STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Michael Remus, Team Leader
Student Support Services
Kansas State Department of Education
120 East 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 291-3097
E-mail: mremus@ksbe.state.ks.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Carol Dermyer
Student Support Services
Kansas State Department of Education
120 East Tenth Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
(785) 296-7454
E-mail: cdermyer@ksbe.state.ks.us
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Jayne Garcia
Infant-Toddler Services
State Department of Health & Environment
Landon State Office Bldg.
900 S.W. Jackson, 10th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1290
(785) 296-6135
E-mail: uskank86@ibmmail.com
STATE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Joyce Cussimanio, Commissioner
Rehabilitation Services
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
3640 SW Topeka Blvd., Suite 150
Topeka, KS 66611
(785) 267-5301
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Frayna Scrinopskie, Education Program Consultant
Technical Education Team
Kansas State Department of Education
120 Southeast 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-2221
STATE MENTAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COMMISSION
Connie Hubbell, Commissioner
MH & DD/Dept. of Soc. & Rehab. Svcs.
Docking State Office Bldg.
915 SW Harrison Street, 5th Fl. North
Topeka, KS 66612-1570
(913) 296-3773
E-mail: clh@srsmhdd.wpo.state.ks.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Patrick Dickey, Program Consultant
Child & Adolescent MH Programs
SRS/MH & DD
Docking State Office Bldg., 5th Fl. North
Topeka, KS 66612-1570
(785) 296-7272
E-mail: pwd@srsmhdd.wpo.state.ks.us
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Darvin Hirsch, Director
Developmental Disabilities Services
SRS/ MH & DD
Docking State Office Bldg., 5th Floor North
Topeka, KS 66612-1570
(785) 296-3561
E-mail: dfh@srsmhdd.wpo.state.ks.us
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Jane Rhys, Executive Director
Kansas Council on DD
Docking State Office Building, Rm. 141
915 SW Harrison Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1570
(785) 296-2608
E-mail: jrhys@midusa.net
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
James L. Germer, Executive Director
Kansas Advocacy & Protective Services
3218 Kimball Ave.
Manhattan, KS 66503
(785) 776-1541 ; (800) 432-8276
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Mary Reyer, Director
Client Assistance Program
2914 SW Plass Ct., Suite B
Topeka, KS 66611-1925
(785) 266-8193 ; (800) 432-2326
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Jamey Kendall, Director
Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Department of Health & Environment
Landon State Office Bldg., 10th Floor
900 S.W. Jackson
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-1316 ; (800) 332-6262
E-mail: jkendall@kdhe.state.ks.us
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Dawn M. O’Brien, Assistant Director
KS Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
3640 SW Topeka Blvd. Suite 150 Topeka, KS 66611
(785) 267-6100 (V/TTY)
(800) 432-0698 (V/TTY, in KS only)
E-mail: kcdhh@cjnetworks.com
URL: http://www.ink.org/public/srs/KCDHH.html
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Michael Remus, Team Leader
Student Support Services
State Board of Education
120 East 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
(913) 291-3097
E-mail: mremus@ksbe.state.ks.us
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Charles Spellman, Project Director
Assistive Technology for Kansans Project
2601 Gabriel
P.O. Box 738
Parsons, KS 67357
(316) 421-8367 (V/TTY); (316) 421-0954 (Fax)
E-mail: ssack@parsons.lsi.ukans.edu
REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
ADA Project
University of Missouri/Columbia
4812 Santanna Circle
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 882-3600 (V/TTY)
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 587-3700
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
URL: http://www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
9930 Johnnycake Ridge Rd., Suite 3E
Mentor, OH 44060
(440) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NatlADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Kansas Resource Center on Autism
The Teachers College
P.O. Box 4036
Emporia State University
1200 Commerical
Emporia, KS 66801-5087
(316) 341-5525
E-mail: dowmirah@emporia.edu
Mirah Dow, Chair
KS Govenor’s Commission on Autism
P. O. Box 108
Eureka, KS 67045
(316) 583-7702 ; (316) 583-7479 (Fax)
E-mail: dowmirah@emporia.edu
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Assn. of KS & Greater Kansas City
1100 Pennsylvania, Suite 4061
Kansas City, MO 64105-1336
(800) 783-1356 ; (816) 842-8607
URL: http://www.brain-injury-ks-gkc.org
Cerebral Palsy
Dave Jones, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of KS
P.O. Box 8217
Wichita, KS 67208-0217
(316) 688-1888
Learning Disabilities
Kent Williams, President
Learning Disabilities Association of KS
P.O. Box 4424
Topeka, KS 66604
(785) 272-0033
Mental Health
Rose Mary Mohr, President
Mental Health Association in Kansas
555 N. Woodlawn, Suite 3105
Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 685-1821
E-mail: mha@southwind.net
URL: http://www.mhasck.org
Lonny Lindquist, Executive Director
KS Mental Illness Awareness Council
P. O. Box 2264
Topeka, KS 66601
(785) 235-3866
Terry Larson, Executive Director
NAMI Kansas
112 Southwest 6th, P.O. Box 675
Topeka, KS 66601
(785) 233-0755 ; (800) 539-2660
E-mail: namiks@sprynet.com
Mental Retardation
Robert E. Geers, Coordinator
The Arc of Kansas
3601 S.W. 29th, Suite 1625
Topeka, KS 66604
(785) 271-8783
E-mail: TheArc@cjnetworks.com
Speech-Language and Hearing
Dixie Heinrich, KSHA Coordinator
KS Speech-Language-Hearing Association
3900 17th
Great Bend, KS 67530
(316) 793-6550
E-mail: ksha96@aol.com
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of Kansas
4421 W. Harry Street
Wichita, KS 67209-2733
(316) 946-9670
Visual Impairments
Judy Scott, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Southwest
260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 352-7222
E-mail: afbdallas@afb.org
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Marie Mareda, President
Goodwill Industries/Easter Seal Society of Kansas
P.O. Box 8169
Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 744-9291 Dr. Jane Adams, Executive Director
Keys for Networking
117 SW 6th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603
(785) 233-8732
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Stephen Schroeder, Director
Span Institute
University of Kansas
1052 Robert Dole Human Development Center
Lawrence, KS 66045
(785) 864-4295
_____________________________________University of Kansas Medical Center,
Kansas City,
Kansas Contact: Brenda Smith Myles, PhD, Department of Special Education,
4001 Miller Building, 3901 Rainbow Blvd.,
Kansas City, Kansas 66106-7335, (913)588-5943 .
This group sponsors a support group for parents
of children with AS.
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTER
Connie Zienkewicz, Director
Families Together, Inc.
3340 W. Douglas, Suite 102
Witchita, KS 67203
(316) 945-7747
(888) 815-6364 (Witchita); (800) 264-6343 (Topeka)
(888) 820-6364 (Garden City); (800) 499-9443 (Espanol)
E-mail: fmin@feist.com
URL: http://www.kansas.net/~family
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Laura Robson, President
Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers
715 Southwest 10th Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1686
(785) 234-5782
E-mail: ks-office@pta.org