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ADA Center
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Great Plains ADA Center 100 Corporate Lake Drive Columbia , MO , 65203
(573) 882-3600 (V/TTY)
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
http://www.adaproject.org
Assistive Technology
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Assistive Technology for Kansans Project 2601 Gabriel Avenue P.O. Box 738 Parsons , KS , 67357
(620) 421-8367
(800) 526-3648
http://atk.ku.edu/
Blind/ Visual Impairments/ Deaf-Blind
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
The Kansas State School for the Blind 1100 State Avenue Kansas City , Kansas , 66102
(913) 281-3308
(800) 572-5463 (in KS)
http://www.kssb.net
CHIP
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
(health care for low-income uninsured children) Kansas HealthWave P.O. Box 3599 Topeka , KS , 66601
(800) 792-4884
http://www.kansashealthwave.org
D D Council
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities Docking State Office Building, Room 141 915 S.W. Harrison Street Topeka , KS , 66612-1570
(785) 296-2608
http://www.kcdd.org
Deaf/Deaf-Blind/Hard of Hearing
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 915 S.W. Harrison Street, 9th Floor North Topeka , KS , 66611
(785) 368-8034 (V/TTY)
(800) 368-8046 (V/TTY)
http://www.srskansas.org/rehab
Developmental Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Community Supports and Services Disability and Behavioral Health Services Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Docking State Office Building 915 S.W. Harrison Street, 9th Floor Topeka , KS , 66612-1570
(785) 296-3561
http://www.srskansas.org/hcp/cssindex.htm
Early Intervention
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Children’s Developmental Services Kansas Department of Health and Environment 1000 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 220 Topeka , KS , 66612-1274
(785) 296-6135
(800) 332-6262 (in KS)
http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us
Mediation
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Kansas State Department of Education Special Education Services 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka , KS , 66612-1182
(785) 296-5478
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=101
Mental Health
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Health Care Policy Division-Mental Health Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Docking State Office Building 915 S.W. Harrison Street, 9th Floor Topeka , KS , 66612-1570
(913) 296-7272
http://www.srskansas.org/hcp/MHmain.htm
Mental Health – Youth
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Integrated Services Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Docking State Office Building 915 S.W. Harrison Street, 10th Floor Topeka , KS , 66612-1570
(785) 296-7272
http://www.srskansas.org/hcp
Preschool, Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Special Education Services Kansas State Department of Education 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka , KS , 66612-1182
(785) 296-5352
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=101
Protection & Advocacy
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Disability Rights Center of Kansas 635 SW Harrison Street, Suite 100 Topeka , KS , 66603
(785) 273-9661
(877) 776-1541 (in KS only)
http://www.drckansas.org
Relay Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
(800) 766-3777 (V)
(800) 766-3777 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(866) 305-1344 (Speech to Speech)
Special Education
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Special Education Services Kansas State Department of Education 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka , KS , 66612
(785) 291-3097
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=101
Special Format Library
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Kansas State Library Talking Book Service ESU Memorial Union 1200 Commercial, Box 4055 Emporia , KS , 66801-5087
(620) 341-6280
(800) 362-0699
http://www.kslib.info/talking/
Special Health Care Needs
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs Department of Health and Environment 1000 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 220 Topeka , KS , 66612-1274
(785) 296-1316
(800) 332-6262 (in KS)
http://www.makeadifferenceks.org
State Web Site
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Connect with your state’s official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:
http://www.kansas.gov/index.php
Transition Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Special Education Services Kansas State Department of Education 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka , KS , 66612
(785) 296-7453
UCEDD
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities University of Kansas Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies 1052 Robert Dole Human Development Center Lawrence , KS , 66045
(785) 864-4295
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=101
Vocational Education, Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Academic and Technical Education Kansas State Department of Education 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka , KS , 66612
(785) 296-3951
http://www.ksde.org
Vocational Rehabilitation
1 – State Agencies
