Online resource dedicated to creating fitness culture that is more inclusive and affirming.

For a free list of trans/queer affirming personal trainers and movement specialists in your area or online click here. 

"Disabled Girls Who Lift (DGWL) was built for the disabled community by disabled folks to share unique stories, techniques, and adaptive tools through hour-long podcast episodes, virtual events, blogs, and social media shares."

In Kansas City, Disabled But Not Really is an organization working to provide accessible programs on fitness, mental health, and wellness!  

For a great list of free resources from Disabled But Not Really, click here. 

This FREE program offers six key components focused on Kansas children and youth (age birth to 21 years) with any type of special health care need/disability and their families.

6 Key Program Components Are: One-time diagnostics, Care Coordination, Direct Assistance Programs (DAP), Special Bequest, Supporting You Kansas, and Systems Navigation Training for Families.

Down Syndrome Innovations offers interdisciplinary, family-centered therapeutic services to promote long-term success to people with Down Syndrome. Pathways team includes an occupational therapist (OT), a speech-language pathologist (SLP), and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).

• Caregiver Consultations

• Direct Therapy

• Therapeutic Small Groups

Becoming a Mom - FREE prenatal education program -  https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/1836/Information-For-Interested-Pregnant-Pers

Women, Infants & Children (WIC) - Nutrition Program - https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/1000/Nutrition-WIC-Services

KanCare - Preventative services and screening - kancare.ks.gov

Home Visiting - Free & Flexible! - kshomevisiting.org/

Breastfeeding - ksbreastfeeding.org/resources/

Newborn Screening - kdhe.ks.gov/NewbornScreening

Sound Beginnings - Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) - www.soundbeginnings.org

Safe Kids - Simple safety steps - www.safekidskansas.org/

Safe Sleep - ABC (Alone, Back, Crib) - safesleepkansas.org/

Immunize Kansas Coalition - immunizekansascoalition/org/parents.asp

Child Care Aware - ks.childcareaware.org/child-care-search/

Kansas Brith Certificates - kdhe.ks.gov/1186/Birth-Certificate

Kansas Head Start/Early Head Start - Promote the school readiness of infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children - www.ksheadstart/org/

1-800-CHILDREN - Families can easily connect with the information, local resources and support they need 24/7 - Call 1-800-CHILDREN or send a text/email to 1800Children@kcsl.org

Postpartum Support International (PSI) - postpartum.net

Family Advisory Council - kansasmch.org/fac-about.asp

Infant-Toddler Services - Variety of services for children with developmental delays or disabilities (birth through 36 months) - kdhe.ks.gov/677/Infant-Toddler-Services

Special Health Care Needs - Here to help if your child has special health care needs - kdhe.ks.gov/747/Special-Health-Care-Needs

Supporting You - Helps families connect with a peer who has experienced a similar situation and/or circumstance in life - supportingyoukansas.org/

Kansas Quality Network (KQN) - Information about services for children and families - ksqualitynetwork.org/

Down Syndrome Innovations provides a variety of vocational support for individuals with Down syndrome. Also provide training for employers wanting to become more inclusive in their hiring practices.

• Complimentary Employment Consultations

• Employment Support

Offers a variety of NaturePlay therapies and programs for all ages and abilities!!

Links to government agencies and disability rights organizations in Kansas that may be able assist you with:

• disability advocacy

• home health services

• home care

• nursing aide services

• Medicaid

• accessing other community resources to help people with disabilities.