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  December is the Time to Renew Your Commitment to Fully Inclusive Schools
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Authentic Inclusion:
Increasing Our Comfort Zone


Genuine. True. Real.

What in the world do we mean by "authentic" inclusion? Well, if you look up the word authentic in the dictionary, you will find the following: genuine, true, real. Principals describe a changed culture across their schools that view all students as valued and belonging.

 

 Click here for more information about inclusion.

See chapter 8, page 45. 

This article from Exceptional Parent Magazine
summarizes information on financial resources to help with the costs of raising a child with special needs and the services they need, such as health insurance (private, Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Program), early intervention, special education, and Supplemental Security Income, among others.

For more information about healthcare needs see our


We generally associate the December holidays with festive decorations, gift giving, and the laughter of little children. For a parent who has lost a young child, just the word holiday can cause great emotional pain. It is difficult to walk into a store and be bombarded with all of the reminders of children. The toys, holiday clothes, colorful children's gift wrap, and the holiday music being sung by young children all bring on waves of grief that are difficult to bear. 

The Path to Inclusion

 

Circle of Friends, an inclusion program for all students with disabilities brings the understanding and acceptance of differences on school campuses and within the community, decreasing bullying and making a significant social impact.

Frequently Asked Question

"What does the federal law require and not require with respect to inclusion?"

 

IDEA does not use the term "inclusion." However, IDEA does require school districts to place students in the least restrictive environment (LRE). LRE means that, to the maximum extent appropriate, school districts must educate students with disabilities in the regular classroom with appropriate aids and supports, referred to as "supplementary aids and services," along with their nondisabled peers in the school they would attend if not disabled, unless a student's individualized education program (IEP) requires some other arrangement. 
 

 For more information click here. 

Contact Us

All toll free numbers are for Kansas parents & education advocates.

 

Garden City Parent Center

(620) 276-6364 or (888) 820-6364
(913) 287-1970 or (877) 499-5369
(800) 499-9443
Topeka Parent Center                        

(785) 233-4777 or (800) 264-6343   

Wichita Administrative Center

(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364

Wichita Parent Center                

(316) 945-7747 or (888) 815-6364

 

 

 

 

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Assistive Technology for Kansans is the Kansas statewide assistive technology program and has AT Access Sites located in Oakley, Wichita, Salina, Topeka and Parsons and an equipment reuse site in Garden City. The management offices of ATK are located in Parsons.

 

 

 






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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.