| Advocates in Communities Team (ACT) of South Central Kansas |
ACT is a multi-county team comprised of Community Developmental Disability Organizations (CDDO's), community service providers, families, legal guardians, advocates, and other interested parties.
ACT members are a communication link offering a voice and an ear for both families and legislators. ACT is striving to work with Kansas Legislators to work towards improving the lives of those with developmental disabilities.
The ACT meetings are held at the Arc office at 2919 W. Second St. Contact us, if you'd like to be involved too.
Keep updated on our happenings and issues, and advocacy efforts on facebook. http://www.facebook.com/actofsouthcentralks |
| The Down Syndrome Society of Wichita |
Resources are available to all interested families, friends, and professional. Many of the people in our group have experiences with professionals in the community and are a valuable resource with whatever needs arise.
Parent members are available for home and hospital visits to provide support for parents after the diagnosis of Down syndrome.
Contact: Rebecca McCaulley
(316) 239-1089
Email: president@dsswichita.org
http://www.dsswichita.org
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| Sedgwick County Developmental Disability Organization |
Sedgwick County Developmental Disability Organization is the community developmental disability organization for Sedgwick County, Kansas. SCDDO is the agency that ensures services and support are available for children and adults with developmental disabilities. As the SCDDO, they are a one-stop resource and a..."point of entry"...for services available to individuals and families in need of developmental disability needs. Their website is http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/cddo/
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| Invisible Kansans |
More than 3,800 Kansans with developmental disabilities are on waiting lists for help.
Learn more about the issues and how you can help at www.invisiblekansans.org
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| Arc of the United States |
| Click here if you are interested in what is going on with the Arc at the national level. |
| Introduction to Intellectual Disabilities |
| Termnology has changed from Mental Retardation to Intellectual Disability. Click on this link to The Arc of the United States for information and definitions on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. |
How To Obtain DD Services in Kansas
Developmental Disabilities (DD) |
| Here's a link to Social and Rehabilitation Services to show you the steps. |
| Families Together |
| Checkout the links on Families Together's website. There are a lot of good information available. |
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| Transportation Resource |
This site contains information on transportation services available to the general public in Sedgwick, Harvey and Butler Counties. Information about each agency's transportation services is provided including if their service is wheelchair accessible, if they accept Medicaid, their service area, hours of operation, whether or not a fare is required, phone number and website.
www.paratransitrides.org |
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