Community Living

Kansas Rides, our Statewide Transportation Resource, wants to make public transportation more accessible and more useful to Kansas’ residents. While doing that, we also hope to foster the goals of promoting independence, building connectoins, and preserving Kansas living. Visit their website at https://ksrides.org/

National Gateway to Self Determination offers published research, white papers, practical guides and resources to help people with disabilities and their families make decisions based on their own preferences and interests. Go to http://ngsd.org/

Families Together, Inc. assists parents/families and their children with disabilities and/or special healthcare needs from birth through age 26. The staff provides individualized assistance for families and transition age youth by phone and in person to help everyone better understand and access educational services, programs, health plans and other resources at no cost to families. For more information, visit https://familiestogetherinc.org

Assistive Technology for Kansans helps people with disabilities and health conditions of all ages access assistive technology they need to fully and independently participate in community life. Staff will assist you with selecting a device, borrowing a device and helping locate funding for a new or used device. Offices are located in Oakley, Wichita, Salina, Topeka and Parsons and there is an equipment reuse site in Garden City. Contact your regional AT Access Site by calling 800-KAN DO IT (800-526-3648) or by calling or emailing the main office at 620-421-8367 or atkapps@ku.edu. For more information, visit https://atk.ku.edu/