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State AgenciesUnited States SenatorsHonorable Sam Brownback (R) 303 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-6521 (202) 228-1265 (Fax) Web: http://brownback.senate.gov Honorable Pat Roberts (R) 109 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-4774 (202) 224-3514 (Fax) E-mail Web Form: http://roberts.senate.gov/email.htm Web: http://roberts.senate.gov United States Representatives To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the House’s Web site at: www.house.gov or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY). Governor Honorable Kathleen Sebelius Office of the Governor Capitol, 300 S.W. 10th Avenue, Suite 212S Topeka, KS 66612-1590 (785) 296-3232; (800) 748-4408 (V/TTY) E-mail: governor@state.ks.us Web: http://ksgovernor.org Official State Web Site Web: www.accesskansas.org/ State Department of Education: Special Education ZoAnn Torrey, State Director Student Support Services Kansas State Department of Education 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66612 (785) 291-3097 E-mail: ztorrey@ksde.org Web: www.kansped.org State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Alexa Posny, Assistant Commissioner of Education Kansas State Department of Education 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66612 (785) 296-2303 E-mail: aposny@ksde.org Web: www.ksde.org Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Carolyn Nelson, Director Children's Developmental Services Kansas Department of Health and Environment 1000 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 220 Topeka, KS 66612-1274 (785) 296-6135; (800) 332-6262 (in KS) E-mail: cnelson@kdhe.state.ks.us Web: www.kdhe.state.ks.us Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Carol Dermyer, Assistant Director Student Support Services Kansas State Department of Education 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66612-1182 (785) 296-7454; (800) 203-9462 E-mail: cdermyer@ksde.org Web: www.kansped.org State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Dale Barnum, Director Kansas Rehabilitation Services Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services 3640 S.W. Topeka Boulevard, Suite 150 Topeka, KS 66611 (785) 267-5301 E-mail: dxlb@srskansas.org Web: www.srskansas.org/rehab/ Coordinator for Transition Services Wenda Blaauw, Education Program Consultant Student Support Services Kansas State Department of Education 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66612 (785) 296-7453 E-mail: wblaauw@ksde.org Web: www.kansped.org Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities Linda Oborny, Assistant Director Technical Education Team Kansas State Department of Education 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66612 (785) 296-3048 E-mail: loborny@ksde.org Web: www.ksde.org State Mental Health Agency Gary Harbison, Mental Health Director Health Care Policy Division Docking State Office Building 915 S.W. Harrison Street, 10th Floor Topeka, KS 66612-1570 (913) 296-7272 E-mail: gexh@srskansas.org Web: www.srskansas.org/hcp/index.htm State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Pam Alger, Team Leader Children's Services, Health Care Policy Division Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Docking State Office Building 915 S.W. Harrison Street, 10th Floor Topeka, KS 66612-1570 (785) 296-7272 E-mail: PRA@srskansas.org Web: www.srskansas.org/hcp/ State Developmental Disabilities Program Margaret Zillinger, Director Community Supports and Services Health Care Policy Division Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Docking State Office Building 915 S.W. Harrison Street, 10th Floor Topeka, KS 66612-1570 (785) 296-3561 E-mail: mmz@srskansas.org Web: www.srskansas.org/hcp/ Councils on Developmental Disabilities Jane Rhys, Executive Director Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities Docking State Office Building, Room 141 915 S.W. Harrison Street Topeka, KS 66612-1570 (785) 296-2608 E-mail: jrhys@alltel.net Web: Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities Protection and Advocacy Agency Kansas Advocacy and Protective Services 3745 S.W. Wanamaker Road Topeka, KS 66610 (785) 273-9661; (877) 776-1541 (in KS only) E-mail: info@ksadv.org Web: www.ksadv.org Client Assistance Program Sharon Kearse, Director Client Assistance Program 3640 S.W. Topeka Boulevard, Suite 150 Topeka, KS 66611-2373 (785) 266-8193; (800) 432-2326 E-mail: slzk@srskansas.org Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Jamey Kendall, Director Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs Department of Health and Environment 1000 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 220 Topeka, KS 66612-1274 (785) 296-1316; (800) 332-6262 (in KS) E-mail: jkendall@kdhe.state.ks.us Web: www.kdhe.state.ks.us/shs/ State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Kansas HealthWave P.O. Box 3599 Topeka, KS 66601 (800) 792-4884 Web: www.kansashealthwave.org/ Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Rebecca Rosenthal, Executive Director Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 3640 S.W. Topeka Boulevard, Suite 150 Topeka, KS 66611 (785) 267-6100 (V/TTY) (800) 432-0698 (V/TTY) E-mail: rja@srskansas.org Web: www.srskansas.org/kcdhh Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments (800) 766-3777 (V) (800) 766-3777 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (866) 305-1344 (Speech to Speech) Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind William Daugherty, Superintendent The Kansas State School for the Blind 1100 State Avenue Kansas City, Kansas 66102 (913) 281-3308; (800) 572-5463 (in KS) Web: www.kssb.net/ Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center Jim de Jong, Director ADA and I.T. Center Great Plains Disability and Business Technical Assistance Ctr. University of Missouri/Columbia 100 Corporate Lake Drive Columbia, MO 65203 (573) 882-3600 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) Web: www.adaproject.org University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Michael Wehmeyer, Director Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities University of Kansas 1052 Robert Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence, KS 66045 (785) 864-4295; (785) 864-5051 (TTY) E-mail: kucdd@ku.edu Web: www.lsi.ku.edu Technology-Related Assistance Charles Spellman, Director Sara Sack, Director Assistive Technology for Kansans Project 2601 Gabriel Avenue P.O. Box 738 Parsons, KS 67357 (620) 421-8367; (800) 526-3648 E-mail: ssack@ku.edu Web: http://atk.ku.edu/ State Mediation System Mark Ward, Coordinator Kansas State Department of Education Student Support Services Team 120 S.E. 10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66612-1182 (785) 296-5478 E-mail: mward@ksde.org Web: www.kansped.org Special Format Library Toni Harrell, Director/Librarian Kansas State Library Talking Book Service ESU Memorial Union 1200 Commercial, Box 4055 Emporia, KS 66801-5087 (620) 343-7124; (800) 362-0699 E-mail: tonih@kslib.info Web: www.kslib.info/talking/ |
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