Kansas State University

Agencies, Associations, and Governmental/Legal Resources

This page provides links to regional, state, and national agencies that provide services for persons with disabilities. It also provides links to various organizations related to specific disabilities.

We provide these links as a convenience to our students. Disability Support Services at K-State is not responsible for and makes no recommendation or promise regarding any of these agencies.

REGIONAL

Pawnee Mental Health

http://www.pawnee.org

Resource Center for Independent Living

http://www.rcilinc.org

Three Rivers Independent Living Resource Center

http://www.threeriversinc.org

Assistive Technology

North Central Assistive Technology Access Site

http://www.atk.ku.edu/northcentralaccess.htm

Talking Books - North Central Kansas

http://www.manhattan.lib.ks.us/bph.html

Assistive Technology Center – Manhattan Public Library

http://www.manhattan.lib.ks.us/atc/index.html

STATE

Disability Rights Center of Kansas

http://drckansas.org

KS Commission on Disability Concerns

http://kdoch.state.ks.us/KCDC/

Kansas Commission on the Deaf & Hard of Hearing

http://www.srskansas.org/kcdhh/

Kansas Rehabilitation Services (Vocational Rehabilitation)

http://www.srskansas.org/rehab/index.htm

Kansas Rehabilitation Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired

http://www.srskansas.org/rehab/text/SBVI.htm

DISABILITY SPECIFIC

Brain Injury Association of America

http://www.biausa.org

Learning Disabilities Association of America

http://www.ldanatl.org

C.H.A.D.D. - Children and Adults with Attention deficit Disabilities

http://www.chadd.org

Learning Disabilities Online

http://www.ldonline.org

National Federation of the Blind

http://www.nfb.org

National Association of the Deaf

http://www.nad.org

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

http://www.nmss.org

Spina Bifida Association

http://www.sbaa.org

Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders

http://www.wemove.org

The Source: Autism, Aspberger’s Syndrome, & Pervasive Developmental Disabilities

http://www.asperger.org

United Cerebral Palsy

http://www.ucp.org

NATIONAL

ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings & Facilities (ADAAG)

http://www.access-board.gov/adaag/html/adaag.htm

National Council on Disability

http://www.ncd.gov/index.html

U.S. Department of Education - Office of Postsecondary Education

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/index.html?src=oc

U.S. Department of Justice – ADA Home Page

http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

U.S. Department of Justice – Office for Civil Rights

http://www.ojp.gov/ocr

U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy
Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities

http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/brochures/wrp1.html

Reach Out USA: focuses on the intersection between disability and LGBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender) concerns.

www.reachoutusa.org

RESEARCH SITES

The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html?src=mr

National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research

http://www.ncddr.org