What Services do the Following Agencies Provide?
Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services
Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services administers and oversees many different programs to assist individuals and families, including rehabilitation services and disability-eligibility determination.
The following services, or referral for services, may be available in your area.
- Adult Day Services
- Adult protective services
- Assistive technology (such as van lifts, computer access devices and wheelchairs)
- Services for the Blind
- Child care
- Child care for children with special needs/special purpose center
- Child protective services
- Client Assistance Program
- Commodity food distribution
- Community residential service for adults
- Consumer-run organizations
- Kansas Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Developmental disabilities - state institutions
- Disability determination services
- Family services
- Food stamps
- Funeral assistance
- General assistance
- Health Wave
- Home and Community Based Services waivers
- Independent living (medical)
- Independent living (youth)
- Intermediate care facilities/mental retardation (private)
- Low income energy assistance
- Medicaid, Medicare and Medican
- Medical assistance eligibility
- Mental Health State Aid
- Mental Health Reform
- Mental health hospitals
- PATH Homeless Program
- Permanent guardianship
- Specialized transportation
- Substance abuse, treatment and recovery
- Temporary Assistance for Families
- Vocational rehabilitation
A Community Developmental Disability Organization is the agency responsible for the services and supports provided to children and adults with developmental disabilities within a specific catchment area.
Although most CDDOs are service providers, it is not a requirement that they do so. The CDDO must develop affiliate relationships with other developmental disability, community-service providers in its catchment area to assure that a choice of services and service providers is available to all eligible individuals.
Although all service providers must be licensed by the state, the CDDO is the managing entity in the chain of command and responsibility in the state. It is responsible to assure the availability and quality of services.
The following services, or referral for services, may be available in your area.
- Adult Day Services
- Adult Protective Services
- Assistive technology (such as van lifts, computer access devices and wheelchairs)
- Services for the Blind
- Child care
- Child care and quality initiative
- Client Assistance Program
- Commodity food distribution
- Community residential service for adults
- Consumer-run organizations
- Kansas Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Developmental disabilities - state institutions
- Disability determination services
- Family services
- Food stamps
- Funeral assistance
- General assistance
- Health Wave
- Home and Community Based Services waivers
- Independent living (medical)
- Independent living (youth)
- Intermediate care facilities/mental retardation (private)
- Low income energy assistance
- Medicaid, Medicare and Medican
- Medical assistance eligibility
- Mental health state aid
- Mental Health Reform
- Mental health hospitals
- PATH Homeless Program
- Permanent guardianship
- Specialized transportation
- Substance abuse, treatment and recovery
- Temporary Assistance for Families
- Vocational rehabilitation
The Kansas Association of Centers for Independent Living is the governing body of all Independent Living Centers that have a primary mission of advocating for the independent living needs of Kansans with disabilities. Independent living centers strive to develop new resources and to identify and provide access to existing resources that provide for personal independence and community choices.
The following services, or referral for services, may be available in your area.
- Information and referral
- Skill training
- Peer support
- Advocacy and outreach
- Assistive devices/equipment (such as van lifts, computer access devices and wheelchairs)
- Personal assistant services
- Volunteer programs
Vocational Rehabilitation Services, a division of Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services, administers a variety of programs to help adults with disabilities become self-sufficient. Vocational Rehabilitation Services are the cornerstone of the department's efforts to help people with disabilities become gainfully employed and self-reliant. The program emphasizes individualized community-based services, integration and consumer choice.
Eligibility criteria for these services are defined by the Federal Rehabilitation Act. Priority is given to those with the most severe disability when there are insufficient resources available to serve all eligible applicants. Payment for most services is based upon the individual's financial need.
The following services, or referral for services, may be available in your area.
- Vocational assessment
- Counseling and guidance
- Physical and mental restoration/therapy
- Training
- Assistive technology (such as van lifts, computer access devices and wheelchairs)
- Employment assistance
- Job development
- Job placement assistance
- Supported employment
- Transition planning services for students with severe disabilities