Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

State Department of Education: Special Education 
ZoAnn Torrey, State Director
Student Support Services
Kansas State Department of Education 
120 S.E. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612 
(785) 291-3097 
E-mail: ztorrey@ksde.org
Web: www.kansped.org

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Alexa Posny, Assistant Commissioner of Education
Kansas State Department of Education 
120 S.E. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612 
(785) 296-2303
E-mail: aposny@ksde.org
Web: www.ksde.org

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 
Carolyn Nelson, Director
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)
E-mail: cnelson@kdhe.state.ks.us
Web: www.kdhe.state.ks.us

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 
Carol Dermyer, Assistant Director
Student Support Services 
Kansas State Department of Education 
120 S.E. 10th Avenue 
Topeka, KS 66612-1182 
(785) 296-7454; (800) 203-9462
E-mail: cdermyer@ksde.org
Web: www.kansped.org

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Dale Barnum, Director
Kansas Rehabilitation Services
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
3640 S.W. Topeka Boulevard, Suite 150
Topeka, KS 66611
(785) 267-5301
E-mail: dxlb@srskansas.org
Web: www.srskansas.org/rehab/

Coordinator for Transition Services 
Wenda Blaauw, Education Program Consultant 
Student Support Services 
Kansas State Department of Education 
120 S.E. 10th Avenue 
Topeka, KS 66612 
(785) 296-7453 
E-mail: wblaauw@ksde.org
Web: www.kansped.org

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities 
Linda Oborny, Assistant Director
Technical Education Team
Kansas State Department of Education 
120 S.E. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612 
(785) 296-3048
E-mail: loborny@ksde.org
Web: www.ksde.org

State Mental Health Agency
Gary Harbison, Mental Health Director
Health Care Policy Division
Docking State Office Building
915 S.W. Harrison Street, 10th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1570 
(913) 296-7272 
E-mail: gexh@srskansas.org
Web: www.srskansas.org/hcp/index.htm

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Pam Alger, Team Leader 
Children's Services, Health Care Policy Division
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Docking State Office Building
915 S.W. Harrison Street, 10th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1570 
(785) 296-7272
E-mail: PRA@srskansas.org
Web: www.srskansas.org/hcp/

State Developmental Disabilities Program
Margaret Zillinger, Director
Community Supports and Services
Health Care Policy Division
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Docking State Office Building
915 S.W. Harrison Street, 10th Floor
Topeka, KS 66612-1570 
(785) 296-3561
E-mail: mmz@srskansas.org
Web: www.srskansas.org/hcp/

Councils on Developmental Disabilities 
Jane Rhys, Executive Director 
Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities 
Docking State Office Building, Room 141
915 S.W. Harrison Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1570
(785) 296-2608 
E-mail: jrhys@alltel.net
Web: http://nekesc.org/kcdd.html

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Kansas Advocacy and Protective Services
3745 S.W. Wanamaker Road
Topeka, KS 66610
(785) 273-9661; (877) 776-1541 (in KS only)
E-mail: info@ksadv.org
Web: www.ksadv.org

Client Assistance Program 
Sharon Kearse, Director 
Client Assistance Program 
3640 S.W. Topeka Boulevard, Suite 150 
Topeka, KS 66611-2373
(785) 266-8193; (800) 432-2326
E-mail: slzk@srskansas.org
Web: www.ink.org/public/srs/CAP/index.htm

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs 
Jamey Kendall, Director
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)
E-mail: jkendall@kdhe.state.ks.us
Web: www.kdhe.state.ks.us/shs/

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Kansas HealthWave
P.O. Box 3599
Topeka, KS 66601
(800) 792-4884
Web: www.kansashealthwave.org/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 
Rebecca Rosenthal, Executive Director
Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
3640 S.W. Topeka Boulevard, Suite 150
Topeka, KS 66611
(785) 267-6100 (V/TTY)
(800) 432-0698 (V/TTY)
E-mail: rja@srskansas.org
Web: www.srskansas.org/kcdhh

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 766-3777 (V)
(800) 766-3777 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(866) 305-1344 (Speech to Speech)

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
William Daugherty, Superintendent
The Kansas State School for the Blind
1100 State Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas 66102
(913) 281-3308; (800) 572-5463 (in KS)
Web: www.kssb.net/ 

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Jim de Jong, Director
ADA and I.T. Center
Great Plains Disability and Business Technical Assistance Ctr.
University of Missouri/Columbia
100 Corporate Lake Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 882-3600 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: ada@missouri.edu
Web: www.adaproject.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Michael Wehmeyer, Director
Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities
University of Kansas
1052 Robert Dole Human Development Center
1000 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66045 
(785) 864-4295; (785) 864-5051 (TTY)
E-mail: kucdd@ku.edu
Web: www.lsi.ku.edu

Technology-Related Assistance 
Charles Spellman, Director
Sara Sack, Director
Assistive Technology for Kansans Project
2601 Gabriel Avenue
P.O. Box 738
Parsons, KS 67357
(620) 421-8367; (800) 526-3648
E-mail: ssack@ku.edu
Web: http://atk.ku.edu/

State Mediation System
Mark Ward, Coordinator
Kansas State Department of Education
Student Support Services Team
120 S.E. 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612-1182
(785) 296-5478
E-mail: mward@ksde.org
Web: www.kansped.org

Special Format Library
Toni Harrell, Director/Librarian
Kansas State Library Talking Book Service 
ESU Memorial Union 
1200 Commercial, Box 4055 
Emporia, KS 66801-5087 
(620) 343-7124; (800) 362-0699 
E-mail: tonih@kslib.info
Web: www.kslib.info/talking/

