Great Plains ADA Center

09/01/2026

Another great reminder from National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled - check out their amazing resources!

With the start of the school year, it’s always a good idea to check in with your little ones to see how their vision is doing. If it feels like they might be struggling to read or keep up in class, NLS may be able to help.
NLS provides the same materials that a public library would, including children’s, teen and young adult books in audio and braille. Whether your child has a reading disability like dyslexia or a visual impairment, NLS can help keep them reading on grade level.
All our services are free. Plus, there are no waitlists for material from NLS!
To learn more about how we serve young learners with reading disabilities, visit www.loc.gov/nls/who-we-serve/reading-disabled?loclr=fbnls.

[Image: A young student takes an eye exam. iStock.]

09/01/2026

Mark your calendars! Community event happening October 8 in Lawrence!

Join us for our annual Fall Festival! Meet KUCD researchers and staff, and help shape the future of disability research, education, and supports in Kansas. Free and open to all!

Thursday, October 8, 4-6PM
KU Center on Disabilities, JRP Hall 7th Floor
1122 West Campus Road, Lawrence, KS

Register here: bit.ly/kucd-festival

09/01/2026

Helpful overview of Relay Conference Captioning (RCC)

09/01/2026

Mark your calendars!

Each day during National Farm Safety & Health Week will feature webinars related to the daily topic of focus. Tickets are free for all of the daily topics!

08/30/2026

Nebraska friends! Community event happening Saturday, September 12 in Omaha!

08/30/2026

Interesting new program at the Mayo Clinic helps patients with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia

08/29/2026

Have you seen this resource from the Office of Disability Employment Policy?

Apprenticeship sponsors and trainers:
Our Apprenticeship Accommodations Toolkit offers tips, strategies, and resources to improve workplace accommodations and supports for disabled people pursuing apprenticeship programs. Check it out ⬇️

08/29/2026

Important survey results indicate that general education teachers still aren't comfortable adapting lessons for students with learning disabilities. Learn more in this article from Education Week

"General education teachers were markedly less likely to feel confident in their ability to differentiate instruction than special educators. This confidence gap exists despite most students with learning disabilities spending the majority of their school day in general education classrooms, according to a new nationally representative survey of 1,654 general and special educators by the National Center for Learning Disabilities and West Ed."

Find out the key takeaways from the survey: https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/how-teachers-feel-about-adapting-instruction-for-students-with-disabilities/2026/08

08/29/2026

If you're in the Lawrence, Kansas area, you can stop by the Assistive Technology Demonstration Room at Assistive Technology for Kansans? See the original post below for their hours throughout the week, no appointment needed!

Original post includes 6 photos of their AT loan library showing a variety of for adults and children with disabilities

08/29/2026

Another great feature on the work of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to provide books for children who are blind and low vision

“None of my son’s needs are special,” Jessica Caromile says of her 12-year-old, who is blind — and she believes the late country music legend understood this, too.