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• access KANSAS
  accessKANSAS a service of INFORMATION NETWORK OF KANSAS, INC.  This is The Official Web Site of the State of Kansas.
  www.accesskansas.org/
  
  

• The Arc of Douglas County
  The Arc of Douglas County, Kansas is an advocacy and referral organization for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
  www.grapevine.net/~thearcdc/
  
  
• Assistive Technology & Equipment for Kansans on ATMATCH.COM
  Log onto atmatch.com, the marketplace for sellers, donors and buyers of assistive technology and durable medical products. New and recycled items are available. The site connects you to Kansas resources as well as regional and national links. Registration is free.
  www.atmatch.com 
  
  
• Assistive Technology for Kansans (ATK)
  The Assistive Technology for Kansans web site is an online source for information about the ATK Project, its activities, resources and links to other partners and programs with similar objectives.
  www.atk.ku.edu
  
  
• Audio-Reader Network of Kansas
  Reads Newspapers, Books, and Magazines for the Print disabled.
  www.ukans.edu/~arnet

• Capper Foundation Easter Seals
  The Capper Foundation Easter Seals is a community resource (in Topeka, KS) providing services to enhance the independence of people with physical disabilities, primarily children.
  http://capper.easterseals.com/
  
  

• C.H.A.T.S. (Christy and Holly’s Assessment and Treatment Services)
  C.H.A.T.S.  believes that alcohol and chemical dependency is a chronic, progressive disease that affects all areas of one’s life. C.H.A.T.S. is committed to providing an individualized approach, which involves assessment, education, and/or treatment services. C.H.A.T.S. mission is to serve the Douglas County, KS Community by offering services to individuals who are affected by the chronic use of alcohol or drugs.
  www.weekendintervention.com
  
  

• communityworks, inc.
  communityworks, inc. in Overland Park, KS is a nationally recognized service provider for individuals with disabilities.  Our staff assists people with disabilities to live, work and play in the community by setting up support systems that gives control back to the consumer.
  www.communityworksinc.com
  
  

• Douglas County, KS agencies who assist with health needs
  This is a link to a website that lists all Douglas County, KS agencies who assist with health needs for the underserved. The CHIP Access to Health Care Task Force created this document for an at-a-glance health resource.  (It is an Adobe Acrobat file, so visit www.acrobat.com and download the free reader if needed.)
  www.ci.lawrence.ks.us/medicine/health_resources_grid.pdf
  www.acrobat.com
  
  
• Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association, Inc.
  The Douglas County VNA provides care to individuals who prefer to receive health care in the familiar surroundings of their own home. VNA assists individuals in Douglas County (Kansas) and surrounding areas.
  www.vna-ks.org

• Envision
  Envision is a private, not-for-profit agency that offers choices and resources for people who are blind or low vision. Envision has facilities in Wichita, Kansas City, and Pittsburg, Kansas. Envision was formerly know as Wichita Industries & Services for the Blind.
  www.envisionus.com

• Families Together
  Families Together is a statewide non-profit organization serving families in Kansas with a son or daughter with a disability. Having "been there" we are dedicated to assisting other families in getting the information and support they need to help their child with a disability or developmental delay develop to his/her fullest potential. Families Together has many resources including: Parent to Parent, Parent Networking Conferences, Family Enrichment Weekends, Newsletter, etc.
  www.familiestogetherinc.org/

• Health Care Access, Inc.
  Health Care Access, Inc. is a non-profit organization forged from a community effort to deliver health care to Douglas County Kansas Residents who have limited income and no health insurance.
  www.ci.lawrence.ks.us/HCA/

• Independence, Inc. (Lawrence Independent Living Resource Center)
  The Lawrence (Kansas) Independent Living Resource Center is committed to empowering people with disabilities to control their own lives and advocate for an integrated and accessible community.
  www.independenceinc.org
  
  
• Kansas AgrAbility Project
  The Kansas AgrAbility Project assists people with disabilities who are employed in agriculture. Our goal is to inform, educate, and assist farmers, farm families, and farm workers who have disabilities, so they can continue to work and thrive in their agricultural career.
  www.oznet.ksu.edu/agrability
  
  
• Kansas Assisitve Technology Cooperative
  The Kansas Assistive Technology Cooperative (KATCO) was established and is directed by persons with disabilities. It is a consumer run financial program founded to provide persons with disabilities and their families access to financial resources for acquiring assistive technology through education, savings and borrowing.
  www.katco.net
  
