| Official State Web Site |
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| 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: |
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| www.kansas.gov/index.php |
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| State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) |
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| Kansas State Department of Education
120 S.E. 10th Avenue |
| Topeka KS 66612 |
| (785) 296-2303 |
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| www.ksde.org |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 |
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| 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) |
| cnelson@kdhe.state.ks.us |
| www.kdhe.state.ks.us |
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| Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 |
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| Special Education Services
Kansas State Department of Education
120 S.E. 10th Avenue |
| Topeka KS 66612-1182 |
| (785) 296-5352 |
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http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=101
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| State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency |
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| 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) |
| rehab@srs.ks.gov |
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www.srskansas.org/rehab
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| Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities |
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| Academic and Technical Education
Kansas State Department of Education
120 S.E. 10th Avenue |
| Topeka KS 66612 |
| (785) 296-3951 |
| www.ksde.org |
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| State Mental Health Agency |
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| 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 |
| sxxe@srskansas.org |
| www.srskansas.org/hcp/MHmain.htm |
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| State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth |
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| 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 |
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www.srskansas.org/hcp
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| Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities |
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| 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 |
| margaret.zillinger@srs.ks.gov |
| www.srskansas.org/hcp/cssindex.htm |
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| Councils on Developmental Disabilities |
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| Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities
Docking State Office Building, Room 141
915 S.W. Harrison Street |
| Topeka KS 66612-1570 |
| (785) 296-2608 |
| jrhys@alltel.net |
| www.kcdd.org |
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| Protection and Advocacy Agency |
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| Disability Rights Center of Kansas
635 SW Harrison Street, Suite 100 |
| Topeka KS 66603 |
| (785) 273-9661 |
| (877) 776-1541 (in KS only) |
| info@drckansas.org |
| www.drckansas.org |
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| Client Assistance Program |
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| Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency. |
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| Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
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| 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) |
| www.makeadifferenceks.org |
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| State CHIP Program |
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| (health care for low-income uninsured children)
Kansas HealthWave
P.O. Box 3599 |
| Topeka KS 66601 |
| (800) 792-4884 |
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www.kansashealthwave.org
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| Programs for Individuals who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind or Hard of Hearing |
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| 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) |
| rebecca.rosenthal@srs.ks.gov |
| www.srskansas.org/rehab |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services |
| (800) 766-3777 (V) |
| (800) 766-3777 (TTY); 711 (TTY) |
| (866) 305-1344 (Speech to Speech) |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind |
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| The Kansas State School for the Blind
1100 State Avenue |
| Kansas City Kansas 66102 |
| (913) 281-3308 |
| (800) 572-5463 (in KS) |
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www.kssb.net
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| Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center |
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| 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) |
| ada@missouri.edu |
| www.adaproject.org |
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| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
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| Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities
University of Kansas
Dole HDC, Room 1052
1000 Sunnyside Avenue |
| Lawrence KS 66045 |
| (785) 864-4295 |
| (785) 864-5051 (TTY) |
| kucdd@ku.edu |
| www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/cdd/index.asp |
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| Technology-Related Assistance |
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| Assistive Technology for Kansans Project
2601 Gabriel Avenue
P.O. Box 738 |
| Parsons KS 67357 |
| (620) 421-8367 |
| (800) 526-3648 |
| ssack@ku.edu |
| http://atk.ku.edu/ |
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| Special Format Library |
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| Kansas State Library Talking Book Service
ESU Memorial Union
1200 Commercial, Box 4055 |
| Emporia KS 66801-5087 |
| (620) 341-6280 |
| (800) 362-0699 |
| tonih@kslib.info |
| www.kslib.info/talking/ |
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| Disability-Specific Organizations |
| Attention Deficit Disorder |
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| 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) |
| www.chadd.org |
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| Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543 |
| Pottstown PA 19464-0543 |
| (484) 945-2101 |
| www.add.org |
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| Blind/Visual Impairments |
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| American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 |
| New York NY 10001 |
| (212) 502-7600 |
| (800) 232-5463 |
| afbinfo@afb.net |
| www.afb.org |
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| Brain Injury |
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| Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City
P.O. Box 413072 |
| Kansas City MO 64141-3072 |
| (816) 842-8607 |
| (800) 783-1356 |
| bjohnson@biaks.org |
| www.biaks.org |
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| Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas, Inc.
School of Adaptive Computer Training
5111 E. 21st Street North |
| Wichita KS 67208 |
| (316) 688-1888 |
| mcarter@cprf.org |
| www.cprf.org |
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| Epilepsy |
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| Epilepsy Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri
6550 Troost, Suite B |
| Kansas City MO 64131-1272 |
| (816) 444-2800 |
| (800) 972-5163 |
| staylor@efha.org |
| www.efha.org |
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| Mental Health |
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| Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas
555 N. Woodlawn, Suite 3105 |
| Wichita KS 67208 |
| (316) 685-1821, ext. 224 |
| rosemary@mhasck.org |
| www.mhasck.org |
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| Speech, Language, and Hearing |
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| Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association
6001 Cherokee Drive |
| Fairway KS 66205 |
| (913) 362-0015 |
| (800) 248-5742 |
| ksha@ksha.org |
| www.ksha.org |
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Organizations for Parents
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| Partners in Policymaking |
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| 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 |
| partnersinpolicy@alltel.net |
| www.kcdd.org |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| 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) |
| www.kcdcinfo.com |
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| Kansas Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children
1920 N. 66nd |
| Kansas City KS 66102 |
| (913) 288-4080 |
| agaitan@798@aol.com |
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| Independent Living |
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| 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) |
| ilru@ilru.org |
| www.ilru.org |
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| 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) |
| ncil@ncil.org |
| www.ncil.org |
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