Introduction
The Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education (GCDSE) contracted with the Center for Human Development (CHD) of the University of Alaska Anchorage to provide evaluation services for the Alaska Works Initiative. The Alaska Works Initiative helps individuals with disabilities find and/or maintain employment, and is administered by the Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education. This study was requested by the GCDSE to gather information about the working-age population of people with disabilities who received Medicaid through Alaska’s Division of Health Care Services (DHCS). The primary goal of the survey was to gather information from a population of people with disabilities to learn about their experiences with employment. The Governor’s Council wanted information to provide informed policy recommendations regarding the reduction or removal of barriers that prevent people with disabilities from being employed.
