Check out CAMP PossAbilities, Inc. New location as of 6/2013 6223 Slater Merriam, KS 66202 Groups form from Mid June-August 2013. Click link for more details and exact dates! THERAPY GROUPS • Fun Weekly Themes • Max. 1:4 registered therapist to child ratio. • Max. of 6 children per group. • All group programs include […]
TEAMSoccer Registration is NOW OPEN SPORTING Blue Valley is excited to announce the addition of TEAMSoccer to our growing list of soccer programs for youth ages Pre-K through age 18. TEAMSoccer is a program designed for players with physical and/or mental disabilities, who wish to learn and play the game of soccer – and have […]
At Marillac, we’re ready to have fun in the sun! For the fifth year this summer 2013, we’ll be offering Discovery- an outpatient social skills training program specially designed for children and teens with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders and other related conditions. Children will be learning and practicing skills such as: Back-and-forth conversation Playing […]
Registration for Sensory Supported Swimming Spring II Session is now open!!! Lessons are offered Tuesday and Thursday mornings at Kirmayer Fitness Center (at the University of Kansas Medical Center) from June 4th-27th (Summer I) and July 2nd-July 30th (Summer II-no lesson July 4th). Three time slots are available: 9:00-9:30am, 9:40-10:10am, and 10:15-10:45am. Swimmers are enrolled […]
Greetings, This is revised invitation. Some regional meeting locations have changed from yesterday. If you forwarded the invitation that you received yesterday to anyone, please resend this one to them today. May 2013 has been declared National Mental Health Awareness Month. With this in mind, the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services […]
Advocating & Communicating for Kansans with Developmental Disabilities On Wednesday over 1,000 Kansans from the I/DD community visited their legislature and spoke to their representatives about their needs. On Thursday, the response from their legislature was a sharp slap in the face. Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee voted to refuse waiting list dollars to persons […]
A Note From InterHab… Don’t be bullied for speaking out! The House Appropriations Committee, on a motion by Representative Dave Crum of Augusta, inserted a proviso into the House’s budget bill that would take away any new waiting list dollars for Kansans with developmental disabilities if I/DD long-term care services were ‘carved out’ […]
The following article appeared today in the State’s KanCare newsletter. Sec. Sullivan is credited as author. While I could do without the insinuations made about advocacy campaigns, there seemed to be some positive messaging in here. Not sure if that makes me gullible or just prone to early dementia. Article from Shawn Sullivan: Change is […]
The Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities is taking applications for the Partners in Policy training. This training covers information about the disability movement, assistive technology, person centered training, legislation and parliamentary procedures. For more information go to the website at http://www.kcdd.org/?page_id=146. This is a free training held one weekend (Friday – Saturday) a month for […]
Dear KanCare friend, Kansas Medicaid and HealthWave became KanCare on January 1, 2013. We want to help you understand KanCare. We want to hear from you and your family about how it is going. You are invited to a meeting. If you have questions, please call 1-866-305-5147. If you need help because you are […]
THE MIRACLE LEAGUE OF KANSAS CITY Play ball! We’re drafting boys & girls with special needs ages 5-18 for our special baseball program. Come have fun in a non-competitive atmosphere where each player bats, runs the bases and scores in every inning. We don’t record outs or keep score. We just have fun. Contact […]
May 6, 2013 Your Monday Morning Update: A snowstorm in May Doesn’t brighten my day, But funding in July Makes me happily sigh! Last week the Governor sent out a press release stating that he would take part of the savings from KanCare and would spend it on the waiting lists for […]