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The Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities meets quarterly. All meetings and conference calls are open to all members of the Council and the general public. Public comment is welcomed and time is made available at each meeting for public comment.
To request alternate formats or sign language interpreters for participation in the meetings contact the office two weeks prior to the meeting (785) 296-2608 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
To accommodate people with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services will be provided on request and reasonable modification to policies and programs will be made on request.
Upcoming KCDD Meeting Dates:
March 22, 2024
July 12, 2024
September 13, 2024
November 22, 2024
The Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities meets monthly on the Second Friday of the month from 9:00am-12:00pm.
All meetings and conference calls are open to all members of the Council and the general public. Public comment is welcomed and time is made available at each meeting for public comment
To request alternate formats or sign language interpreters for participation in the meetings contact the office two weeks prior to the meeting (785) 296-2608 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
To accommodate people with disabilities, auxiliary aides and services will be provided on request and reasonable modification to policies and programs will be made on request.
KCDD Council 2022 Meeting Dates:
Due to the current COVID-19 (Coronavirus) concerns and practices with social distancing, KCDD Council meetings will only be held virtually by Zoom video conferencing until further notice.
January 14, 2022
February 11, 2022
March 11, 2022
April 8, 2022
May 13, 2022
June 10, 2022
July 29, 2022 (Rescheduled from July 8, 2022)
August 12, 2022 CANCELLED
September 9, 2022
October 14, 2022
November 18, 2022
In person at the Capitol Building
9am-3pm
Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for details
December 9, 2022 CANCELLED
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Passcode: 5233
After a thorough search, we are excited to announce KCDD's new Executive Director, Sara Hart Weir.
She will take the reins September 19, 2022.
Sara is a national nonprofit executive, disability policy expert and a proud Kansan. She is the former President & C.E.O. of the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS), where during her tenure at NDSS, she led the passage of the landmark, bipartisan Stephen Beck Jr., Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act in 2014 (P.L.113-295). The legislation garnered the support of 85% of the entire US Congress in 2014 (381 of 435 US Representatives and 78 of 100 US Senators). Weir also supported a majority of the enactment of ABLE state laws, assisted with over 40 state ABLE plan launches as well as led advocacy campaigns on two important provisions in the 2017 Tax Reform Package including the ABLE to Work Act and the ABLE Financial Planning Act.
Weir's life has been about leading differently, serving others and delivering results with the leadership philosophy of "if you're not at the table, you are on the menu". Sara deploys an “in the trenches” leadership style by engaging directly with constituents - in local communities, in the classroom, on the job site or around kitchen tables. Weir’s passion for “giving a voice to the voiceless” was inspired by Kasey, her late best friend of twenty years from Kansas who had Down Syndrome. Sara quickly realized that the disability community did not have high-powered lobbyists, wealthy corporations or influential political action committees working for them - they relied on the strength of passionate voices outside the political spectrum who were willing to speak up for them. Weir went on to change that, and dedicated her career and service to allow everyone to have a fair shot at the “American Dream” by promoting solutions that give all Americans with disabilities access to a better life.
Weir established the first-ever national employment program for the Down Syndrome community, the #DSWORKS® Program, which partnered with companies, from Main Street to Wall Street, to create career opportunities for people with disabilities. Weir also co-founded The U.S. Future of Work For People with Disabilities Commission" - Tapping People with Disabilities who are Ready, Willing and ABLE to Work with fellow CEOs from Voya Financial and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and continues to be called upon by employers to help build successful employment and workforce development programs across the country.
Most recently, Weir served as a senior advisor to Missouri’s Department of Health & Senior Services on disability inclusion throughout its COVID-19 plan and response and co-chaired the state’s health equity committee. Weir was also the primary runner up for U.S. Congress in Kansas' Third Congressional district in 2020. Weir has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Political Leadership from Westminster College, a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College and and a certificate of completion from the Emerging Leaders Program of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Weir has been featured in USA Today, NY Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, Washington Post, CNN, Fox News, The Hill, Money Magazine, Al Jazeera and many others.
The KCDD is honored to have such a passionate person to continue the good work that has been happening with the Council.
Welcome, Sara!
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This project was supported, in part by grant number 2001KSSCDD-02, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.
