In each tab local, state and regional resources appear first with a section after labeled national.
The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) is a trusted source of information for people of all ages, abilities and income levels – and their caregivers – to obtain assistance in planning for their future long-term service and support needs. The ADRC is designed to empower older adults and persons with disabilities to make informed choices about their services and supports.
Phone number: 1-855-200-2372 kdads.ks.gov/services-programs/aging-and-disability-resource-center
| Name | Phone number | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Central Plains | 1-855-200-2372 | cpaaa.org |
| East Central Kansas | 1-785-242-7200 | eckaaa.org |
| Jayhawk | 1-785-235-1367 | jhawkaaa.org |
| Johnson County | 1-913-715-8861 | jocogov.org/dept/human-services/area-agency-aging |
| North Central/Flint Hills | 1-800-432-2703 | ncfhaaa.com |
| Northeast Kansas | 1-785-742-7152 | nekaaa.org |
| South Central Kansas | 1-620-442-0268 | sckaaa.org |
| Southeast Kansas | 1-620-431-2980 | sekaaa.com |
| Southwest Kansas | 1-620-225-8230 | swkaaa.org |
| Wyandotte-Leavenworth | 1-913-573-8531 | wycokck.org/Departments/Area-Agency-on-Aging |
ATK is a Kansas statewide assistive technology program to help improve access to acquisition of assistive technology (AT) for individuals with disabilities and health conditions of all ages. Services include device demonstration, short-term equipment loan, AT reuse, and determination of funding eligibility for new and used devices.
Phone: 1-800-526-3648 Email: atkapps@ku.edu atk.ku.edu
iCanConnect – Kansas Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Project
Kansans with a combined hearing and vision loss can receive telecommunications tools and training to use them through iCanConnect.
Kansas Telecommunications Access Program (KS TAP)
The Kansas Telecommunications Access Program is an equipment distribution program providing specialized telephones and other telecommunications devices to Kansans with disabilities who can’t use traditional home telephones.
Regional group of the Blinded Veterans Association serving blinded veterans residing in Kansas and Missouri. Works to ensure visually impaired veterans possess a peer support network and quality healthcare services at local Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers.
bva.org/regional-groups/heartland-regional-group
Provides information and resources on programs and services that are available to deaf-blind individuals, their families and service providers, and assists with finding and accessing the right ones for you.
Voice: 913-677-4562
VP: 913-227-4282 helenkeller.org/hknc/great-plains-region
Committee devoted to increasing the independence, opportunity and quality of life for blind and visually impaired individuals, and to assist in generating equality between blind and visually impaired and their sighted peers.
Phone number: 1-800-799-1499 kabvi.com
| Name Linked to Website | City | Phone number | TTY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Inc. | Lawrence | 1-785-841-0333 | 1-785-841-1046 |
| Independent Connection | Salina | 1-800-526-9731 | 1-785-827-7051 |
| Wichita | 1-316-942-6300 | 1-316-942-6300 | |
| LINK, Inc. | Hays | 1-785-625-6942 | 1-785-625-9642 |
| Beyond Barriers | Hutchinson | 1-888-715-6818 | Video 620-860-0146 |
| Resource Center for Independent Living |
Osage City | 1-800-580-7245 | 1-785-528-3106 |
| Southeast Kansas Independent Living Resource Center | Parsons | 1-800-688-5616 | 1-620-421-0983 |
| The Whole Person | Kansas City | 1-913-871-4188 | |
| Three Rivers Inc. | Wamego | 1-800-855-3994 |
Offers a number of programs to meet the diverse needs of Kansans with disabilities
Website: dcf.ks.gov/services/RS/Pages/default.aspx
Advocates for residents rights to protect and improve quality of life and care for Kansans who live in long-term care facilities.
Phone: 1-877-662-8362
Website: ombudsman.ks.gov
Organized and run by the State of Kansas, Office of Information and Technology Services, KPAT works to ensure that access to State of Kansas information and communications technologies and systems is equitable and inclusive for everyone, including people with disabilities.
