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Next week at Families Together
Step By Step Walk, Roll and Run
Saturday, September 8
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Sedgwick County Park
Wichita
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Power Up!
Team Empowerment Conference
Learn about Special Education Law and parent rights, how to write an effective IEP and advocate as a member of the team.
Friday-Saturday, September 7-8
Pratt Community College
Pratt
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FT Staff Olympic Bound Update
Paralympian Austin Hanson from Families Together, Inc.'s Topeka Parent Center is headed to London! Check out this clip on Austin's journey!
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Need More Inspiration?
 | | The Heartwarming Story of Team Long Brothers - Inspirational Video |
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How the Health Care Law Makes a Difference for Kansans
Health reform is already making a difference for the people of Kansas by providing new coverage options for young adults, covering preventative services with no deductible or co-pay, removing lifetime limits on health benefits. Read more here
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Preparedness Tips for People with Cognitive Disabilities
American Public Health Association's Fact Sheet provides tips to help people with cognitive disabilities prepare for emergencies that may happen in their community. Communicating with those around you, having a radio nearby and an emergency preparedness kit can help you during an evacuation.
Visit Disability.gov for more resources that can help you prepare for, or recover from, an emergency or disaster.
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Top 25 American Musicians With Disabilities
Check out this awesome blog, hosted by Hall Easterling, former Kansas State School for Blind student. These are the most famous musicians with disabilities from the United States.They are the Top 25 American musicians with disabilities from the Electrofied Era. The disability and the artist's success and contrubtion to American popular music are listed here.
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Contact Us
Topeka Parent Center 
(785) 233-4777 or (800) 264-6343
Garden City Parent Center
(620) 276-6364 or (888) 820-6364
Kansas City Parent Center
(913) 287-1970 or (877) 499-5369
Wichita Parent Center
(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364
Statewide Spanish Parent Line
(800) 499-9443
Wichita Administrative Center
(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364
All toll free numbers are for Kansas parents & education advocates.
Families Together, Inc. will be closed on Monday, September 3 in observance of Labor Day.
www.familiestogetherinc.org
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Education Advocate Training
August 30, 2012
Topeka
Step by Step Walk
September 8, 2012
Sedgwick County Park
Wichita
Power Up!
Team Empowerment Conference
September 7-8, 2012
Pratt
Education Advocate Training
September 27, 2012
Overland Park
E3 Series--How Can We Help-FAQ
October 4, 2012
Kansas City
Family Enrichment Weekend
October 5-6, 2012
Spanish
Power Up!
Team Empowerment Conference
October 8, 2012
Education Advocate Training
October 16, 2012
Wichita
Transition Team
Empowerment Conference
October 20, 2012
Liberal
E3 Series--IEP Basics
November 1, 2012
Kansas City
Holiday Extravaganza
November 3, 2012
Garden City
Pilgrim Pacer Race
November 10, 2012
Kansas City
Statewide Conference
*NEW FORMAT!
March 8-9, 2013
Topeka
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 Serving Kansas families and their sons and daughters for more than 30 years. Families Together, Inc. is the statewide organization that assists parents and their sons and daughters with disabilities. Our program's mission is to encourage, educate, and empower families to be effective advocates for their children. |
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