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State Agencies Official 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:     www.kansas.gov/index.php State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Kansas State Department of Education 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka   KS   66612 (785) 296-2303 www.ksde.org Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Special Education Services Kansas State Department of Education 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka   KS   66612-1182 (785) 296-5352 http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=101 Coordinator for Transition Services Special Education Services Kansas State Department of Education 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka   KS   66612 (785) 296-7453 wblaauw@ksde.org http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=101 State Mental Health Agency 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 Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities 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 Protection and Advocacy Agency 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 Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs 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 Programs for Individuals who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind or Hard of Hearing 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 Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind The Kansas State School for the Blind 1100 State Avenue Kansas City   Kansas   66102 (913) 281-3308 (800) 572-5463 (in KS) www.kssb.net University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities 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 State Mediation System Kansas State Department of Education Special Education Services 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka   KS   66612-1182 (785) 296-5478 mward@ksde.org http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=101 State Department of Education: Special Education Special Education Services Kansas State Department of Education 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka   KS   66612 (785) 291-3097 http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=101 Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 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 State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency 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 www.srskansas.org/rehab Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities Academic and Technical Education Kansas State Department of Education 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka   KS   66612 (785) 296-3951 www.ksde.org 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 www.srskansas.org/hcp Councils on Developmental Disabilities 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 Client Assistance Program Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency.     State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Kansas HealthWave P.O. Box 3599 Topeka   KS   66601 (800) 792-4884 www.kansashealthwave.org Telecommunications Relay Services     (800) 766-3777 (V) (800) 766-3777 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (866) 305-1344 (Speech to Speech) Regional ADA Technical Assistance 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) ada@missouri.edu www.adaproject.org Technology-Related Assistance 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/ Special Format Library 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/ Back to Top

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) www.chadd.org Autism National autism organizations are listed at the end of NICHCY's autism page, http://www.nichcy.org/Disabilities/Specific/Pages/autism.aspx. Autism Alliance of Greater Kansas City P.O. Box 45664 Kansas City   MO   64171 (816) 842-2452 robin@autismalliancekc.org www.autismalliancekc.org Blind/Visual Impairments 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 Cerebral Palsy United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas 5111 E. 21st Street Wichita   KS   67208 (316) 688-1888 (785) 266-2266 (Topeka) Davej@cprf.org www.ucpofkansas.org Epilepsy 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 Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Kansas P.O. Box 4424 Topeka   KS   66604 (785) 273-4505 marciasu@aol.com www.ldakansas.org NAMI Kansas, National Alliance on Mental Illness 112 S.W. 6th, Suite 505 P.O. Box 675 Topeka   KS   66601 (785) 233-0755 (800) 539-2660 namikansas@nami.org www.namikansas.org Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 www.add.org Autism Society of the Heartland, a chapter of the Autism Society of America P.O. Box 860984 Shawnee   KS   66286-0984 (913) 706-0042 ks-johnsoncounty@autismsocietyofamerica.org http://www.asaheartland.org Brain Injury 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 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 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities TARC 2701 S.W. Randolph Topeka   KS   66611 (785) 232-0597 mpurdon@tarcinc.org www.tarcinc.org Mental Health 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 Speech, Language, and Hearing Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association 6001 Cherokee Drive Fairway   KS   66205 (913) 362-0015 (800) 248-5742 ksha@ksha.org www.ksha.org Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Families Together, Inc. 313 N. Seneca St., Suite 114 Wichita   KS   67203 (316) 945-7747; (888) 815-6364 (Wichita) (888) 820-6364 (Garden City) (877) 499-5369 (Kansas City) (800) 264-6343 (Topeka) wichita@familiestogetherinc.org www.familiestogetherinc.org Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers 715 S.W. 10th Street Topeka   KS   66612-1686 (785) 234-5782 ks_office@pta.org www.ptasonline.org Partners in Policymaking 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 Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Goodwill Industries Easter Seals of Kansas, Inc. 3636 North Oliver P.O. Box 8169 Wichita   KS   67208-0169 (316) 744-9291 goodwillkansas.easterseals.com Kansas Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children 1920 N. 66nd Kansas City   KS   66102 (913) 288-4080 agaitan@798@aol.com Special Olympics Kansas 5280 Foxridge Drive Mission   KS   66202 (913) 236-9290 hahnc@ksso.org www.ksso.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) ncil@ncil.org www.ncil.org 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 Accessible Arts, Inc. 1100 State Avenue Kansas City   KS   66102 (913) 281-1133 accarts@accessiblearts.org www.accessiblearts.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) ilru@ilru.org www.ilru.org Back to Top

The offices listed on NICHCY state sheets 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.

A Note About Age of Eligibility:
Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education for the state of interest.

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Esta página de recursos le ayudará a saber qué clase de ayuda hay en su estado para las personas con discapacidades y sus familias, cuáles organizaciones y agencias podrá contactar para mayor información, y ¡mucho más! Las oficinas identificados tienden a ser oficinas a nivel estatal, no local, pero usualmente pueden ponerle en contacto con recursos dentro de su comunidad. También pueden proveerle información y asistencia sobre los asuntos relacionados a la discapacidad en su estado.

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