For Immediate Release September 9, 2013 For more information, contact: Angela de Rocha, Director of Communications Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services 785-806-7482 KanCare Educational Activities for Intellectual and Developmental Disability HCBS Inclusion TOPEKA – The State of Kansas will begin a series of educational meetings focused on informing stakeholders in the Intellectual […]
Your Monday Morning Update: Picture this- It’s a brisk Sunday morning and you awaken to the smell of fragrant homemade blueberry muffins. You jump out of bed anticipating the warm melt-in-your-mouth delight. You run to the kitchen, take look, steal another sniff and your mouth begins to water… You reach for a […]
Mark Your Calendar! Lakemary is initiating a series of informational/planning sessions to help us prepare for the implementation of KanCare scheduled to begin January 1, 2014. For your convenience we have two meetings scheduled and hope you can attend one of them. Meeting #1: Wednesday, September 4th 6:00 p.m. RSVP by: Friday, August 30th 100 Lakemary Drive, […]
This message is forwarded by the Disability News listserve of the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns for informational purposes. * * * * * * * Applications will be accepted from the Western Kansas Region for Friends and Family members as well as self advocate applications across the state, but only for a limited time. […]
A Message from the Executive Director The Embrace of the Fragile X Community Today is National Fragile X Awareness Day, so designated by Congress in the year 2000. At the NFXF, every day is National Fragile X Awareness Day, but we still greatly appreciate how the designation of July 22 sheds light on all Fragile […]
Good afternoon Friends- I am SO pleased to announce a new program between the Autism Society-The Heartland and the YMCA of Greater Kansas City- This program was created in the efforts of teaching our loved ones with Autism water safety and key lessons in swimming along with preparing caregivers wandering safety measures in their homes […]
Your Monday Morning Update: Greetings my friends! I’ve missed you. My period of mourning is over and I’ve decided it is time to put away my black veil, change my attitude, and get on with what will be. I must admit, I kind of grew attached to the veil. It helped me through several bad […]
Hey SOAR families Here is a possibility for your child to play soccer. Launching in Fall, 2013, SPORTING Blue Valley is excited to announce the addition of TEAMSoccer to its growing list of soccer programs for youth ages Pre-K through 18. TEAMSoccer is a program designed for players with physical and/or mental disabilities, who wish to […]
May 28, 2013 The Kansas Legislature went back to work today to determine the future of our State. The only thing that the Legislature is required to accomplish before calling it a year is passing a balanced budget. To a simple soul like me, that sounds easy enough. I’ve discovered after listening to […]
May 28, 2013 The Kansas Legislature went back to work today to determine the future of our State. The only thing that the Legislature is required to accomplish before calling it a year is passing a balanced budget. To a simple soul like me, that sounds easy enough. I’ve discovered after listening to the budget […]
Upcoming SOAR (Special Opportunities, Abilities and Relationships) Ministry at Grace Church! Please share with your friends! Please note that our next R&R night is on a WEDNESDAY – this is a new experiment for the summer and so many families and volunteers being gone on the weekends. Please let me know if you can attend OR if […]
May 20, 2013 Your Monday Morning Update For the past 11 years, May 20th is a bittersweet day for me. Today would have been my dear Mother’s 92nd birthday. Even during the cranky years (you all had those years I’m sure), I always considered Mom my “Angel”. She was not only MY Angel, but my sister’s. My older sister […]