Phone: 785-291-3016
Website: ebit.ks.gov/resources/governance/it-executive-council/kpat
Organization providing guide dogs for the visually impaired, service dogs for individuals with physical impairments, and facility dogs that assist professionals in many fields.
Phone: 785-325-2256
Website: ksds.org
A member of the National Federation of the Blind using innovating initiatives and advocacy to integrate blind individuals in Kansas and throughout the nation into a society on an equal footing.
Tom Page, President
Phone: 316-734-4839
Website: nfbks.org
Alzheimer’s Association: alz.org
American Association of People with Disabilities: aapd.com
American Council of the Blind: acb.org
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB): afb.org
American Printing House of the Blind: aph.org
American Stroke Foundation: americanstroke.org
American Brain Tumor Association: abta.org
Americans with Disabilities Act: ada.gov
Arthritis Foundation: arthritis.org
Blinded Veterans Association: bva.org
Canine Companions for Independence: cci.org
Disabled People’s International (DPI): dpi.org
Easter Seals: easterseals.com
Gary Sinise Foundation: garysinisefoundation.org/
Guide Dogs for the Blind: guidedogs.com/
iBill Currency Reader Program: moneyfactory.gov/uscurrencyreaderpgm.html
IRS (Internal Revenue Service) Online Accessible Tax Forms and Services: irs.gov/forms-pubs/accessible-irs-tax-products
Lighthouse Center for Vital Living: lcfvl.org
Lions Club International: lionsclubs.org/en
Macular Degeneration Foundation: macular.org
MaxiAids: maxiaids.com
Muscular Dystrophy Association: mda.org
Nanopac: nanopac.com
National Federation of the Blind: nfb.org
National Multiple Sclerosis Society: nationalmssociety.org
National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation: albinism.org
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children: nopbc.org/
National Stroke Association: stroke.org
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy: parentprojectmd.org
Parkinson’s Foundation: Parkinson.org
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation: curethekids.org
Brain Injury Association of America - biausa.org
Social Security: ssa.gov
United Cerebral Palsy: ucp.org
Wounded Warrior Project: woundedwarriorproject.org
Program providing education and assistance for people with disabilities who work in agriculture to eliminate, or at least minimize, obstacles that keep them from success in their work.
Phone number: 1-800-526-3648
Website: agrability.bae.ksu.edu/
AgrAbility Toolbox: agrability.org/toolbox/?mode=browse
Offers a number of programs to meet the diverse needs of Kansans with disabilities: dcf.ks.gov/services/RS/Pages/default.aspx
Business Enterprise Program: Offers legally blind individuals employment opportunities in food service and vending operations in public/government facilities. Phone: 785-368-7471, Toll-free: 1-866-213-9079
Legal advocacy agency working to protect and advocate for the rights of Kansans with disabilities under state or federal laws.
Phone (Voice): 1-877-776-1541, TDD: 1-877-335-3725 drckansas.org
Working Healthy offers persons with disabilities who are working or interested in working to work and maintain their Medicaid health coverage. kdheks.gov/hcf/workinghealthy
Organization assisting people with disabilities, both short- and long-term, with employment, independent living, and community engagement.
Phone: 785-827-9383
Website: occk.com
Career Resources for Americans with Disabilities: jobhero.com/resources/disability-career-guide
GettingHired.com: gettinghired.com
Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment - https://www.ada.gov/workta.htm
Incight: incight.org
Job Accommodation Network (JAN): askjan.org
Learn How to Become - Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities: learnhowtobecome.org/career-resource-center/careers-for-disabilities-abilities
NLS Employment Resources: loc.gov/nls/resources/employment
Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor: dol.gov/agencies/odep
RecruitDisability.org: recruitdisability.org
State chapter of a national organization providing resources and training and education about brain injuries and how to prevent them, support group information, and someone to listen when needed.
Phone (for immediate assistance): 1-800-444-6443
Website: biaks.org
Falling Forward Foundation is an organization working to help people fully recover from catastrophic medical events by funding continued rehabilitation to and advocating to reduce or eliminate therapy caps and other barriers to adequate rehabilitation.
