Organization overview
The Whole Person
Consumer-controlled Center for Independent Living
About
A disability-led nonprofit that connects people with resources, supports independent choice, provides direct programs, and advocates for community change.
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Contact and location
Use the service pages below to confirm whether a particular program is offered at this location, remotely, or across a different service area.
The official Contact page lists the Missouri main office, a Kansas office at 650 Minnesota Avenue, 2nd Floor, Kansas City, KS 66101, and a separate Home Health office in St. Joseph. Program coverage differs from office location; confirm the chosen service.Services and supports
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Each card opens an AQL service page with public eligibility information, concrete establishment steps, confirmation gaps, and links to the official evidence.
Find answers and build independence
Start here for resource navigation, daily-living skills, advocacy, home-access questions, and hands-on accessibility tools.
Information and Referral
Specialists answer program questions and connect people with Kansas City metro resources such as adaptive equipment, transportation, and accessible housing.
Area: Kansas City MetroView practical fit and setup stepsCore serviceIndependent Living Skills Training
Support intended to build day-to-day skills and confidence so people with disabilities can live, learn, and work more independently.
Area: Kansas City MetroView practical fit and setup stepsCore serviceDisability Advocacy
Personal, peer, systems, and rights-focused advocacy intended to advance access and equality for people with disabilities.
Area: Kansas City Metro · Missouri +1 areasView practical fit and setup stepsResource navigationAccessible Housing and Home Access Referrals
Information and referral for accessible housing and related access needs; ask staff about current home-modification resources.
Area: Kansas City MetroView practical fit and setup stepsPublic resourceAccessible Resource Room
A public room at the Missouri office with adaptive devices, accessible software, equipment, and demonstrations.
Area: Kansas CityView practical fit and setup stepsConnect, communicate, and transition
Peer groups, disability-specific community programs, youth preparation, family communication, and nursing-facility transition support.
Peer Support and Mentoring
Disability-led groups for shared problem-solving, encouragement, community connection, and life-skill development.
Area: Kansas City MetroView practical fit and setup stepsPeer and community programBlind Low Vision Experience
Accessible activities, technology conversations, peer support, and community outings for people who are blind or have low vision.
Area: Kansas City MetroView practical fit and setup stepsPeer and communication programDeaf and Hard of Hearing Support
Peer connection, Deaf-community activities, ASL learning, and communication-access support.
Area: Kansas City MetroView practical fit and setup stepsCommunity transition programTransition Services
Support for eligible people moving from a nursing facility to community living, including planning, housing, applications, and settling into a home.
Area: Missouri · KansasView practical fit and setup stepsYouth programYouth Transition and Life Skills
Courses, groups, and virtual classes intended to help young people with disabilities build life skills and prepare for adulthood.
Area: Kansas City MetroView practical fit and setup stepsFamily communication programThe Whole Family Project
Sign-language instruction tailored to families with a young child who is Deaf, hard of hearing, or nonverbal because of a hearing or speech disability.
Area: Area to confirmView practical fit and setup stepsWork, equipment, housing, and benefits
Employment pathways, adaptive equipment, benefits help, housing referrals, and public training opportunities.
Employment Services
Individualized job-placement and career support for eligible job seekers with disabilities, plus disability-employment support for employers.
Area: MissouriView practical fit and setup stepsAdaptive equipment programTelecommunications Access Program for Telephone (TAP-T)
A Missouri program offering qualifying residents adaptive equipment for basic home telecommunication access.
Area: MissouriView practical fit and setup stepsPartner referral supportHousing Voucher Navigation
Information about The Whole Person's lead-referral partnership for Housing Authority of Kansas City Housing Choice Vouchers.
Area: Kansas CityView practical fit and setup stepsApplication supportDurable Medical Equipment Assistance
Help applying for durable medical equipment through the AccessKC program for eligible metro-area households.
Area: Cass County · Clay County +6 areasView practical fit and setup stepsBenefits application supportSocial Security Disability Benefits Support
Help applying for SSI or SSDI, responding to requests, or appealing a denial.
Area: Area to confirmView practical fit and setup stepsTrainingASL Training and Workshops
ASL and Deaf-cultural learning opportunities for groups and community participants, with offerings tailored to the audience.
Area: Kansas City MetroView practical fit and setup stepsGet help at home or reach medical care
Missouri and Kansas personal-assistance pathways, adult and youth in-home coordination, skilled home health and medical transportation.
Missouri Consumer Directed Services
A self-directed Missouri Medicaid service in which an eligible participant hires, trains, and supervises a personal care attendant while The Whole Person handles fiscal-agent functions.
Area: Cass County · Clay County +2 areasView practical fit and setup stepsKanCare waiver supportKansas Home and Community-Based Services
Participant-directed personal-care and payroll support through specified Kansas HCBS waivers within KanCare.
Area: KansasView practical fit and setup stepsMissouri in-home support and MO HealthNet coordinationIn-Home Care
In-home help with personal care and household tasks through an adult Missouri DHSS pathway, plus medically necessary MO HealthNet coordination for children and young adults.
Area: Cass County · Clay County +2 areasView practical fit and setup stepsSkilled home healthHome Health Care
In-home skilled nursing, wound and ostomy care, and physical therapy for acute illness, injury, post-surgical needs, and other qualifying care needs.
Area: Jackson County · Andrew County +5 areasView practical fit and setup stepsTransportation servicePrivate Pay Medical Transportation
Private-pay, non-emergency transportation for people with disabilities traveling to medical appointments such as doctor visits, dialysis, or physical therapy.
Area: Trip area to confirmView practical fit and setup steps