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
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