A publication of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Kansas State Resources

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

The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

State Agencies and Organizations

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.

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 House’s 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/

Disability-Specific Organizations

Attention Deficit Disorder
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)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Autism Alliance of Greater Kansas City
P.O. Box 45664
Kansas City, MO 64171
(816) 842-2452
Email: robin@autismalliancekc.org
Web: www.autismalliancekc.org
Web: www.kcautismservices.com

Sue Ann Kline, Executive Director
Autism Asperger Resource Center
2031 DDC Building, MS 3055
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160-7335
(913) 588-5988
E-mail: theaarc@msn.com
Web: www.autismasperger.org

Bill Robinson, President
Autism Society of the Heartland
A Chapter of the Autism Society of America
P.O. Box 860984
Shawnee, KS 66286-0984
(913) 706-0042
E-mail: Bill@autismsocietyoftheheartland.org
Web: www.autismsocietyoftheheartland.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Lynn Flaherty, Development Director
Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City
P.O. Box 413072
Kansas City, MO 64141-3072
(816) 842-8607; (800) 783-1356
E-mail: lflaherty@biaks.org
Web: www.biaks.org

Cerebral Palsy
Dave Jones, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas
5111 E. 21st Street
Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 688-1888
(785) 266-2266 (Topeka)
E-mail: Davej@cprf.org
Web: www.ucpofkansas.org

Mary Carter, SACT Program Director
Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas, Inc.
School of Adaptive Computer Training
5111 E. 21st Street North
Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 688-1888
E-mail: mcarter@cprf.org
Web: www.cprf.org

Epilepsy
Sean Taylor, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri
6550 Troost, Suite B
Kansas City, MO 64131-1272
(816) 444-2800; (800) 972-5163
E-mail: staylor@efha.org
Web: www.efha.org

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Mike Purdon, Advocacy Coordinator
TARC
2701 S.W. Randolph
Topeka, KS 66611
(785) 232-0597
E-mail: mpurdon@tarcinc.org
Web: www.tarcinc.org

Learning Disabilities
Diane Miller, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Kansas
P.O. Box 4424
Topeka, KS 66604
(785) 273-4505
E-mail: marciasu@aol.com
Web: www.ldakansas.org

Mental Health
Rose Mary Mohr, President
Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas
555 N. Woodlawn, Suite 3105
Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 685-1821
E-mail: rosemary@mhasck.org
Web: www.mhasck.org

Rick Cagan, Executive Director
NAMI Kansas
112 S.W. 6th, Suite 505
P.O. Box 675
Topeka, KS 66601
(785) 233-0755; (800) 539-2660
E-mail: namikansas@nami.org
Web: www.namikansas.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Dixie Heinrich, KSHA Coordinator
Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association
6001 Cherokee Drive
Fairway, KS 66205
(913) 362-0015; (800) 248-5742
E-mail: ksha@ksha.org
Web: www.ksha.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Connie Zienkewicz, Executive Director
Families Together, Inc.
3033 W. Second, Suite 106
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 945-7747; (877) 499-5369 (Kansas City)
(888) 815-6364 (Wichita); (800) 264-6343 (Topeka)
(888) 820-6364 (Garden City); (800) 499-9443 (Espanol)
E-mail: wichita@familiestogetherinc.org
Web: www.familiestogetherinc.org

Community Parent Resource Center
Jane Adams, Executive Director
Key for Networking, Inc. (CPRC)
211 SW 33rd Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1816
(785) 233-8732
E-mail: jadams@keys.org
Web: www.keys.org

Partners in Policymaking
Kim Strunk, Coordinator
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
E-mail: partnersinpolicy@alltel.net
Web: www.kcdd.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Jan Long, President
Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers
715 S.W. 10th Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1686
(785) 234-5782
E-mail: ks_office@pta.org
Web: www.ptasonline.org

Other Disability Organizations

Emily Compton, President
Goodwill Industries Easter Seals of Kansas, Inc.
3636 North Oliver
P.O. Box 8169
Wichita, KS 67208-0169
(316) 744-9291
Web: http://goodwillkansas.easterseals.com

Martha Gabehart, Executive Director
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)
Web: www.kcdcinfo.com

Annette Gaitan, President
Kansas Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children
1920 N. 66nd
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 288-4080
E-mail: agaitan@798@aol.com

Martin English, Executive Director
Accessible Arts, Inc.
1100 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 281-1133
E-mail: accarts@accessiblearts.org
Web: www.accessiblearts.org

Chris Hahn, President/CEO
Special Olympics Kansas
5280 Foxridge Drive
Mission, KS 66202
(913) 236-9290
E-mail: hahnc@ksso.org
Web: www.ksso.org

Independent Living

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)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

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)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org

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