Disability Rights Center of Kansas

10/21/2025

What is Competitive, Integrated Employment (CIE)? 🤔

KUCD - Kansas University Center on Disabilities states that, through the Kansas Employment First project, it is work that is performed on a full-time or part-time basis for which an employee with a disability working in the community alongside non-disabled peers and is paid at or above minimum wage. Wages are similar to the rate paid by the employer to employees without disabilities performing similar tasks with similar training.

🔗Competitive Intergrated Employment benefits everyone in the workplace! Check out more information about it here: https://kucd.ku.edu/employment-first

10/16/2025

Use the link below to tell Congress to reverse devastating layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education and protect the rights of people with disabilities: https://secure.everyaction.com/tb2b4SUPA0aEKZ8A1BfwQg2

Federal protections for students and adults with disabilities are in crisis.

Recent layoffs at the Department of Education have gutted the offices responsible for enforcing IDEA, Section 504, and WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act); laws that ensure access to education, civil rights, and vocational rehabilitation.

Without adequate staff, the Department cannot meet its legal or moral obligations to millions of students and workers with disabilities. Congress must act now to restore staffing, leadership, and oversight before decades of progress are lost.

� Add your name today to demand that Congress reverse these devastating layoffs and protect the rights of people with disabilities:

https://secure.everyaction.com/tb2b4SUPA0aEKZ8A1BfwQg2

10/14/2025

Today is the last day to register to vote or update your voter registration to participate in the 2025 general election! Register or double check your registration information is up to date at ksvotes.org.

KSVotes.org is the fastest, simplest way to register to vote in Kansas using just your touchscreen device.

10/10/2025

Voter education makes voting easier and more meaningful. Get practical steps to register, understand your ballot, and find your polling place.

Let’s navigate voting together this in 2025! Visit NationalVoterEducationWeek.org to access the tools you need to vote with confidence.

10/08/2025

Helpful information about the federal government shutdown from our friends at Disability Rights Florida. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4q2rUvC

10/02/2025

This National Disability Employment Awareness Month, remember: the Client Assistance Program (CAP) is here to make sure you get the supports you need to get or keep a job!

The CAP helps people with disabilities work with agencies to understand what benefits and services are available to them. We help cut through red tape, resolve issues with Vocational Rehabilitation or Centers for Independent Living, and ensure you get the tools you need to reach your goals. The CAP has your back if the supports you need to get or keep a job are delayed or denied.

🎥 Watch this short video to learn how the CAP works for you.

10/01/2025

October is here and the voter registration deadline is just around the corner. Check in with your friends and make sure everyone is ready to vote in the 2025 Kansas General Election!

Head to KSVotes.org for more!

09/24/2025

National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is right around the corner in October! Today, we joined fellow disability advocates at the Kansas Statehouse for the Kansas Disability Employment Awareness Month (KDEAM) proclamation signing. Thank you, Governor Kelly, for recognizing the importance of competitive, integrated employment in Kansas!

09/22/2025

Lost in the special education process? You’re not alone. There are resources in Kansas to help you get started, answer your questions, and help protect your rights.

📖 Check out the Know Your Special Education Rights guide, created by experts at DRC and Families Together, Inc. The guide is made up of flyers covering 30+ special education topics: https://tinyurl.com/2az2fnrr
💬 Contact Families Together, the federally designated Parent Training and Information (PTI) and Family-to-Family Health Information (F2F) Center for Kansas: familiestogetherinc.org/get-help-now
💬 Contact DRC at drckansas.org/get-help

09/17/2025

Those who receive Social Security benefits (SSI or SSDI) should be front and center in figuring out how their benefit money is spent. DRC is here to help if you have a representative payee and you think they have done something wrong while managing your social security money.

Contact us by calling toll-free at 877-776-1541 or filling out our online form at drckansas.org/get-help. Learn more on our website: https://tinyurl.com/mwy9ujm4