  
• Kansas Association of Centers for Independent Living (KACIL)
  KACIL's mission is to advocate for the independent living needs of disabled citizens of the state of Kansas, and to develop new resources and identify and provide access to existing resources which provide the services needed by disabled Kansans so that they may live independently in the situation and community of their choice.
  www.kacil.org/
  
  
• Kansas Client Assistance Program (CAP)
  The CAP was created by Section 112 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Kansas CAP provides a number of resources to help you resolve problems with programs funded through Title 1 under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. These programs include services provided through Kansas Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living Centers, Projects With Industries (PWI) Clients, Individuals served by other programs funded under the Rehabilitation Act, and the general public concerning disability issues.
  www.srskansas.org/rehab/text/CAP.htm
  
  
• Kansas Department on Aging (KDOA)
  The Kansas Department on Aging (KDOA) serves all Kansas Seniors by using public and private resources to improve their security, dignity and independence.
  www.k4s.org/kdoa/
  
  
• Kansas Disability Services Tool
  Kansas's "most comprehensive" disability resource tool ("Kansas disAbility Services" CD ROM business card) is now available online (by CPRF on its Website, www.cprf.org), placing information on services, resources and support at the fingertips of people with special needs. The web version features the following and more: Organizations (state and national) that help families locate funding for assistive technology. Internet connections to state and national organizations that may be able to assist with research, advocacy and general support information. A comprehensive glossary of terms and acronyms - voted the most popular feature.
  www.cprf.org/cdrom/
  
  

• Kansas Mission of Mercy (KMOM)
  Kansas Mission of Mercy (KMOM) is a project of the Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation and with the support of many sponsors has treated more than six-thousand patients and provided in excess of $2 million in free dental care. Volunteers and contributors to the projects make donations and sacrifices for the goodwill of the patients who lack access to dental care.
  www.ksdentalfoundation.org/kmom/kmom.htm
  www.ksdentalfoundation.org
  
  

• Kansas School for the Deaf
  http://www.ksdeaf.org/
  
  
• Kansas State School for the Blind (KSSB)
  www.kssb.net/
  
  
• Kansas Talking Books Service
  The Kansas Library Network Talking Books Service in cooperation with the Library of Congress, National Library Service, provides library services and materials to Kansans unable to use conventional print.
  skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/KSL/talking/ksl_bph.html
  
  
• Kansas Telecommunications Access Program (TAP)
  The Kansas Telecommunications Access Program (TAP) is an equipment distribution program established through the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) as a result of the State Telecommunications Act of 1996 and is funded through the Kansas Universal Service Fund (KUSF). The purpose of TAP is to provide specialized equipment to Kansans with disabilities or impairments in order to access basic home telecommunications services.
  www.kansastap.org
  
  
• Kansas Youth Leadership Forum for Students With Disabilities
  The Kansas Youth Leadership Forum is a motivational five day forum in which a group of about 30-40 high school juniors and seniors, with various disabilities, come together to learn about leadership, advocacy, and goal setting. Delegates and volunteers from all over the state gather on a local university campus to experience this intensive, resourceful conference.
  www.ksylf.org/
  
  
• Lawrence/Douglas County Head Injury Support Group, With Humor
  www.ci.lawrence.ks.us/medicine/hi_index.html

• LINK, Inc. (Living Independently in Northwest Kansas)
  LINK, Inc., is an independent living program for individuals who have physical, mental or emotional disabilities. LINK, Inc. services are available throughout a 21 county area in Northwest Kansas.
  www.linkinc.org/

• Manhattan Public Library - Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
  Manhattan, Kansas Public Library is one of 143 sites in the United States for the Library of Congress National Library Service for print disabled persons. It is funded annually by the U.S. Congress, and by state and local governments. This free library service is available for those who are unable to read or use standard printed materials as a result of temporary or permanent visual or physical impairments. Braille and recorded books, magazines, and playback equipment are loaned without charge to eligible patrons.
  www.manhattan.lib.ks.us/bph.html
  
  
• Ms. Wheelchair Kansas - Celebrating the beauty within...
  The mission: The Ms. Wheelchair Kansas program will annually select one woman, who is wheelchair mobile, that will successfully advocate, educate, and empower all people on a state level.
  www.ksylf.org/mwks
  
  
• National Federation of the Blind of Kansas
  The National Federation of the Blind of Kansas was organized in 1969. National Federation of the Blind of Kansas mission is to change what it means to be blind. The National Federation of the Blind of Kansas is the Kansas state affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind, which is located in Baltimore, Maryland. The National Federation of the Blind of Kansas emphasis is the education of blind people. The National Federation of the Blind of Kansas highly promotes the use of Braille and offers scholarships, as well as hold an annual Braille reading contest.
  www.nfbks.org
  
