Mandy Smith
On behalf of RCIL, thank you to all who attended our 30th Anniversary open house! It was a successful fun-filled event with co-workers, friends, family, and community partners. We will be looking forward to celebrating our next big milestone!
Who: YOU! What: Open House – FREE lunch, door prizes When: September 25th 11:00am-1:00pm Where: Osage City RCIL office (1137 Laing Osage City, KS 66532) Why: RCIL turned 30 on September 21st!
RCIL has a lot of great information to share with you! RCIL will be celebrating our 30th Anniversary on September 25th with a open house from 11:00am-1:00pm at our Osage City home office. Please join us for FREE hot dogs, sloppy joes, chips, and CAKE! (Everyone loves cake!) Also, our Friends group that normally meets…
The Self Advocate Coalition of Kansas (SACK) will be having a meeting September 30th, 2:00pm at RCIL’s main office in Osage City. They will be discussing what advocacy is and what you can do to help. All ages are welcome. For more information please contact SACK at (785) 749-5588. *The Self Advocate Coalition of Kansas (SACK)…
Who is always looking for something exciting to do on the weekends? September 6th starting at 3:00pm in Manhattan you could enjoy watching the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team! All games will be held at Kansas State University’s Tointon Stadium and admission is free. The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team (WWAST) will be playing against Fort…
For those of you who are receiving Home & Community Based Services, the State of Kansas will be holding meetings to inform consumers, families, advocates, and providers to inform all of the new changes. Below is a list of the meeting locations and times. Federal rules and necessary program changes will be made to the following programs:…
For those of you who don’t know RCIL has Friends meetings in Emporia, El Dorado, Eureka, Fort Scott, Iola, Osage City, and Paola. We send out a schedule in our quarterly newsletter that allows you know what the topic of the meeting will be along with a remind of when and where. At the end of this blog…
Available Positions: Transitional Living Skills Specialists – located in Burlington, Coffeyville, Fredonia, Lawrence, LeRoy, Overland Park and Topeka. Work one-on-one with individuals who have experienced traumatic brain injury as they learn or re-learn independent living skills. Part-time, flexible schedule with great hourly pay and rewarding work. Contact Tania Harrington at 800-580-7245 or request an application at hr@rcilinc.org.
Mandy Smith, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist, will be presenting at the Chase County Health Department on May 1st. The presentation will begin at 1:00pm and last approximately an hour. Mandy will be explaining what the iKan-RCIL program does and the services it provides along with showing pieces of assistive technology. Anyone who has a vision…
iKan-RCIL will be hosting a low vision fair in Fort Scott on April 2nd. The fair will consist of Dr. Mitchell and Dr. Foulk speaking about eye health, diseases and conditions along with Audio Reader, Talking Books, Assistive Technology for Kansans (ATK), and iKan-RCIL speaking about their program and services. Assistive technology equipment will be available for hands-on demonstrations.…
RCIL is hiring for the following positions: Transitional Living Skills Specialist(s) – Work part-time with individuals that have experienced traumatic brain injury as they re-learn independent living skills. Training provided. Great hourly pay. In the Coffeyville, Fredonia, Severy, Toronto, Burlington, and Leroy areas. Call Tania Harrington at 1-800-580-7245 for more details or request an application by email at hr@rcilinc.org.
The Health Homes Consumer Tour is coming to a city near you! Health Homes will start in Kansas July 1, 2014. If you have questions about Health Homes and what they mean for your health, these meetings are for you! The meetings are free and you will learn about Health Homes in Kansas. Are these…
Planning on visiting an RCIL office? RCIL’s offices may be closed to the public during times of extremely inclement weather. We suggest that you call (800) 580-7245) before you visit to make sure we are open.
Low vision support group – a group of people who have some type of vision loss that gather and talk about strategies, stories, equipment, etc. A support group can be very beneficial especially if a person has a new vision loss or is having a hard time handling their new way of life. iKan-RCIL will…
Open enrollment for KanCare is underway. If you joined KanCare in January 2013, your open enrollment for plan year 2014 began this month, with changes going into effect Jan. 1, 2014. Open enrollment packets have been mailed out to these members. For members who joined KanCare after January 2013, your open enrollment packets will be…
I read a story by Dr. Chris Kuell this week and I pulled this quote from it… “My cane does announce to the world that I’m blind, but I’m okay with that. It only symbolizes inferiority in the hands of those who don’t have the skills and confidence to use it properly. When I’m walking…
RCIL’s website was closed due to technical errors but we are now back up and running. We will be posting a new blog this week!
Please keep September 12-14 open to join the Assistive Technology (AT) Expo at the Topeka Expo Center. More than 20 AT sessions will be given ranging from independent living, community, employment, education and recreation. There will also be around 200 booths set up in the Expo hall. The AT Expo is free to the public! The AT…
It appears that our telephone/fax system in Osage City has been struck by lightning. Our service has been intermittent since Tuesday, August 6, 2013. The telephone systems in our satellite offices are working properly. We are working diligently to have it repaired and apologize for the inconvenience.
RCIL’s Topeka office moved locations and opened its new doors today! They also changed their hours to 8:00am – 4:00pm Monday through Friday closed 12:00pm-1:00pm for lunch. Come by and visit their new location at 1507 SW 21st Street Suite 203 Topeka, KS 66604!
The Resource Center for Independent Living (RCIL) is celebrating the 23rd Anniversary of the signing of the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) at several events and locations throughout the month of July. When President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law –the world’s first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities– in…
Office/Retail Space is for lease at 233 W. 23rd Street Ottawa, KS 2,660 square feet available along with store front parking Located just off I-35 $1,050 per month For more information contact Mike Sweeney (816) 414-5234 or msweeney@curryre.com
KanCare wants your thoughts on their program that was started January 1, 2013. There will be two meetings on the same day in each of the city they visit. Meetings will be in the afternoon and evening. You can come anytime between 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM for the afternoon meeting and anytime between 6:00 PM…
RCIL was awarded part of the grant from Kansas Rehabilitation and Services (KRS) to serve individuals who are 55 years and older and are blind or have low vision. RCIL has been serving this population since August of 2010 with the PILR/RCIL/SKIL consortium that was also funded by a grant from KRS. This time, however,…
Saturday, April 13th from 8:00am-2:00pm at RCIL’s Topeka office (519 Sw 37th Street Topeka, KS 66611) will be Kansas Youth Empowerment Academy (KYEA) and RCIL’s Spring Fling. RCIL Assistive Technology team will be having a resource fair and durable medical equipment drive. They will be taking equipment such as manual and power wheelchairs, hospital beds,…