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Advocacy Organizations
State & National

American Council of the Blind www.acb.org
Blinded Veterans Association  www.bva.org
Disability Advocates of Kansas Inc  www.disabilityadvocatesofks.com
Disability Rights Center of Kansas  www.drckansas.org           
Kansas Association of Centers for Independent Living  www.kacil.org
Kansas Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired  www.kabvi.org
Kansas Big Tent Coalition  www.bigtentcoalition.org
Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities  www.kcdd.org
Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns  www.kcdcinfo.com
InterHab www.interhab.org
National Centers for Independent Living  www.ncil.org
National Directory of Centers for Independent Living  www.virtualcil.net/cils/
National Federation of the Blind  www.nfb.org
National Federation of the Blind of Kansas  www.nfbks.org
National Industries for the Blind  www.nib.org
Paralyzed Veterans of America  www.pva.org
Real Choice Capacity Building 
Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas  www.silck.org
World Institute on Disability  www.wid.org

Local

Advocacy Concerns Team in Action (ACTA) www.ilrcks.org/meetings.php

Aging Services

Central Plains Area Agency on Aging  www.cpaaa.org
Senior Services, Inc.  www.seniorservicesofwichita.org

Assistive Technology Resources & Service Dogs

Assistive Technology for Kansans 
Cochlear Hearing Implants  www.cochlear.com
Kansas Assistive Technology Cooperative   www.katco.net
Kansas Specialty Dog Service  www.ksds.org
MERN (Medical Equipment Recycling Network)  www.ilrcks.org/services.php
Paws-Up Inc.  www.paws-up.net
Telecommunications Access Program   www.kansastap.org

Children & Youth

Child Care Association www.childcareassociation.org
Children's Defense Fund www.childrensdefense.org
Connecting Point  www.connectingpt.org
Council for Exceptional Children  www.cec.sped.org/ericec.htm
Families Together www.familiestogetherinc.com
Heartspring  www.heartspring.org
Kansas Youth Leadership Forum for Students With Disabilities 
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities  www.nichcy.org
Our Kids  www.our-kids.org
Parent Pals  www.parentpals.com
Rainbows United Inc.  www.rui.org

Federal & State Programs

Kansas Department of Social & Rehabilitation Services  www.srskansas.org
Medicare  www.medicare.gov
Social Security Administration  www.ssa.gov
Social Security Administration Kansas State Office 
U.S. Federal Programs and Services for Individuals With Disabilities and
Their Families  www.disabilities.gov
Department of Veterans Affairs   www.va.gov
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance  www.irs.gov

Food, Nutrition & Health

Heartland Share Food Program
Inter-Faith Ministries 
Kansas Food Bank  www.kansasfoodbank.org
Kansas Health Foundation  www.kansashealth.org
Kansas Health Wave  www.kansashealthwave.org
Food & Drug Administration  www.fda.gov

Guide & Service Dogs

Kansas Specialty Dog Service  www.ksds.org
Paws-Up Inc.  www.paws-up.net

Organizations that work with specific disabilities

ALS Association  www.alsa-midwest.org
Alzheimer’s Association  www.alz.org
American Cancer Society  www.cancer.org
American Diabetes Association  www.diabetes.org
American Foundation for the Blind  www.afb.org
The Arc of Sedgwick County  www.arc-sedgwickcounty.org
Arrowhead West  www.arrowheadwest.org
Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org
Bethesda Faith Village  www.blhs.org
Brain Injury Association 
Breakthrough Club 
Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation  www.cprf.org
Christopher Reeve Foundation  www.christopherreeve.org
ComCare www.sedgwickcounty.org/cddo
Envision  www.envisionus.com
Goodwill Industries Easter Seals of Kansas, Inc. www.goodwillkansas.easterseals.com
Hellen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth & Adults Great Plains Regional Office  www.helenkeller.org/national
House of Hope, Inc.  
Joshua’s Care   www.joshuascare.com
KETCH   www.ketch.org
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society  www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas  www.mhasck.org
Muscular Dystrophy Association  www.mdausa.org
National Multiple Sclerosis Society  www.nationalmssociety.org
National Organization for Rare Disorders www.rarediseases.org
ResCare  www.rescarewichita.com
Special Care Serivces  www.specialcare-services-inc.org
Starkey, Inc.  www.starkey.org
The Right Thing, Inc.   www.trtinc.net
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas  www.unitedwaytopeka.org           

Reading & Library Services

Air Capitol Telephone Reader   (316) 337-7701
American Printing House for the Blind   www.aph.org
Kansas State Library Talking Books  www.kslib.info/talking
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic www.rfbd.org
Wichita Public Library Talking Books  www.wichita.lib.ks.us
Wichita Radio Reading Service  www.kmuw.org

Resources 

DisABILITY.gov  www.Disability.gov
Disability Resource Site  www.disabilityresources.org
Independent Living USA  www.ilusa.com
Independent Living Research Utilization  www.ilru.org
Information Network of Kansas www.accesskansas.org
Links 4 Living 
United Way of the Plains

Sports

The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability  www.ncpad.org
Special Olympics Kansas  www.ksso.org
Wheelchair Sports  www.wcsports.org

Transportation (for Persons with Disabilities)

Wichita Metropolitan Transit Authority  www.wichita.gov
Sedgwick County Transportation Brokerage www.sedgwickcounty.org/aging/transportation.html