Here is today's KCDC Disability News message. I hope you have a wonderful day.?

Martha

*Martha K. Gabehart* | "Executive Director
"Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC)
*Kansas Governor Laura Kelly
*900 SW Jackson, Suite 100 | Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-6525 (direct) | (785) 260-4027 (cell)

[email protected] | www.kcdcinfo.ks.gov [ [link removed] ]

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Future KanCare Contract - Public Meetings

Kansas is preparing to develop a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the 2025 KanCare Managed Care Organizations? (MCOs) contracts. The State needs your input about potential changes that are being considered.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) invites you to attend one of the information and feedback sessions listed below. State staff will provide you with updates and information about KanCare. We want to hear your ideas about how the program can be improved. You will have the opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions about how your input will be used to create the RFP.

Member Meetings

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Click here to register [ [link removed] ]

Thursday, April 13, 2023 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Click here to register [ [link removed] ]

Provider and Advocate Meetings

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Click here to register [ [link removed] ]

Thursday, April 13, 2023 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Click here to register [ [link removed] ]

Spanish language and American Sign Language interpreters will attend each session to assist you.

If you do not wish to attend one of these meetings, or if you would like to provide your ideas in writing via e-mail, please contact Amy Gajda <[email protected]> at KDHE.

The Public Meeting flyer is attached below.??

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Job Vacancy Announcements

Blue Cross/Blue Shield has posted several new job vacancy listings on their website [ [link removed] ], please feel free to share.?

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This information is from the Great Plains Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Center.?

Free Webinar: Equity for All

Practice Innovation Through Accessible Design

Join us virtually on Tuesday, April 4, from 12:00?1:30 p.m. CDT for "Equity for All: Practice Innovation Through Accessible Design."

The panel features Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) experts and thought leaders Lex Frieden, Professor of Biomedical Informatics & Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UTHealth Houston; Robin Jones, Director of the Great Lakes ADA Center and Instructor at the University of Illinois at Chicago; and Marsha Mazz, Director, Accessibility Codes and Standards at United Spinal Association.

Our panelists, moderated by Ricardo Le?n, Assoc. AIA, will share insights and strategies on how to examine accessible design through the lenses of implicit bias, inclusiveness, and universal design. 1.5 LU/HSW has been applied for and the webinar is free and open for all to attend!

Register Now [ [link removed] ]

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* april_kancare-public-hearings-flyer.pdf [ [link removed] ]

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