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- Advocacy and Legal Rights
- Arts
There are many programs to aid the disabled to access and participate in the arts. - Assistive Technology
Find resources for technology assistance.- Assistive Technology Loan Assistance
The Kentucky Assistive Technology Loan Corporation offers low interest loans for qualified applicants who need equipment or home modification that will increase a person's mobility or enable them to become more independent. - Bluegrass Technology Center
A consumer driven, non profit, grassroots organization assisting individuals who have disabilities, their families, and service providers in connecting with various technologies and services that provide the gateway to greater independence, productivity, and quality of life. - Kentucky Assistive Technology Services Network (KATS)
Through advocacy activities and capacity building efforts, the mission of this collaborative system is to make assistive technology information, devices and services easily obtainable for people of any age and/or disability.
- See World Store
The See World Store, offered by the Kentucky Department for the Blind, is a convenient place to try out and purchase various devices to aid you at work and home. - Service for Patrons with Disabilities
Services for Patrons with Disability from the Louisville Free Public Library.
- Blindness and Visual Impairments
- Audio Studio for the Reading Impaired
The Audio Studio for the Reading Impaired is a non-profit agency devoted to producing recordings of printed material for anyone who is physically unable to read standard print or unable to hold a book. - Blind, Department for the
The Kentucky Department for the Blind is a state government rehabilitation agency that offers assistance to persons who are blind or visually impaired. - Medicaid Eligibility Guidelines
Medicaid is a program for families and individuals who have income and resources within the established guidelines. The guidelines and income standards are not the same in every state and this website explains the Kentucky medicaid requirements. - National Federation of the Blind of Kentucky
The National Federation of the Blind of Kentucky, Computer Users Division is dedicated to the improvement of blind and visual impaired people in the use of computers and the internet. - School for the Blind
The mission of the Kentucky School for the Blind is to provide comprehensive educational services to all Kentucky students who are blind and visually impaired, birth to 21. - See World Store
The See World Store, offered by the Kentucky Department for the Blind, is a convenient place to try out and purchase various devices to aid you at work and home. - Talking Book Library
KDLA's mission for this is to provide library service to individuals who have a visual or physical disability that prevents them from using standard print materials. - Talking Book Library of Northern Kentucky
Our library provides books and magazines on specially recorded cassettes for people who are blind and/or physically handicapped and live in Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and Pendleton counties.
- Children
Locate a variety of aids for children including early intervention and evaluation.- Children with Special Health Care Needs, Commission for
The Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs plans, develops, provides and evaluates the public statewide system of care for children with developmental delays and children with special health care needs. - First Steps: Kentucky's Early Intervention System (KEIS)
First Steps is Kentucky's Early Intervention System (KEIS) that serves children from birth to age 3 who have a developmental delay or a particular medical condition that is known to cause a developmental delay. - NICHCY State Contact Sheet
The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. - Special Parent Involvement Network
The mission of KY-SPIN, Inc. is to empower and support individuals with disabilities and their families to effectively advocate for and access needed information, resources and support networks in order to enhance the quality of their lives.
- University of Kentucky Children's Hospital
As an integral part of the UK Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky Children's Hospital consolidates our extensive array of comprehensive pediatric services under one roof. - WHAS Crusade for Children
The WHAS Crusade for Children, Inc. established in 1954 by WHAS-TV, raises money for agencies, schools and hospitals to better the lives of special needs children.
- Deafness and Hearing Impairments
- Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The use of information and technology is our anchor, and our reality is anchored by our dreams.
- Deaf, Association of the
A non-profit organization dedicated to serving deaf Kentuckians - School for the Deaf
The Kentucky School for the Deaf (KSD) campus is located in the center of historic Danville. KSD is an integral part of the Danville community. Established in 1823, KSD is proud to have been the first public-supported school of its kind in the nation.
- Developmental Disabilities
Find residential and specialized services for those with developmental disabilites.- Cedar Lake
Cedar Lake is a system of related not-for-profit corporations designed to provide residential options, housing, specialized services and supports to persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. - Kentucky Council on Developmental Disabilities
All Kentuckians have equal opportunity to choice and control in their lives. - Mental Health and Mental Retardation Department Services
Helping to promote the well-being of all Kentuckians in the areas of mental health, mental retardation/developmental disabilities, substance abuse, supported living, and traumatic brain injury.
- Education
Locate advocates for children with disabilities.- Education Rights Center
The Kentucky Education Rights Center, Inc., was established to work with families of children (ages 3 to 21) with physical and mental disabilities in their relations to the public school systems. - Education, Department of
The department provides resources and guidance to Kentucky's public schools and districts as they implement the state's K-12 education requirements.
- Employment
View links to help people with disablilites gain employment and enjoy a better quality of life. - Independent Living
- Centers for Accessible Living
The Center for Accessible Living provides information, advocacy and services that create opportunities for people with disabilities to live independently. - Personal Care Attendant Program
Attendant services for persons 18+ with a functional loss of two or more limbs and who have the ability to hire and supervise an attendant. To learn more about this program visit this website. - Supports for Community Living Program
Supports for Community Living (SCL) is a home and community based program funded by the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services and administered by the Division of Mental Retardation. The SCL program was developed for Kentucky citizens as an alternative to institutionalization. Visit this website to learn more.
- Learning Disabilities
Access resources for literacy and learning disablilities. - Sports and Recreation
Find receational experiences for the disabled.- Camp KYSOC
Camp KYSOC, located in Carrollton, KY provides a unique camping experience for children and adults who have physical, developmental and multiple disabilities, learning and behavioral disorders, eating disorders, spina bifida and autism. - handiCAPABLE Guide Service
handiCAPABLE Guide Service, Inc. is dedicated to educating and rehabilitating through recreation. - Kentucky Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international program of year-round sports training and athletic competition for more than one million children and adults with mental retardation.
- Transportation
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Guidelines
The purpose of this web site is to inform people with disabilities of their rights and available programs. - Medicaid Covered Services and Information
Medicaid covered services and service information. - Medicaid Eligibility Guidelines
Medicaid is a program for families and individuals who have income and resources within the established guidelines. The guidelines and income standards are not the same in every state and this website explains the Kentucky medicaid requirements. - Personal Care Attendant Program
Attendant services for persons 18+ with a functional loss of two or more limbs and who have the ability to hire and supervise an attendant. To learn more about this program visit this website. - State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
This program provides information, counseling and assistance to seniors and disabled individuals, their family members and caregivers at no charge by local, well-trained counselors.Information and assistance services available through a large counselor network, providing health insurance information on benefits to persons eligible for Medicare. - Supported Living Application
The Kentucky Supported Living program is for Kentuckians with disabilities to request grants for supports so they can live, contribute, and participate in their communities.
Complete this form to apply. - Supports for Community Living Program
Supports for Community Living (SCL) is a home and community based program funded by the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services and administered by the Division of Mental Retardation. The SCL program was developed for Kentucky citizens as an alternative to institutionalization. Visit this website to learn more.
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