Employment
Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology for Kansans
Assistive Technology for Kansans (ATK) provides information, training and funding assistance related to technology for individuals with disabilities or health conditions that may include: amputation, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, muscular dystrophy, back pain, post-polio syndrome, cancer, respiratory problems, cardiac problems, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, stroke, deafness and hearing impairments, traumatic brain injury, blindness or vision impairments or cognitive impairments.
Assistive Technology for Kansans
Phone: (800) 526-3648
K-Loan
K-Loan is a consumer-run financial program that provide persons with disabilities and their families access to financial resources for acquiring assistive technology through education, savings and borrowing.
Phone: V/TTY (866) 465-2826 or (620) 421-6554
The Kansas Equipment Exchange
The Kansas Equipment Exchange (KEE) Program is designed to help more Kansans obtain affordable medical equipment. In cooperation with Medicaid and other agencies, wheelchairs, hospital beds and other durable medical equipment (DME) that is no longer being used is returned to the program, refurbished and made available for other Kansans. KEE also accepts donated equipment from individuals. For donations call (800) 526-3648.
Phone: (800) 526-3648
AgrAbility
AgrAbility promotes the combination of agricultural know-how with disability expertise to provide farmers, ranchers and farm workers the specialized services they need to safely accommodate their disabilities in everyday farm/ranch operations.
Phone: (800) 526-3648
Telecommunications Access Program (TAP)
The Kansas Telecommunications Access Program (TAP) provides specialized telephones, smartphones, or tablets, along with other adapted telecommunications devices to Kansans with disabilities who can’t use traditional home telephones. Based on state law, the program receives funds through the Kansas Universal Service Fund (KUSF) and is regulated by the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC). Consumers may benefit from TAP if they find it difficult to hear or understand phone conversations, have difficulty seeing phone buttons or dialing, require video communication, require voice activated dialing, and so on.
To qualify for TAP a person must meet the following criteria:
- Be a resident of Kansas
- Have a documented disability that requires adapted telecommunications equipment (requires a signature from a health provider certifying the disability)
- Make less than $55,000 gross per year ($3,000 may be added for each dependent claimed).
Regions
Text updated on August 11, 2025
Map updated on August 11, 2025
Region 1 - Western
Oakley - Voice/TTY: (785) 672-3125
Region 2 - North-Central
Salina - Voice/TTY: (785) 827-9383
Region 3 - Northeast
Lawrence - (800) 526-3648
Region 4 - Southeast
Parsons - (620) 421-6551
Region 5 - South Central
Wichita: (316) 942-5444
Region 6 - Southwestern
Garden City: (785) 673-9609
Benefits Specialists and Certified Partner Work Incentives Coordinators (CPWIC) provide information on how working will affect a person's Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Workforce Services has three people who can help you understand what will happen to your Social Security benefits if you get a job.
Any youth under age 24 – Angela Stegman (no matter which local area they live) - Angela.Stegman@ks.gov
Area 1 West – Kelly Collins - Kelly.Collins@ks.gov
Area 1 – East – Amanda Ramsey - Amanda.Ramsey@ks.gov
Area 3 – Kelly Collins - Kelly.Collins@ks.gov
Area 4 & 5 – Angela Stegman - Angela.Stegman@ks.gov
There are more Benefits Specialists in the Working Healthy Program who provide the same information on how work affects your benefits. You can go to our Health/KANCARE page and scroll down to Working Healthy.
Jobs for Veterans
The Jobs for Veterans State Grant (JVSG) program is run by the Kansas Department of Commerce and funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. It helps eligible veterans and other qualified individuals find meaningful work. JVSG staff include Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists and Local Veterans’ Employment Representatives (LVERs), who provide one-on-one help with job searches, career planning, and connecting to training or other support. The goal is to help veterans overcome challenges and find long-term success in the workforce.
Additionally, transitioning service members and their families can visit KanVet.org to access vet-specific resources and benefits in the state of Kansas without having to navigate multiple state agencies. This includes employment, education and other support resources.
Map updated on August 11, 2025
Text updated on August 11, 2025
Contact your local area one-stop center for information on workforce services near you. To find the nearest local area One-Stop Center nearest you, please call (877) 509-6757 or visit the KANSASWORKS website.
