Variety of Greater Kansas City - Tent 8 (Variety KC)

Variety’s Medical Equipment program provides funding for a wide range of vital tools to children with disabilities. These pieces of medically prescribed equipment can have a life changing impact and are all designed to improve the child’s ability to access and engage with his or her environment through improved mobility, expression and more. Variety KC ensures that children who need this equipment receive it, regardless of their ability to pay.

Variety KC’s My Voice Program covers communication and assistive technology devices that have been

denied or are not covered by insurance. Examples include, but are not limited to,iPads, as well as

dedicated communication devices such as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). If you do

not see the specific item your doctor or therapist has requested, applicants are still encouraged to apply

and Variety KC will review and determine approval.

Therapy is often a critical part of the journey for children with disabilities and their families. Individualized therapy services allow for children to improve skills, strengthen abilities, and increase their level of independence.

Variety KC is passionate about providing access to therapy services at the setting that best meets your child’s needs and allows them an individualized therapy team to support their goals. We are aware that insurance does not always provide adequate coverage for the therapy services and individualized service plan for every child. We hope that with our My Therapy program, Variety KC kids and families will be given the opportunity to expand what they thought to be possible.

Overall, My Therapy focuses on the “ability” rather than the “disability,” making it possible for each child to more fully participate in his or her world.

Fix the world to work for everyone

Being a part of a community, and being able to take advantage of what your community has to offer is something many people take for granted. However, the reality is that most community parks, playgrounds, ball fields and events don’t take kids with disabilities into consideration when they are designed. This results in limited opportunities for kids with disabilities and their families to meet their neighbors, make new friends, form strong relationships and participate in life.

That’s why Variety KC has made it part of our mission to fix the world around us so it works for everyone regardless of their physical or cognitive disability. Through adaptive playgrounds, swimming pools, ball-fields and communication boards kids and their families can now be active, be social and feel a sense of belonging in communities across the KC metro.