links & resources
Information is power, and we invite you to browse the following resources for information you can use in your family if you have a child or an adult with a disability, or if you want to help educate our community about ways we can all open doors for people with disabilities.
- Advocacy & Parent Information
- Missouri First Steps program (entry-point for services for young children with disabilities)
- MPACT (parent training and information, including sample letters, workshops and information about volunteer parent advocates)
- Missouri Developmental Disability Resource Center
- Parents Helping Parents (search Missouri)
- Wrights Law (information about advocacy and the law)
- Missouri Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education, Special Education Parent Resources
- Organizations with Service Coordinators
- Missouri First Steps (for children with disabilities)
- Missouri Vocational Rehab (for adults with disabilities)
- Albany Regional Office (the local office of Mo Division of Developmental Disabilities)
- Progressive Community Services (Buchanan County Senate Bill 40)
- Education
- Missouri Headstart & Early Headstart (An early learning program that serves children with disabilities)
- St. Joseph Parents as Teachers
- A Guide for College for Students with Disabilities
- The International Dyslexia Association
- Employment
- St. Joseph Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
- National Agencies and Affiliates
- UCP (National agency web site)
- Autism Society (nationwide support group)
- Cerebral Palsy Guide (National organization that provides information, financial options, and support)
- National Down Syndrome Society (national advocate)
- Funding Sources
- Kids Assistive Technology
- Cerner First Hand Foundation
- Midwest Special Needs Trust
- State Agencies
- DESE
- Bureau of Special Health Care Needs (services for children and adults with disabilities, part of Mo Dept of Health and Senior Services)
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
- Missouri Department of Mental Health
- Missouri First Steps
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Social Security Disability Resource Center
- Transportation and Equipment
- Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (a Medicaid service)
- Missouri Developmental Disability Resource Center (comprehensive services and information for Missouri)
- Missouri Assistive Technology (Missouri resource for device loans, information, conferences, and many other equipment resources)
- Missouri Swap ‘N Shop Equipment Exchange Program
- Ability Hub (computer accessibility)
- Accessibility Equipment Manufacturers Association