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Kansas Rehabilitation Services
Kansas Rehabilitation Services (KRS) help Kansans with disabilities meet their employment goals, offering a variety of vocational rehabilitation services, including transition services for youth in high school.
Department for Children and Families Office Locator
Map updated 08/11/2025
Text updated 08/11/2025
Kansas Rehabilitation Services Offices
- Atchison: (913) 367-5345 Ext. 227
- Chanute: (620) 431-5000
- Colby: (785) 462-6760 Ext. 203
- Concordia: (785) 243-4671
- Columbus: (620) 429-3014
- Dodge City: (620) 227-8508 Ext. 233
- El Dorado: (316) 321-4200
- Emporia: (620) 342-2505 Ext. 282
- Fort Scott: (620) 223-4010
- Garden City: (620) 272-5800
- Goodland: (785) 899-5661 Ext. 231
- Great Bend: (620) 792-5324 Ext. 231
- Hays: (785) 628-1066 Ext. 209
- Hiawatha: (785) 742-7186 Ext. 211
- Hutchinson: (620) 663-5731 Ext 372
- Independence: (620) 331-0350 Ext. 249
- Junction City: (785) 762-5445 Ext. 211
- Kansas City: (913) 279-7000
- Lawrence: (785) 832-3700
- Leavenworth: (913) 680-2200
- Liberal: (620) 626-3700
- Manhattan: (785) 776-4011 Ext. 218
- Marysville: (785) 562-5338
- McPherson: (620) 241-3802 Ext. 220
- Newton: (316) 238-3815
- Osawatomie: (913) 755-2162
- Ottawa: (785) 229-8600
- Overland Park: (913) 826-7300
- Parsons: (620) 421-4500 Ext. 213
- Phillipsburg: (785) 543-5258 Ext. 239
- Pittsburg: (620)231-5300 Ext. 203
- Pratt: (620) 672-5955 Ext. 226
- Salina: (785) 826-8000 Ext. 209
- Topeka: (785) 296-2500
- Wichita: (316) 337-7000
- Winfield: (620) 221-6400 Ext. 254
- DCF Statewide Access Line: (833) 765-2003, TTY: (785) 296-1491
Kansas Small Business Development Centers
Provides individual, confidential assistance and seminars on small business topics. There are eight regional centers, five of which have at least one associate center at a Community College in the region.
Kansas Small Business Development Centers
Text updated on August 11, 2025
Map updated on August 11, 2025
Region 1 - Kansas SBDC Statewide Central Office. Topeka Kansas
Address: 800 SW Jackson Street, Topeka, KS 66612
Email: info@ksbdc.net
Phone: (785) 296-6514
Region 2 - Innovation Center of Northwest Kansas
Email: Office@nwkeici.org
Region 3 - Garden City. Kansas SBDC at FHSU
Address: 114 West Pine, Garden City, KS 67846
Email: ksbdc@fhsu.edu
Phone: (785) 628-5615
Region 4 - Dodge City. Kansas SBDC at FHSU
Address: 101 East Wyatt Earp Boulevard, Dodge City, KS 67801
Email: ksbdc@fhsu.edu
Phone: (785) 628-5615
Region 5 - Liberal. Kansas SBDC at WSU
Address: 202 North Kansas Avenue, Suite 101, Liberal, KS 67905
Email: ksbdc@fhsu.edu
Phone: (785) 628-5615
Region 6 - Wichita, Kansas SBDC at WSU
Address: 5015 East 29th Street, Wichita, KS 67220
Email: ksbdc@wichita.edu
Phone: (316) 978-3193
Region 7 -Emporia. Kansas SBDC at ESU
Address: 1 Kellogg Circle,
104 Cremer Hall, Emporia State University,
Emporia, KS 66801
Email: ksbdc@emporia.edu
Phone: (620) 341-5308
Region 8 - Topeka. Kansas SBDC at WU
Address: 719 South Kansas Avenue, Suite 100, KS 66603
Email: ksbdc@washburn.edu
Phone: (785) 215-8375
Region 9 - Manhattan. WU Region
Address: 501 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502
Email: ksbdc@washburn.edu
Phone: (785) 587-9917
Region 10 - Wetmore. WU Region
Address: 334 2nd Street, Wetmore, KS 66550
Email: ksbdc@washburn.edu
Phone: (785) 296-9246
Region 11 - Lawrence. Kansas SBDC at KU
Address: 718 New Hampshire Street, Lawrence, KS 66044
Phone: (785) 843-8844
Region 12 - Overland Park. Kansas SBDC at JCCC
Address: 240 Regnier Center, 12345 College Boulevard
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Email: ksbdc@jccc.edu
Phone: (913) 469-3878
Region 13 - Pittsburg. Kansas SBDC at PSU
Address: 402 North Broadway, Suite B, Pittsburg, KS 66762
Email: ksbdc@pittstate.edu
Phone: (620) 235-4921
Region 14 - Independence, Montgomery County Action Council-PSU Region
Address: 115 South 6th Street, Independence, KS 67301
Email: ksbdc@pittstate.edu
Phone: (620) 331-3830
Region 15 - Innovation Center of Northwest Kansas
Email: Office@nwkeici.org
Kansas Transit Provider Directory
Please refer to the map below for information on which coordinated transit district (CTD) you live in. You can also visit the interactive version of this map, CTD Map.
