Missouri Disability Organizations

ADD/ADHD

Alzheimer's Association

  • Alzheimer’s Association of Kansas City

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    The Alzheimer’s Association - Heart of America Chapter is the premier source of information and support for the 50,000 individuals and 200,000 family members and care partners living with dementia in our service area. Through our bi-state network of offices, the Heart of America Chapter offers a broad range of programs and services, including a 24-hour Helpline (800.272.3900), at no cost to families.

  • Alzheimer's Association

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    The Alzheimer's Association leads the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

Autism

Blind/Low Vision

  • Center for Braille and Narration Production

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    The Center for Braille and Narration Production (CBNP) produces transcribed and narrated educational material. Our mission, in cooperation with RSB, is to provide Missouri’s blind and visually impaired with quality, low-cost Braille, large print and narrated materials that meet their educational, occupational, and recreational needs; at the same time providing meaningful employment for qualified individuals of the Jefferson City Correctional Center.

  • Missourri Department of Sicial Services: Blind Services - Rehabilitation Services for the Blind

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    The Missouri Department of Social Services is responsible for coordinating programs to provide:

    • Public assistance to help Missourians with food stamps, health care, child care, child support, blind services and other basic needs
    • Health care coverage for eligible Missourians
    • Child welfare services to help ensure the safety, permanency and well-being of Missouri children
    • Specialized assistance to troubled youth

    While many programs give needed financial assistance and services, other units work toward reducing financial dependency of the citizens on government assistance.

  • Missouri Council of the Blind

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    We exist to promote the general well-being of our members and legally blind people in Missouri, and to support or participate in other programs promoting the best interests of legally blind people everywhere.

  • Laser Eye Surgery HUB

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    We have compiled a listing of resources based on specific needs and situations. From help adapting to life with low or no vision, to financial assistance for the vision-impaired, these resources can provide assistance and helpful insights for easier daily living and a higher quality of life.

  • St. Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired

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    Today’s mission is to enhance independence, empower individuals, and enrich the lives of people who are visually impaired or blind.  The programs and services offered by the Society include low vision medical exams and low vision therapy, assistive technology, daily living training, orientation and mobility, and counseling for adults.

Brain Injury

Children with Disabilities

  • Missouri Parents ACT

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    Missouri Parents Act (MPACT) is Missouri’s Parent Training and Information Center, funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education and the State of Missouri. Our mission is to empower families to advocate for themselves so that children with special educational needs can reach their full potential in education and life – through support, training, and education.

Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Developmental Disabilities

  • The Arc of Missouri

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    Our Mission: To support and empower persons with developmental disabilities and their families through advocacy and education, expanding individual choices and promoting community inclusion.

  • Missouri Department of Mental Health: Division of Developmental Disabilities

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    The Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities is committed to improving the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Offering support across the lifespan, the Division implements a statewide system of supportive services that focus on assuring health and safety, supporting access to community participation, and increasing opportunities for meaningful employment.

  • The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council

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    Our Mission is: "to assist individuals, families,and the community to include all people with developmental disabilities in every aspect of life."

Down Syndrome

Epilepsy

Independent Living Centers

  • Independent Living Centers

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    MOSILC advances independent living and the rights (civil and human) of people with disabilities, demanding consumer empowerment, control, equal access, and full integration.

Intellectual Disabilities

  • The Arc of Missouri

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    Our Mission

    To support and empower persons with developmental disabilities and their families through advocacy and education, expanding individual choices and promoting community inclusion.

Mental Health

Tourette Syndrome

Victimization

  • It’s Happening

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    Adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) are being verbally, fiscally, physically, and sexually abused. The abuse is prevalent and pervasive, it happens in many ways, and it happens repeatedly to victims with all types of disabilities.

  • Missouri Department of Corrections: Victims’ Services

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    The Office of Victim Services works to provide timely and accurate information, as well as advocacy and referral services, to crime victims, victims’ family members and crime witnesses. The office coordinates notification services and victim accessibility to departmental proceedings in accordance with state statute.

  • Victimization

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    Adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) are being verbally, fiscally, physically, and sexually abused. The abuse is prevalent and pervasive, it happens in many ways, and it happens repeatedly to victims with all types of disabilities.(1)

State of Missouri Disability Portal

    The resources listed on this site are for those individuals with disabilities who are looking for any level of independent living whether from school age to adulthood. It could be partial independence such as finding a job, or going to school, to full independent living, living on your own and taking care of yourself with limited or no assistance.

  • State of Missouri Disability Portal

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    The Missouri Interagency Transition Team (MITT) formed in 2007 by the Office of Special Education at the Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education to increase interagency collaboration at the state, regional, and local levels.