  

• Occupational Center of Central Kansas, Inc. (OCCK)
  OCCK (Salina, KS) is a not-for-profit Kansas corporation dedicated to helping people with physical or mental disabilities remove barriers to employment, independent living, and full participation in their communities. 
  www.occk.com/
  
  

• PB&J American WalkAbout
  Phyllis Burdge had the first (official) service dog in the state of Kansas. She worked with Jerry Moran (now Congressman, then first term state senator) on the writing and passage of legislation guaranteeing full public access to service dogs for physically disabled people. After spontaneous remission from multiple sclerosis she completed graduate school in Indiana, hospital chaplain residency in Colorado and two AmeriCorps VISTA terms in Kansas. November 20 marks the date in 1998 that she took the first steps in over twelve years. On November 20, 2005 Burdge and her service dog Justice begin the PB&J American WalkAbout through which they traverse America on foot to share the story of renewal and hope.
  www.lookyhere.org/pbj/
  
  

• Resource Center For Independent Living, Inc.
  The mission statement of the Resource Center For Independent Living, Inc. (Osage City, KS) is to assist a person with disabilities, their families and communities to advocate for, access and use the skills and resources necessary to reach the level of independence of their choice.
  www.rcilinc.org/
  
  

• SACK (Self Advocate Coalition of Kansas)
  SACK is the statewide self-advocate group. SACK is made up of over 20 member local self-advocate groups from all over Kansas.
  www.grapevine.net/~thearcdc/SACK/

• Self-Help Network of Kansas
  A statewide clearinghouse for self-help groups.
  www.selfhelpnetwork.wichita.edu/
  
  
• Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas (SILCK)
  State Plan for independent living demands consumer empowerment, control, equal access, and integration. The plan shall insure that there are civil rights in place for total integration. The mission of the SILCK is to: Develop a State Plan through external input, which ensures independent living for Kansans; Advocate for the accomplishment of the State Plan objectives; Monitor, review, and evaluate the implementation of the plan; Be a statewide catalyst for independent living.
  www.silck.org/
  
  
• Special Education Department at the University of Kansas
  Provides a variety of professional opportunities for students committed to the improvement of lifestyles for children, youth, and adults with disabilities. We also offer a comprehensive directory of Internet resources pertaining to disabilities.
  www.soe.ku.edu/depts/sped/index.html
  
  
• Three Rivers Independent Living Resource Center
  Our Center (main office in Wamego, Kansas) assists people of all ages, with all types of disabilities, to achieve their personal goals and participate in their community with as great a degree of freedom as possible.
  www.threeriversinc.org
  
  
• Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Talking Books
  The mission of the Talking Book Service of the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library is to provide free recorded materials, playback equipment and information / referral services to residents of a fourteen county area in Northeast Kansas. Services are provided to those, who because of a visual or physical disability, are unable to read standard print as certified by an accepted authority. Materials are circulated through free mail service or by visits to our Talking Book Library. Toll-free telephone services are available.
  www.tscpl.org/services/talkingbooks/index.asp
  
  
• Topeka Independent Living Resource Center(TILRC)
  TILRC is a non-profit consumer controlled center providing services and advocacy by and for persons with all types of disabilities since 1981. Working to assure access to housing, employment, transportation, communities, recreational facilities, and health and social services. We the People is a bi-monthly disability news magazine published in various print formats and now online via RealAudio streaming audio.
  www.tilrc.org
  
  
• Trinity Respite Care
  Respite Care... A Break for Families of Persons with Disabling Conditions in Lawrence, Kansas. http://trinityrespitecare.com
  
  
• Transition Council of Douglas and Jefferson County, KS
  The Douglas and Jefferson County, KS Transition Council Web Site was designed to be a resource for students, parents, and professionals on the subject of Transition. Transitions are present throughout a student’s educational career, from pre-school through college. The Transition Council has collaborated with Headquarters to have the CAIRS Directory of service providers in the area available on there site for your use. It is the goal of the Transition Council and this Site to provide individuals the opportunity to access needed resources to provide the optimum chance for a successful transition.
  http://dougandjeffstransition.org/
  
  
• United Way of Douglas County 
  The United Way works to raise funds for local human service agencies.  Also works in partnership with other groups to solve community problems or meet community needs - from voter education for school aged children to providing office space for not-for-profit groups to promoting volunteerism in Douglas County.
  www.unitedwaydgco.org
  

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