Resources

Disability Rights Center of Kansas (DRC): DRC is the Protection and Advocacy System for Kansas. DRC has attorneys and advocates who assist with disability rights legally-based advocacy matters.
Phone: (877) 776-1541

Families Together: Families Together, Inc. is the Kansas Parent Training and Information (PTI) & Family-to-Family Health Information (F2F) . Families Together, Inc. assists parents and their sons and daughters with disabilities and/or special health care needs. Families Together staff provide parents and transition age youth one-to-one assistance, training, resources and tools at no cost to families. These services are available in English and Spanish. No referral needed. Families whose child has any disability or special healthcare need (ages birth-26) can call or email and Families Together’s team will provide individualized assistance. Our mission is to encourage, educate, and empower families to be effective advocates for their children.

Charting the LifeCourse: Charting the LifeCourse is designed to be used for your own life, for your family members, or in the work you do. The framework and tools will help you organize your ideas, vision, and goals, as well as problem-solve, navigate, and advocate for supports.

Assistive Technology for Kansans (ATK): ATK connects people with disabilities and health conditions of all ages with the assistive technology they need to learn, work, play and participate in community life safely and independently.

K-Loan: K-Loan offers long-term loans to eligible borrows for assistive technology equipment.

Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC): KCDC provides information to the public (communities and people) with disabilities on employment (work), school (to work or transition), home, play/community, youth issues and disability history.
Telephone: (800) 295-5232
Voice TTY 711
KCDC Disability Service Maps: KCDC provides what services are available in a particular area of Kansas.

Kansas State Department of Education

• Special Education and Title Services (SETS): The purpose of SETS is to provide effective, evidence-based technical assistance to districts and schools across the state. We support all Kansas students, early childhood through secondary, meeting or exceeding Kansas Standards. This includes the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the monitoring process that ensures compliance with federal and state laws and administrative regulations, including the engagement of the student, families and the community.
  1-(800) 203-9462 (Kansas residents only)
  (785) 291-3097
  
  Publications:
  Kansas Special Education Process Handbook - PDF
  Parent Guide to Special Education in Kansas - PDF
  Parent Rights in Special Education - Procedural Safeguards - webpage
  Transition in the Individualized Education Program: What Parents and Students Need to Know - PDF

• Career, Standards and Assessment Services (CSAS): The work of the CSAS Team focuses largely on providing assistance to the field in the areas of instructional best practices, standards implementation, assessments and school accountability. Specifically, educational consultants on the CSAS team work in the flowing areas: career and technical education (CTE), academic content standards, research and evaluation, state assessments and student organizations.
  
  Publications:
  Career and Technical Education (CTE) - webpage
  CTE Pathways- webpage
  Individual Plans of Study (IPS) - webpage
  Work-Based Personalized Learning Plan - PDF
  Work-Based Learning Digital Reference Guide - PDF

National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT:C): National center provides secondary transition resources, effective practices and tool kits on a wide variety of transition related topics.

Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF), Vocational Rehabilitation (VR): “Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services are the cornerstone of our efforts to empower Kansans with disabilities to become gainfully employed and self-sufficient.”

Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas (SILCK): Statewide organization of independent living centers of Kansas.
Voice/TDD: (785) 234-6990
Fax: (785) 215-6631

Think College: A national organization dedicated to developing, expanding, and improving inclusive higher education options for people with intellectual disabilities.

College Autism Spectrum (CAS): An independent organization of professionals whose purpose is to assist students with autism spectrum disorders and their families. They specialize in college counseling (helping students find the right college) and work/career readiness (such as skill building for interviews, jobs and work skills).

Student College Resource Guide - PDF (from Navigating the Transition from High School to College for Students with Disabilities).

National Resource Center for Supported Decision Making: Here, you’ll find information about the Right to Make Choices – the right we all have to make our own decisions and direct our own lives. - website

Families Together Inc: Parent Training and Information Center for parents that provides a wide array of services and supports for families.

iTransition: A web-based app where students will be provided a personalized draft transition plan after answering a brief survey.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, United States Department of Education (USDE):
A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities (2017) - PDF

PACER National Parent Center on Transition and Employment: “Quality information on transition for youth with disabilities in a format that’s useful to families, youth, and professionals.”