Seasonal and Specialty Programs for People with Disabilities

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Foundations Program

Ability KC’s IADL Foundations Program provides a two week (2 hours a day) intensive program targeting specific skills related to pre-driving/transportation, money management, grocery shopping, cooking and pre work skills. Individuals will be evaluated by an occupational therapist (OT) and recommended for this program to address specific skill areas as appropriate. This group-based program will provide education, intervention, and develop home programs related to key skill areas. Following completion of the program, participants will develop their own plan for home programming. Key skill areas targeted in this program include:

• ADLs/IADLs
• Driving Readiness
• Visual Scanning
• Processing Speed
• Visual Perceptual Skills
• Divided Attention
• Alternating Attention
• Working Memory
• Money Management
• Social Skills
• Map/Direction Finding

Sessions are offered in the Spring, Summer and Fall.

ChAMP
Children Achieving Milestones Program
Ages 6-10 Years Old

ChAMPs at Ability KC provides expert services to children with a wide range of diagnoses, conditions and disabilities. Children will participate in group and individual therapies to increase their abilities, develop new skills while sharpening others, and address individualized and family goals. Summer programming provides intensive, goal-driven therapies including physical, occupational, speech, and music therapy during the summer months. In addition to the goals and skills participants will work towards, they will gain invaluable social experiences participating in fun and unique group activities with their peers.

• • Expressive Communication
  • Fine Motor Skills
  • Gross Motor Skills
  • Self-Care Skills
  • Sensory Input
  • Social Skills
  • Strengthening

Intensive Constraint & Bi-Manual Therapy

Using constraint and bi-manual training interventions, Ability KC’s pediatric team encourages children with hemiparesis to use their affected arm that has been impacted by a neurological event such as a stroke or brain injury. With the combination of group-based constraint activities and engaging home programs, these evidence-based practices help improve both the quality of movement and the amount of use of the affected arm and hand in activities of daily living. Each group activity is customized to be fun and motivating to support each child in reaching their goals!

• • Focus on hand and arm mobility, self-care, and social skills
  • Themed activities to motivate and encourage
  • Engaging home programs to improve carryover of skills learned during therapy and to facilitate increased use of their arm in activities of daily living.

Wheelchair Seating Clinic

Ability KC is excited to introduce a monthly clinic dedicated to seating and positioning assessments. Our clinic brings together a specialized team—including a rehabilitation physician, a seating and equipment supplier, and certified ATP therapists—to ensure each client receives the most appropriate mobility equipment with minimal delays. This collaborative approach allows us to provide tailored assessments for a wide range of DME and POVs, including custom seating, manual and power chairs, and custom-molded seating systems. Clinic highlights include: 

• • Individualized team approach

  • Full team present at the evaluation

  • Suppliers are certified seating specialists

  • Therapists include PT and OT who are certified seating specialists

  • Rehabilitation Physician

  • Trial equipment available

  • Pressure mapping available upon request

Clinic dates available:

• • September 11th, 12:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
  • October 9th, 12:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
  • November 13th, 12:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
  • December 11, 12:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.

A physician referral is required for wheelchair and seating evaluations. Fax it to our admissions at 816-751-7984, and we’ll contact the client to schedule at the next available clinic date with their preferred DME supplier. For questions, call 816-648-3911.

Fillable Wheelchair Seating Clinic Prescription