center for the
Performing Arts, Anchorage. Seats cost between $50.00 – $76.00.

“Don’t Stop Believing” with this Musical Comedy!  In 1987 on the Sunset
Strip, a small town girl met a big city rocker and in LA’s most famous
rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the 80′s. It’s five
time 2009 TonyŽ nominee Rock of Ages, an arena-rock love story told
through the mind blowing, face-melting hits of JOURNEY, NIGHT RANGER,
STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON, PAT BENATAR, TWISTED SISTER, POISON, ASIA,
WHITESNAKE and many more. Don’t miss this awesomely good time about
dreaming big, playing loud and partying on!

Runs 2 hours and 35 minutes including intermission.  CHILDREN -
Recommended for ages 15 and older.

For more information and where to purchase tickets, check out this link:
http://www.alaskapac.org/.

Anchorage Concernt Association is presenting “An Evening of Classic Lily

Tomlin” on Wednesday,May 9th, 2012 at 8:30 pm in the Atwood Concert Hall
at Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Anchorage. Seats cost between
$32.00 – 59.00.

The incomparable Lily Tomlin brings many of her classic characters to life
in a one-woman show. One of America’s foremost comediennes, Tomlin
continues to venture across an ever-widening range of media starring in
television, theater, motion pictures, and even animation. Throughout her
extraordinary entertainment career, Tomlin has received numerous awards,
including six Emmys, a Tony, a Grammy and winner of the prestigious Mark
Twain Prize for Humor in 2003. She continues to be at forefront of
American comedy even after more than 30 years in the business.
90 minutes without intermission, Q&A to follow

For more information and where to purchase tickets, check out this link:

http://www.alaskapac.org/.

Hello!
Just a head’s up that we are having the next Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) meeting in Fairbanks on June 5-6.   Our public testimony will be on June 5th between 4-5pm at 526 Gaffney Road, Suite 100, Fairbanks, AK 99701. If you are unable to attend in person, you may call in. The call in number will be:  1-888-392-4560, the passcode: 1182492#

The SILC is interested to hear from people with disabilities, family members, and community members about:

• Centers for Independent Living
• Providing IL services to individuals with disabilities
• Housing issues
• Transportation issues
• Home and Community Based Services
• Solutions, problems, and ideas on how to make the SILC and the Centers for Independent Living better for Alaskans with disabilities.

Download SILC Public Testimony Flyer.

Enthusiastically,
heidi
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Heidi James Frost
Executive Director
Alaska State Independent Living Council
(907) 263-2092 – V/TTY
www.alaskasilc.org

Hello,

In early May, the Governor’s Council will be holding a community gathering and public testimony. The event will be held on Tuesday, May 1st, from 6:30pm-8pm at the Alyeska Hotel in Girdwood. Attached is a flyer with all the necessary information. Please share this invitation with those you know to be interested in disability issues. If you would distribute the attached flyer and promote attendance at the public testimony, it would be much appreciated!

We want to know how members of the community feel about housing, employment, early intervention, education, transportation, family supports, and community inclusion. We would also like to hear individual’s thoughts about what is working well, what is not working well, and solutions or ideas you have to improve any and all aspects of the lives of persons with disabilities.

Download GCDSE’s Public Testimony Flyer

Thank you for your help!

Jasmine Woodland
Legislative Intern

Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education
3601 C St, Suite 740
Anchorage, AK, 99503
Phone: (907) 269-8989
Toll Free: 1 (888) 269-8990