Phone: 785-550-8129
Website: fallingforward.org
A non-profit organization that provides funding for individual children—domestically and globally—who need assistance with clinical necessities, medical equipment, and travel related to care.
Phone: 816-201-1569
Website: firsthandfoundation.org
Program helping to improve the health and quality of life of Kansans with disabilities through increased access to programs and services promoting healthy living.
Website: ihdps.ku.edu/dandhkansas
American Diabetes Association: diabetes.org
Benefits Check Up: benefitscheckup.org
Brain Injury Association of America: biausa.org
Children’s Tumor Foundation: ctf.org
Foundation Fighting Blindness: fightingblindness.org
Healthcare.gov: healthcare.gov
Just Plain Clear: justplainclear.com/en
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: jdrf.org
Medicare: medicare.gov/index
National Institute on Aging: nia.nih.gov
National Brain Tumor Society: braintumor.org
United States Department of Veterans Affairs: va.gov
Young Invincibles: younginvincibles.org
Rehabilitation and education agency assisting individuals with low vision / vision loss maintain independence. Serving the Kansas City metro area, Missouri, and northeast Kansas.
Phone: 816-421-5848
Website: alphapointe.org
Envision is an integrated community working to improve the quality of life for those who are blind or visually impaired through research, training for employment and independence, and education.
Website: envisionus.com
Bicknell Envision Vision Rehabilitation Center
Phone number: 346-440-1600
Envision Everyday Store
Phone number: 1-888-311-2299
Website: envisionus.com/envision-everyday-store
A non-profit organization providing support and information through training and education programs (in English and Spanish) for families of children, from birth to age 26, with disabilities and/or special health care needs.
Phone number:
Garden City: 1-888-820-6364
Topeka: 1-800-264-6343
Wichita: 1-888-815-6364
Website: familiestogetherinc.org
Resource center assisting Kansas education agencies provide braille, large print, recorded or digital textbooks and other educational materials for blind or visually impaired Kansas students.
Phone: 913-305-3071
Website: kirc.org
Website: kssdb.org
Kansas State School for the Blind
Phone: 1-800-572-5463
Website: kssb.net
Kansas State School for the Deaf
Phone: 913-791-0573
Website: kansasdeaf.gov
Affordable Colleges for Students with Disabilities: affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/affordable-colleges-for-students-with-disabilities
AFB’s Braille Bug Site (Website for children and young adult): braillebug.org
Braille Reading Pals Club: nfb.org/programs-services/early-childhood-initiatives
Hadley: hadleyhelps.org
Learning Ally: learningally.org
Learning Disabilities Association of America: ldaamerica.org
Organization providing reading and information services to individuals visual impairments in Kansas and western Missouri by reading newspapers, magazines and bestselling books over the radio and on the Internet 24 hours a day.
Phone: 785-864-4600
Website: reader.ku.edu
This organization is dedicated to serving children and adults with disabilities in the Kansas City metro/Northeast Kansas and improving quality of life through equine-assisted activities and therapies.
Website: heartlandtherapeuticriding.org
Visit one of the twenty-eight states parks and start your outdoor adventure.
Website: ksoutdoors.com/State-Parks
Audio Bibles for the Blind: biblesfortheblind.org
Audio Description Project: acb.org/adp
Audiogames.net: audiogames.net/list-games
Aurora Ministries: auroraministries.org
Blindfold Games: blog.objectiveed.com
Christian Record Services for the Blind: christianrecord.org
Humanware: humanware.com/en-usa/home
Internet Archive: archive.org
Librivox: librivox.org
MaxiAids: maxiaids.com
National Braille Press: nbp.org
National Braille Press: nbp.org
National Center on Accessibility: ncaonline.org
NLS Kids: loc.gov/nls/braille-audio-reading-materials/kids-books
NFB Newsline: nfb.org/programs-services/nfb-newsline
Project Gutenberg: gutenberg.org
Ski for Light: sfl.org
Xavier Society for the Blind: xaviersocietyfortheblind.org