State: Kansas
Kansas Rehabilitation Services Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services 915 SW Harrison Street, Floor 9 North Topeka , KS , 66612
(800) 432-0698
(785) 368-7471
(785) 368-7478 (TTY)
http://www.srskansas.org/rehab
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Kansas
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 8181 Professional Place, Suite 150 Landover , MD , 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Kansas
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown , PA , 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
http://www.add.org
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Kansas
Autism Society of the Heartland P.O. Box 860984 Shawnee , KS , 66286
(913) 706-0042
(913)406-9660 C
http://www.asaheartland.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Kansas
American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York , NY , 10001
(212) 502-7600
(800) 232-5463
http://www.afb.org
Brain Injury
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Kansas
Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City P.O. Box 413072 Kansas City , MO , 64141-3072
(816) 842-8607
(800) 783-1356
http://www.biaks.org
Cerebral Palsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Kansas
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas 5111 E. 21st Street Wichita , KS , 67208
(316) 688-1888
(785) 266-2266 (Topeka)
http://www.ucpofkansas.org
Epilepsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Kansas
Epilepsy Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri 6550 Troost, Suite B Kansas City , MO , 64131-1272
(816) 444-2800
(800) 972-5163
http://www.efha.org
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Kansas
TARC 2701 S.W. Randolph Topeka , KS , 66611
(785) 232-0597
http://www.tarcinc.org
Learning Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Kansas
Learning Disabilities Association of Kansas
(785) 273-4505
http://www.ldakansas.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Kansas
Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas 555 N. Woodlawn, Suite 3105 Wichita , KS , 67208
(316) 685-1821, ext. 224
http://www.mhasck.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Kansas
NAMI Kansas, National Alliance on Mental Illness 112 S.W. 6th, Suite 505 P.O. Box 675 Topeka , KS , 66601
(785) 233-0755
(800) 539-2660
http://www.namikansas.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Kansas
Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association 6001 Cherokee Drive Fairway , KS , 66205
(913) 362-0015
(800) 248-5742
http://www.ksha.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Kansas
Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers 715 S.W. 10th Street Topeka , KS , 66612-1686
(785) 234-5782
http://www.ptasonline.org
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Kansas
Families Together, Inc. 3033 West Second, Suite 106 Wichita , KS , 67203
(316) 945-7747; (888) 815-6364 (Wichita)
(620) 276-6364; (888) 820-6364 (Garden City)
(913) 287-1970; (877) 499-5369 (Kansas City)
(785) 233-4777; (800) 264-6343 (Topeka)
http://www.familiestogetherinc.org
Partners in Policymaking
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Kansas
Partners in Policymaking Kansas Developmental Disabilities Council Docking State Office Building, Room 141 915 S.W. Harrison Street Topeka , KS , 66612-1570
(785) 296-2608
http://www.kcdd.org
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Kansas
To find out the contact information for the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact: Independent Living Research Utilization Project The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research 2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000 Houston , TX , 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V)
(713) 520-5136 (TTY)
http://www.ilru.org
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Kansas
To find out the contact information for centers for independent living (CILs) in your state, contact: National Council on Independent Living 1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor Washington , DC , 20036
(202) 207-0334 (V)
(202) 207-0340 (TTY)
http://www.ncil.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Kansas
Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas, Inc. School of Adaptive Computer Training 5111 E. 21st Street North Wichita , KS , 67208
(316) 688-1888
http://www.cprf.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Kansas
Goodwill Industries Easter Seals of Kansas, Inc. 3636 North Oliver P.O. Box 8169 Wichita , KS , 67208-0169
(316) 744-9291
http://goodwillkansas.easterseals.com
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Kansas
Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns Kansas Department of Commerce 1000 S.W. Jackson, Suite 100 Topeka , KS , 66612
(800) 295-5232
(877) 340-5874 (TTY)
http://www.kcdcinfo.com
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Kansas
Kansas Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children 1920 N. 66nd Kansas City , KS , 66102
(913) 288-4080
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Kansas
Accessible Arts, Inc. 1100 State Avenue Kansas City , KS , 66102
(913) 281-1133
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Kansas
Special Olympics Kansas 5280 Foxridge Drive Mission , KS , 66202
(913) 236-9290