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)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Autism Society of Kansas
2250 N. Rock Road, Suite 118-254
Wichita, KS 67226
(316) 943-1191
E-mail: askansas@att.net

Sue Ann Kline, Executive Director
Autism Asperger Resource Center
2012 DDC Building
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160
(913) 588-5988
E-mail: theaarc@msn.com
Web: www.autismasperger.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Mary Ann Siller, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Southwest
260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park
Dallas, TX 75235
(214) 352-7222
E-mail: dallas@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Leigh Liggett, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City
1100 Pennsylvania
Kansas City, MO 64105-1336
(816) 842-8607; (800) 783-1356
E-mail: leigh@crn.org
Web: www.braininjuryresource.org

Cerebral Palsy 
Dave Jones, Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas 
5111 E. 21st Street
Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 688-1888
E-mail: Davej@cprf.org
Web: www.ucpa.org

Mary Carter, SACT Program Director
Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas, Inc.
School of Adaptive Computer Training
5111 E. 21st Street North
Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 688-1888
E-mail: info@cprf.org
Web: www.cprf.org

Epilepsy 
Peggy Walls, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri
6550 Troost, Suite B
Kansas City, MO 64131-1272
(816) 444-2800; (800) 972-5163
E-mail: pwalls@efha.org
Web: www.efha.org

Learning Disabilities 
Andrea Blair, President 
Learning Disabilities Association of Kansas 
P.O. Box 4424
Topeka, KS 66604 
(785) 273-4505
E-mail: marciasu@aol.com
Web: www.ldakansas.org

Mental Health
Rose Mary Mohr, President
Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas
555 N. Woodlawn, Suite 3105
Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 685-1821 
E-mail: rosemary@mhasck.org
Web: www.mhasck.org

Karen Ford Manza, Executive Director
NAMI Kansas
112 S.W. 6th, Suite 505
P.O. Box 675
Topeka, KS 66601
(785) 233-0755; (800) 539-2660
E-mail: namikansas@nami.org
Web: www.namikansas.org

Mental Retardation
Mike Purdon, Advocacy Coordinator
TARC
2701 S.W. Randolph
Topeka, KS 66611
(785) 232-0597
E-mail: mpurdon@tarcinc.org
Web: www.tarcinc.org

Speech and Hearing 
Dixie Heinrich, KSHA Coordinator 
Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association
3900 17th Avenue
Great Bend, KS 67530 
(620) 793-6550; (800) 248-5742
E-mail: ksha96@aol.com
Web: www.ksha.org

Spina Bifida
Tim Wolke, Co-President
Tammy Wolke, Co-President
Spina Bifida Association of Kansas
4421 W. Harry
Wichita, KS 67209
(316) 516-7225
E-mail: tntwolke@quixnet.net

Organizations Especially for Parents and Caregivers

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) 
Connie Zienkewicz, Executive Director 
Families Together, Inc. 
3033 W. Second, Suite 106
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 945-7747; (877) 499-5369 (Kansas City)
(888) 815-6364 (Wichita); (800) 264-6343 (Topeka)
(888) 820-6364 (Garden City); (800) 499-9443 (Espanol)
E-mail: wichita@familiestogetherinc.org
Web: www.familiestogetherinc.org

Community Parent Resource Center
(serving an urban area within Sedgwick County)
Nina Lomely-Baker, Director/President
Community Parent Support and Resource Center
Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas
555 N. Woodlawn, Suite 3105
Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 685-1821, ext. 256
E-mail: nina@mhasck.org
Web: www.mhasck.org

Partners in Policymaking
Kim Strunk, Coordinator
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
E-mail: partnersinpolicy@alltel.net
Web: http://nekesc.org/kcdd.html

Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 
Peggy Davis, President
Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers
715 S.W. 10th Street
Topeka, KS 66612-1686
(785) 234-5782
E-mail: ks_office@pta.org
Web: www.ptasonline.org

Other Parent Organizations 
Jane Adams, Executive Director
Keys for Networking
1301 S.W. Topeka Boulevard
Topeka, KS 66612-1816
(785) 233-8732; (800) 499-8732 (Parent line)
E-mail: jadams@keys.org
Web: www.keys.org

Helle S. Vander Yacht, Executive Director
Kansans for IDEA Compliance
607 E. Republic
Salina, KS 67401
(785) 823-7797
E-mail: helle@cox.net
Web: www.ideacompliance.org

Other Disability Organizations
Marie Mareda, President
Goodwill Industries Easter Seals of Kansas, Inc.
3636 North Oliver
P.O. Box 8169
Wichita, KS 67208-0169
(316) 744-9291
Web: www.goodwilleastersealsks.org

Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns
Kansas Department of Commerce
1430 S.W. Topeka Boulevard
Topeka, KS 66612-1819
(800) 295-5232; (877) 340-5874 (TTY)
Web: http://adabbs.hr.state.ks.us/

Sue Ann Kline, Ph.D., President
Kansas Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children
8930 Foster Lane
Overland Park, KS 66212
E-mail: SAKline101@aol.com
Web: www.KSCEC.org

Martin English, Executive Director
Accessible Arts, Inc.
1100 State Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66102
(913) 281-1133
E-mail: accarts@accessiblearts.org
Web: www.accessiblearts.org

Chris Hahn, President/CEO
Special Olympics Kansas
5280 Foxridge Drive
Mission, KS 66202
(913) 236-9290
E-mail: hahnc@ksso.org
Web: www.ksso.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)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

To find out the contact information for centers for 
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1916 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 209
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 525-3406; (703) 525-4153 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org