Training Opportunities

Free Online Trainings for DSWs

By Adam | March 17, 2026

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) is happy to announce that all Kansas DSW trainings are now available in KS TRAIN. Available to all Direct Support Workers and family caregivers in Kansas with an emphasis on those who support persons receiving Home and Community Based Services. Learn more at www.ksdsw.org

Transition Youth… Family Education Session!

By Adam | July 23, 2019

Please see the event flyer for the August 8th Kansas LEND’s Family Education Series – Transition in Kansas presented by Stephanie Coleman and Sean Swindler.  The in-person (see below for online) event will be at KU Edwards Campus, Regnier Hall Room 153 from 6-7:30pm. Families will learn how engaging in research will help their family. The…

Mark your Calendar: AT EXPO 2012

By Mandy Smith | June 20, 2012

Mark your calendar! The Assistive Technology for Kansans (ATK) AT Expo for 2012 will be on September 27th from 1:00pm to 7:00pm and September 28th 7:30am to 4:00pm. The 2 day event will be held in Wichita this year at the Wichita Hyatt – Century II.  The theme for this year’s AT Expo is “Imagine…

Self Direction Training

By Mandy Smith | August 30, 2010

On Thursday August 26 we held a Self Direction Tool Kit Training in Topeka for our consumers and personal care attendants (PCAs). The training was a full day of empowerment, useful tips for recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and managing PCAs, Independent Living Philosophy, and group discussions on all of the above. Thank you to everyone that…