Once the webpage opens, click on the coordinated transit district you live in. When the next page opens, scroll down to the list of organizations that provide transportation services.
Click on the Organization name and it will take you to a page that will show you:
- Contact information
- Clientele they service (elderly, disabled, general public)
- Service Area
- Services Hours
- Services for which they will provide transportation (medical, personal, education, employment, shopping, meals)
- Cost (if any)
Map updated on August 11, 2025
Text updated on August 11, 2025
Ticket to Work Liaisons
The Work Incentive Liaisons (WILs) are technical experts in the local Social Security Administration field offices. They can answer questions about work incentives for Social Security beneficiaries.
New map updated August 11, 2025
Text updated August 11, 2025
1. Dodge City
Phone: (877) 694-5494
Counties: Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray,
Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Lane, Kearny, Kiowa, Mead, Morton, Pawnee, Stanton, Scott, Stevens, Seward, Wichita
3. Hays
Phone: (888) 552-7176
Counties: Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellis, Gove, Graham, Logan, Ness, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Rawlins, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Sherman, Sheridan, Smith, Thomas, Trego, Wallace
4. Hutchinson
Phone: (877) 846-8333
Counties: Barton, Kingman, McPherson, Pratt, Reno, Rice, Stafford
5. Independence
Phone: (877) 512-3855
Counties: Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery, Wilson
6. Lenexa
Phone: (877) 445-9978
Counties: Johnson and Linn
7. Kansas City
Phone: (866) 331-2197
Counties: Leavenworth and Johnson
8. Lawrence
Phone: (866) 698-2561
Counties: Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Miami, Woodson
9. Manhattan
Phone: (877) 840-5741
Counties: Clay, Geary, Marshall, Morris, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley, Washington
10. Joplin, MO
Phone: (866) 296-8396
Counties: Allen, Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford, Linn, Neosho
11. Salina
Phone: (877) 405-3494
Counties: Chase, Cloud, Dickinson, Ellsworth, Jewell, Lincoln, Marian, Mitchell, Ottawa, Republic, Saline
12. Topeka
Phone: (888) 327-1271
Counties: Jackson, Lyon, Osage, Shawnee, Wabaunsee
13. Wichita
Phone: (866) 931-9173
Counties: Barber, Butler, Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Sedgwick, Sumner
14. St. Joseph, MO
Phone: (888) 366-6148
Counties: Atchison, Brown, Doniphan
Contact
Area Coordinator
Katie Pinkerton
(866) 830-0668 Ext. 11230
Workforce Centers
Jobseekers can visit their local KANSASWORKS Workforce Center, where dedicated staff and services are available to help them. Staff can assist with exploring job openings, receiving job search tips, creating a resume, participating in workshops, applying for jobs, getting assistance with interviewing and evaluating job offers, and referrals to training and other resources.
KANSASWORKS also offers workforce services to help employers attract and retain employees. Staff at KANSASWORKS Workforce Centers across the state can assist with recruiting, screening, and referring top candidates for your positions.
Workforce Center Locations
Text updated August 11, 2025
Map updated August 11, 2025
Contact your local area one-stop center for information on workforce services near you. To find the nearest local area One-Stop Center nearest you, please call (877) 509-6757 or visit the KANSASWORKS website.
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