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The Disability Rights Center of Kansas
(DRC)
The
Disability Rights Center of Kansas (DRC), formerly Kansas Advocacy &
Protective Services (KAPS), is a public interest legal advocacy
agency empowered by federal law to advocate for the civil and legal
rights of Kansans with disabilities. DRC is the Official Protection
and Advocacy System for Kansas and is a part of the national network
of federally mandated and funded protection and advocacy systems. As
such, DRC advocates for the rights of Kansans with disabilities
under state or federal laws (ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, Federal
Medicaid Act, Kansas Act Against Discrimination, etc.)
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DRC is also empowered by federal law to educate policymakers on
needed improvements to the law and public policy. |
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DRC is a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, independent of
both state government and disability service providers, allowing DRC
to focus on the disability rights needs of Kansans with
disabilities.
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DRC operates eight federally authorized and funded protection and
advocacy programs in Kansas. DRC is also granted certain powers
under federal law, including access to places where persons with
disabilities are served, their records, the ability to conduct
abuse, neglect, and exploitation investigations, etc. |
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The Official Protection
and Advocacy System of Kansas
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The following federal
funding partners shared in the cost of producing this website: The
Administration on Developmental Disabilities (grants #G-0401KSPA17
and G-0303KSVOTP); the Center for Mental Health Services (grant
#SMX209700F); the Rehabilitation Services Administration (grant
#H240A040017C, # H343A030017, and #H1G1A050017); the Social Security
Administration (grant #17 A 2019 7 03); Health & Human Services,
Health Resources and Services Administration (grant
#1H83MC01557-01-00). These contents are solely the responsibility of
DRC and do not necessarily represent the official views of the
Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration.
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