Here is today's KCDC Disability News message.

To those of you whom I told your information would go out yesterday, please accept my apologies, GovDelivery had a problem and I lost all of the information in the message to be sent yesterday.? I've tried to include everything here, but if I've missed your information, please let me know and I'll add it in another 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] ]

KanCare Members: Update Your Contact Information NOW!
Renewals are coming, and addresses must be up to date to avoid losing eligible coverage.

Topeka, KS ? Medicaid renewals are starting this year after a three-year pause. If your address with KanCare is not up to date, you may not receive the renewal letter and could lose Medicaid or CHIP coverage even if you are still eligible.

Here are the two steps that all KanCare members need to take:

1. Update your address and contact information with KanCare by calling 1-800-792-4884 or by going to KanCare.ks.gov [ [link removed] ] and clicking the red chat icon in the lower right corner of the screen.

You can learn how to find and use the chat option with this How-To video [ [link removed] ].

2. Watch your mail and respond to notices from KanCare as quickly as possible. Renewals will occur at different times of the year for each household, so check your mail often and respond right away.

Children are especially at risk of losing coverage they are still eligible for because their parents or guardians do not take the above actions in time. If you work with children who are on CHIP, please contact their parents or guardians about Medicaid renewals. To receive updates on how you can help families across Kansas, join the Helper Network here [ [link removed] ].

If you are found ineligible for KanCare, you can talk to a Navigator for free and learn more about potential coverage options. Call toll-free 866-826-8375 or go to GetCoveredKansas.org [ [link removed] ].

For more information or to schedule an interview, contact Kate Gramlich, Cover Kansas Project Specialist at 785.640-7760 or [email protected] or Alice Weingartner, Chief Strategy Officer at 785.640-5031 [email protected].

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Job Vacancy Announcements

The Resource Center for Independent Living, Inc. is seeking to hire a Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist.

The certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist (O&M Specialist) will teach people who are blind or visually impaired the skills and concepts they need in order to travel independently and safely, in the home, classroom, at work, in the community and city.? The O&M Specialist is responsible for maintaining a current certification. The O&M Specialist will conduct outreach activities and be responsible for the delivery of low vision support groups and independent living skills classes. ?The O&M Specialist is responsible for advocating and delivering the core services of independent living including independent living skills training, peer counseling, information and referral services, individual and systems advocacy, and transition / deinstitutionalization.? The position also requires knowledge of disability issues and the independent living philosophy. The O&M Specialist shall focus his/her work complimentary to the spirit and intent of the independent living philosophy.?

Services are provided primarily to individuals over the age of 55 that reside in the following counties: ?Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Brown, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Clay, Coffey, Crawford, Dickinson, Doniphan, Elk, Geary, Greenwood, Jackson, Labette, Lyon, Marion, Marshall, Montgomery, Morris, Nemaha, Neosho, Osage, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Washington, Wilson, and Woodson Counties. ?

The Orientation and Mobility Specialist may work for RCIL's offices in Topeka, Osage City, Emporia or Iola.? A remote hybrid location maybe be considered as long as the candidate resides in the service area identified above.?

This is a full-time, grant funded position with great benefits including: competitive pay, paid time off, ten paid holidays, flex scheduling, health, dental and vision insurance, company funded term life insurance, company car, and more.?

Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.?

Contact Deone Wilson, Executive Director at [email protected] or by calling 785-528-3105.?

Deone M. Wilson

Executive Director

1137 Laing Street

Osage City, KS? 66523

785-528-3105

www.rcilinc.org [ [link removed] ]

The Intrust Bank Job vacancy listing is attached below for your use. Please feel to share with others.

Blue Cross/Blue Shield has posted new job vacancy announcements on their website [ [link removed] ]. Please feel free to share with others.??

Working Healthy has a position open for a Working Healthy Benefits Specialist ?#207917 in the Wichita area.? It is currently listed on the State of Kansas job site. [ [link removed] ]? If you know someone who would be interested in this position, please forward the information to them.?

Working Healthy will also have an opening soon for either the Kansas City area or the Topeka area.

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The Employment First Summit, hosted by the South Central Kansas Employment First Coalition and sponsored by the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities is quickly approaching. The Summit is April 6th, and scholarships are available for hotel rooms if needed. Also, the first 100 registrants will receive a free copy of the new book from the Kansas Leadership Center, ?When Everyone Leads.?

Keynote speakers include Dr. Kaye Monk-Morgan, Executive Director of the Kansas Leadership Center and Dan Meers. Breakout sessions will have strands on:
Leadership
Employment
Education
Quality Assurance
Self Advocacy

There will also be a reverse job fair and vendors available. The flyer is below.??

People can register for the Summit at the following Eventbrite link:
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You?re Invited
Mental Health Matters: A Series of National Online Dialogues on Workforce Mental Health Policies

The U.S. Department of Labor is hosting a series of online dialogues to gather ideas on how policies can support workers? mental health most effectively. For a limited time, you are invited to share your insights, suggestions and experiences on:
? Benefits and employment policies that meet the needs of those with mental health conditions.

? Access to workplace care and supports for those with mental health conditions and reducing social stigmas.

? Mental health provider and service disparities in underserved communities.

? Behavioral health workforce shortages and the establishment of state resource systems.
Your input will inform resources and policy frameworks to help state and local policymakers effectively support workers? mental health needs and bolster the behavioral health care workforce.

The dialogues are open for participation through April 3.
Visit ePolicyWorks.com/MentalHealthMatters [ [link removed] ] to join the conversations today.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Have you registered for the 2023 National APSE Conference? We are excited to be meeting together, in person, in Columbus, OH in June.

Early Bird Registration [ [link removed] ] ENDS March 31!

Interested in becoming a Sponsor or Exhibitor [ [link removed] ]? Let us know how we can partner with you!

Become a member [ [link removed] ] today to take advantage of discounts on the National Conference and other upcoming events!

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The US Department of Labor has a website [ [link removed] ] that provides information about the Family and Medical Leave Act.? If you need to take time off to care for a family member, this information may be helpful for you.?


* Press Release 3.14.23 - Community Care - To KanCare Members.pdf [ [link removed] ]
* Job Openings for INTRUST Bank 3.14.2023.pdf [ [link removed] ]

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