Kansas State Resources

Complete update 6/2007
Partial update 12/21/2007

Age of Eligibility

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable Sam Brownback (R)
303 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6521
(202) 228-1265 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://brownback.senate.gov/CMEmailMe.cfm
Web: http://brownback.senate.gov

Honorable Pat Roberts (R)
109 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4774
(202) 224-3514 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.EmailPata
Web: http://roberts.senate.gov

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the HouseÕs Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable Kathleen Sebelius
Office of the Governor
Capitol, 300 S.W. 10th Avenue, Suite 212S
Topeka, KS 66612-1590
(785) 296-3232; (877) 579-6757
E-mail Web Form: www.governor.ks.gov/comments/comment.htm
Web: http://www.governor.ks.gov/

Official State Web Site
Web: www.kansas.gov/index.php

State Department of Education: Special Education
Colleen Riley, Director
Student Support Services
Kansas State Department of Education
120 S.E. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 291-3097
Web: www.kansped.org

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Dr. Tom Foster, Deputy Commissioner of Education
Kansas State Department of Education
120 S.E. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-2303
Web: www.ksde.org

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Carolyn Nelson, Director
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)
E-mail: cnelson@kdhe.state.ks.us
Web: www.kdhe.state.ks.us

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Student Support Services
Kansas State Department of Education
120 S.E. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
(785) 296-1944
Web: www.kansped.org

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Michael Donnelly, Director
Kansas Rehabilitation Services
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
3640 S.W. Topeka Boulevard, Suite 150
Topeka, KS 66611
(785) 368-7471
Web: www.srskansas.org/rehab/

Coordinator for Transition Services
Wenda Blaauw, Education Program Consultant
Student Support Services
Kansas State Department of Education
120 S.E. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-7453
E-mail: wblaauw@ksde.org
Web: www.kansped.org

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Technical Education Team
Kansas State Department of Education
120 S.E. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-3951
Web: www.ksde.org

State Mental Health Agency
Steve Erikson, Mental Health Director
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
E-mail: sxxe@srskansas.org
Web: www.srskansas.org/hcp/MHmain.htm

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
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
Web: www.srskansas.org/hcp/

Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Margaret Zillinger, Director
Community Supports and Services
Health Care Policy Division
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Docking State Office Building
915 S.W. Harrison Street, 10th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1570
(785) 296-3561
E-mail: mmz@srskansas.org
Web: www.srskansas.org/hcp/cssindex.htm

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Jane Rhys, Executive Director
Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities
Docking State Office Building, Room 141
915 S.W. Harrison Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1570
(785) 296-2608
E-mail: jrhys@alltel.net
Web: www.kcdd.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Rocky Nichols, Executive Director
Disability Rights Center of Kansas
635 SW Harrison, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66603
(785) 273-9661; (877) 776-1541 (in KS only)
E-mail: info@drckansas.org
Web: www.drckansas.org

Client Assistance Program
Rocky Nichols, Executive Director
Disability Rights Center of Kansas
Client Assistance Program
635 SW Harrison, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66603
(785) 266-8193; (877) 776-1541 (in KS only)
E-mail: info@drckansas.org
Web: www.drckansas.org

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Jamey Kendall, Director
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)
E-mail: jkendall@kdhe.state.ks.us
Web: www.makeadifferenceks.org

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Kansas HealthWave
P.O. Box 3599
Topeka, KS 66601
(800) 792-4884
Web: www.kansashealthwave.org/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind or Hard of Hearing
Rebecca Rosenthal, Executive Director
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) 432-0698 (V/TTY)
E-mail: rja@srs.ks.gov
Web: www.srskansas.org/kcdhh

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 766-3777 (V)
(800) 766-3777 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(866) 305-1344 (Speech to Speech)

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
William Daugherty, Superintendent
The Kansas State School for the Blind
1100 State Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas 66102
(913) 281-3308; (800) 572-5463 (in KS)
Web: www.kssb.net/

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Jim de Jong, Director
ADA and I.T. Center
DBTAC - Great Plains ADA Center
University of Missouri/Columbia
100 Corporate Lake Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 882-3600 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: ada@missouri.edu
Web: www.adaproject.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Michael Wehmeyer, Director
Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities
University of Kansas
1052 Robert Dole Human Development Center
1000 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66045
(785) 864-4295; (785) 864-5051 (TTY)
E-mail: kucdd@ku.edu
E-mail: wehmeyer@ku.edu
Web: www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/cdd/index.asp

Technology-Related Assistance
Sara Sack, Director
Assistive Technology for Kansans Project
2601 Gabriel Avenue
P.O. Box 738
Parsons, KS 67357
(620) 421-8367; (800) 526-3648
E-mail: ssack@ku.edu
Web: http://atk.ku.edu/

State Mediation System
Mark Ward, Coordinator
Kansas State Department of Education
Student Support Services Team
120 S.E. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
(785) 296-5478
E-mail: mward@ksde.org
Web: www.kansped.org

Special Format Library
Toni Harrell, Director/Librarian
Kansas State Library Talking Book Service
ESU Memorial Union
1200 Commercial, Box 4055
Emporia, KS 66801-5087
(620) 341-6280; (800) 362-0699
E-mail: tonih@kslib.info
Web: www.kslib.info/talking/