Resources

Kansas

ADA Center
Great Plains ADA Center
100 Corporate Lake Drive
Columbia, MO, 65203
adacenter@missouri.edu
http://www.gpadacenter.org/

Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology for Kansans Project
(campuses in Lawrence, Kansas City, Overland Park, Wichita and Salina)
1450 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS, 66045
http://atk.ku.edu/

Autism
Autism Society of the Heartland
P.O. Box 860984
Shawnee, KS, 66286
http://www.asaheartland.org

CHIP
(Health care for low-income uninsured children)
(785) 368-1515/(800) 792-4884
http://www.kdheks.gov/hcf/Medicaid/about.html

D D Council
Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities
Docking State Office Building, Room 141
915 S.W. Harrison Street
Topeka, KS, 66612-1570
http://www.kcdd.org

Developmental Disabilities
Department for Children and Families
Docking State Office Building
915 SW Harrison Street, 9th Floor
Topeka, KS, 66612-1570
http://www.dcf.ks.gov/Services/RS/Pages/default.aspx

Early Intervention
Children’s Developmental Services
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 220
Topeka, KS, 66612-1274
http://www.kdheks.gov/cds/index.html

Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri
St. Louis, MO
(314) 781-4949/(800) 264-6970
Kansas City, MO
(816) 444-2800/(844) 415-7152
epilepsy@efmk.org
https://efmk.org/

Independent Living
ILRU
(713) 520-0232
Check website or email for local resources
ilru@ilru.org
http://www.ilru.org/projects/cil-net/cil-center-and-association-directory-results/KS

National Council on Independent Living
(877) 525-3400
Check website or email for local resources
http://www.ncil.org/

Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
TARC
2701 S.W. Randolph
Topeka, KS, 66611
http://www.tarcinc.org

Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of Kansas
2618 SW Arvonia Place
Topeka, KS 66614
http://ldaamerica.org/lda-chapters/kansas/

Mental Health
Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas
555 N. Woodlawn, Suite 3105
Wichita, KS, 67208
http://www.mhasck.org

NAMI Kansas
501 SW Jackson St., Suite 400
Topeka, KS 66601
(800) 539-2660
info@namikansas.org
https://namikansas.org/

Mediation
Kansas State Department of Education
Special Education Services
900 SW Jackson St.
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-7454/(800) 203-9462
http://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Early-Childhood-Special-Education-and-Title-Services/Special-Education/Legal-Special-Education/Dispute-Resolution

Parent Organizations
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers
715 SW 10th St.
Topeka, KS, 66612-1686
http://www.kansas-pta.org/

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Families Together, Inc.
3033 W. Second, Suite 106
Wichita, KS, 67203
http://www.familiestogetherinc.org/

Partners in Policymaking
Kansas Developmental Disabilities Council
Docking State Office Building, Room 141
915 SW Harrison Street
Topeka, KS, 66612-1570
http://www.kcdd.org/

Preschool, Disabilities
Early Childhood
Kansas State Department of Education
900 SW Jackson St.
Topeka, KS, 66612-1182
http://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Early-Childhood-Special-Education-and-Title-Services/Early-Childhood

Protection & Advocacy
Disability Rights Center of Kansas
635 SW Harrison Street, Suite 100
Topeka, KS, 66603
http://www.drckansas.org/

Relay Services
(800) 766-3777 (V)
(800) 766-3777 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(866) 305-1344 (Speech to Speech)

Special Education
Special Education Services
Kansas State Department of Education
900 SW Jackson St.
Topeka, KS, 66612-1182
http://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Early-Childhood-Special-Education-and-Title-Services/Special-Education

Special Format Library
Kansas State Library Talking Book Service
1 Kellogg Circle
PO Box 4055
Emporia, KS 66801-5415
http://kslib.info/153/Talking-Books

Special Health Care Needs
Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 220
Topeka, KS, 66612-1274
Find regional offices:
http://www.kdheks.gov/shcn/

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association
6001 Cherokee Drive
Fairway, KS, 66205
http://www.ksha.org

State Web Site
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

UCEDD
Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities
University of Kansas
1052 Robert Dole Human Development Center
Lawrence, KS, 66045
(785) 864-4295
https://kucdd.ku.edu

Vocational Education and Rehabilitation
Academic and Technical Education
Kansas State Department of Education
(785) 296-7935
jscott@ksde.org
http://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Career-Standards-and-Assessment-Services/CSAS-Home/Career-Technical-Education-CTE

Other Organizations
Goodwill Industries Easter Seals of Kansas, Inc.
3500 SW 10th Ave.
Topeka, KS 66604-1904
(785) 272-4060
http://www.easterseals.com/capper/

Kansas Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children
krasmussen@nkesc.org
http://community.cec.sped.org/ks/home

Special Olympics Kansas
5280 Foxridge Drive
Mission, KS, 66202
(913) 236-9290
kso@ksso.org
Check website for regional offices and contacts
http://ksso.org/