Disability Rights Center of Kansas

Check out this FREE online training for Kansas healthcare professionals! The curriculum gives physicians, nurses, dentists, therapists, and other healthcare professionals practical education to help them better understand and meet the healthcare needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

If you’re a person with I/DD, family member, or advocate, consider sharing this with your healthcare providers and encourage them to register!

More information and registration are available here:
https://replacingrisk.com/kansas-curriculum-in-idd-healthcare-elearn-registration/

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A FREE online training is available for healthcare professionals to learn more about providing quality care to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

If you’re a person with I/DD, family member, provider, or advocate, share this with your doctor, nurse, dentist, therapist, or other healthcare providers and encourage them to check it out.

The more healthcare professionals we can reach, the better!

Learn more and register here:
https://replacingrisk.com/kansas-curriculum-in-idd-healthcare-elearn-registration/

We are here to help! 🤝

DRC works to protect the rights of Kansans with disabilities, including the right to find and keep safe, accessible housing.

Visit DRC’s Resource Center to learn about the Fair Housing Act and your rights as a person with a disability: tinyurl.com/yycmm4ur

Need help with a disability rights issue? Contact us at drckansas.org/get-help or call toll-free at (877) 776-1541

⏰ Time is almost up! ⏰

Our public input survey closes tonight!

Please take a few minutes to let us know what you think about our priorities and objectives for federal fiscal year 2027: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2PCFCHT

Your survey responses help us ensure our resources are used on the issues most important to the disability community in Kansas. We appreciate your time and feedback!

What disability rights issues should DRC Kansas prioritize in federal fiscal year 2027?

Your experiences and perspectives can help guide our work. Please take our annual public input survey by August 31 and tell us which issues matter most to the disability community in Kansas.

Take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2PCFCHT

Please share this post to help us hear from communities across Kansas. Thank you!

Kansas Disability Community: Please take our public input survey and share your feedback on our priorities and objectives for federal fiscal year 2027!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2PCFCHT

Your responses directly inform our priorities and objectives, guiding what issues we focus our limited resources on. Thank you for letting us know what you think!

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is a landmark disability law. It requires businesses, employers, and government bodies to be accessible to people with disabilities. The act passed due to activism by people with disabilities, such as the Capitol Crawl.

When a place or service isn’t accessible, the ADA gives people with disabilities the power to sue. But many disabled people can’t afford or don’t have the time to file lawsuits. Many folks don't even know where to begin when navigating these systems.

That’s why Protection and Advocacy agencies (P&As) are so important. P&As enforce the ADA for people who can’t afford lawsuits.

But that’s only the beginning.

Many places focus only on compliance with the exact guidelines ADA. This results in people with disabilities only receiving the bare minimum accommodations.

So P&As also work to expand legislation for disability rights. Because people with disabilities deserve access to all the supports they need to live equitable, fulfilling lives in their community.

Big news for Kansas voters: Today’s ruling restores the three-day grace period for mail ballots! This protection is especially important for thousands of Kansans with disabilities who rely on voting by mail. DRC is proud to stand up for our voting rights alongside Kansas Appleseed and Loud Light. We will continue fighting to stop Senate Bill 4 for good.

Breaking News: Today, the District Court of Douglas County granted a temporary injunction blocking Senate Bill 4, the 2025 law that eliminated Kansas's three-day grace period for mail ballots postmarked by Election Day. The statewide injunction immediately restores the grace period that Kansas has used since 2017, ensuring that mail ballots postmarked on or before Election Day will be counted if received within three days.

From the Plaintiffs: Today's ruling affirms a crucial principle: Kansas voters who follow every rule must never lose their ability to participate in elections due to postal delays beyond their control. We are grateful that the court recognized the overwhelming, undisputed evidence that Senate Bill 4 would arbitrarily disenfranchise thousands of our neighbors, and acted to protect Kansans' fundamental right to vote while this litigation continues.
We will continue fighting to block Senate Bill 4 permanently.

Election season is here! Make a plan to vote and make sure your voice is heard. Voting is both a right and an opportunity to make your voice count!

To vote in the August 4 Kansas Primary Election, you must be registered to vote by TOMORROW, Tuesday, July 14.

Register to vote online: https://www.kdor.ks.gov/apps/voterreg/

Want to learn more? Check out our recent newsletter covering what Kansas voters with disabilities should know this election season. https://www.drckansas.org/about/news/2026kansasvotingupdate

DRC Kansas wants your input! Please take our public input survey and share your feedback on our priorities and objectives for federal fiscal year 2027:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2PCFCHT

Your feedback helps us focus our resources on the issues that matter most to the disability community in Kansas. Thank you for taking the time to share your input!