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 STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Special Education Services.

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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:  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:  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:  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 FORSTUDENTS 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:  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:  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:  STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNINGCOUNCIL 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:  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 DawnM. 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:  URL:  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:  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:  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 AttentionDeficit 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:  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:  URL:  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:  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:  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:  Cerebral Palsy Dave Jones, ExecutiveDirector 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:  URL:  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:  Mental Retardation Robert E. Geers, Coordinator The Arc of Kansas 3601 S.W. 29th, Suite 1625 Topeka, KS 66604             (785) 271-8783       E-mail:  Speech-Language and Hearing Dixie Heinrich, KSHA Coordinator KS Speech-Language-Hearing Association 3900 17thGreat 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:  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 SpecialEducation,  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:  URL:  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:      Kansas Web   Civil Liberties and Human Rights   Legal Assistance  Peace and Conflict Resolution  Disability Informatrion        Community Service (Volunteering)  Health          Children and Youth          Community   Recovery, Addiction, and Abuse      Education     Crime      Visit these sites for more information