Disability Resources

The following links provided by the the University of Missouri.

Advocacy and Legal Rights

• ADA Project
• Gateway Legal Services (social security issues) [added 3/9/02]
• Missouri Coalition for Quality Care (long term care concerns)
• Missouri Protection & Advocacy Services
• National Resources

Aging

• Boone County Council on Aging
• Central Missouri Area Agency on Aging
• ElderWeb - Missouri
• Mid-East Area Agency on Aging (St. Louis, St. Charles, Franklin and Jefferson Counties)
• National Resources

AIDS/HIV

• Doorways
• RAIN Inc. (Regional AIDS Interfaith Network)

Allergy and Asthma

• See also Respiratory Disorders
• National Resources

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Association - Chapters in Missouri

• Heartland chapter
• Mid-Missouri chapter
• St. Louis chapter
• Other chapters
• National Resources

Arthritis

• Missouri Arthritis Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
• Missouri's Regional Arthritis Centers
• National Resources

Arts

• Very Special Arts Missouri
• National Resources

Assistive Technology

• ETC - Missouri's Interagency Assistive Technology Short-Term Loan Program
• Missouri Assistive Technology Project
• Missouri Technology Center for Special Education
• University of Missouri - Columbia, Adaptive Computing Technology Center (ACT)
• National Resources

Attention Deficit Disorder

• See also Learning Disabilities
• Mid-Missouri CHADD
• National Resources

Autism

• Center for Autistic Disorders at Children's Hospsital
• Missouri Families for Effective Autism Treatment (MO-FEAT)
• OASIS Asperger Syndrome Support Groups - Missouri
• Project Access (Southwest Missouri State University)
• National Resources

Blindness and Visual Impairments

• Missouri Council of the Blind
• Missouri Department of Social Services, Rehabilitation Services for the Blind
• Rehabilitation Services for the Blind (RSB)
• Missouri School for the Blind
• Saint Louis Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
• National Resources

Brain Injury

• Brain Injury Association of Missouri
• Missouri Head Injury Advisory Council
• Missouri Model Brain Injury System
• National Resources

Cancer

• American Cancer Society (Columbia)
• National Resources

Cerebral Palsy

• United Cerebral Palsy of Greater St. Louis
• National Resources

Children

• See also Developmental Disabilities, Education, specific disabilities
• Assistance to Parents of Children With Disabilities (brochure from the Missouri Bar)
• First Steps (early intervention)
• MO-SPAN (The Missouri Statewide Parent Advisory Network)
• MPACT (Missouri Parents ACT)
• NICHCY State Contact Sheet
• Paris Family Support Network
• Partners in Policymaking
• National Resources

Communication Disorders

• See also Deafness and Hearing Impairments
• Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• National Resources

Cystic Fibrosis

• National Resources

Deaf-Blindness

• See also Communication Disorders
  
• National Resources

Deafness and Hearing Impairments

• See also Communication Disorders
• Bethany Deaf Church
• Liberty Assistance Dogs
  
• Missouri Commission for the Deaf
  
• Missouri School for the Deaf
  
• St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf
  
• State Committee of Interpreters
  
• National Resources

Developmental Disabilities

• See also Children, General, Multi-Service Agencies
  
• Boone County Group Homes and Family Support
  
• Developmental Disabilities Resource Board of Clay County
  
• Disability Connections
  
• Endless Options
  
• Greater Ozarks ARC
  
• Missouri Association of County Developmental Disabilities Services (MACDDS)
  
• Missouri Developmental Disabilities Resource Center
  
• Missouri Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
  
• Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities
  
• Productive Living Board (St. Louis)
  
• Region 10 Council on Developmental Disabilities
  
• Springfield Regional Center
  
• St. Louis ARC
  
• St. Louis Office for MR/DD Resources
  
• UMKC Institute for Human Development
  
• National Resources

Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association - Mid-America Region
  
• National Resources

Down Syndrome

• Down Syndrome Association of Mid-Missouri

Education

• See also Children, Higher Education, specific disabilities
  
• Center for Innovation in Special Education (CISE)
  
• Division of Special Education
  
• First Steps (early intervention)
  
• Missouri Technology Center for Special Education
  
• State Schools for Severely Handicapped
  
• National Resources

Education, Higher

• See also Education
  
• Missouri College Guidebook
  
• University of Missouri-Columbia Disability Resources
  
• University of Missouri-Kansas City Office of Services for Students with Disabilities
  
• National Resources

Employment

• See also Vocational Rehabilitation
  
• Central Missouri Sheltered Enterprises
  
• Employment Peer Connection
  
• Missouri Association of Sheltered Workshop Managers
  
• Temco (sheltered workshop)
  
• National Resources

Epilepsy

• Epilepsy Foundation of the St. Louis Region
  
• National Resources

Financial Information

• See also Wish Organizations
  
• Missouri Division of Medical Services (DMS) (Medicaid)
  
• Missouri Division of Workers' Compensation
  
• Missouri Family Trust
  
• Recovered Wishes
  
• National Resources

Fragile X Syndrome

• National Resources

Head Injury

• See Brain Injury

Health (General)

• National Resources

Heart Disorders

• American Heart Association - Missouri
  
• National Resources

Hemophilia

• National Resources

Housing

• Home of Your Own Initiative
  
• National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification - Missouri
  
• National Resources

Huntington's Disease

• National Resources

Independent Living

• Access II Independent Living Center (Gallatin)
  
• Disability Resource Association (DRA) (Crystal City)
  
• Independent Living Center of Southeast Missouri (ILCSM)
  
• Midland Empire Resources for Independent Living (St. Joseph)
  
• Missouri Statewide Independent Living Council
  
• Ozark Independent Living (OIL) (West Plains)
  
• Paraquad (St. Louis)
  
• Rural Advocates for Independent Living (RAIL) (Kirksville)
  
• Services for Independent Living (SIL) (Columbia)
  
• Tri-County Center for Independent Living (Rolla)
  
• Warrensburg Independent Living Services
  
• Other independent living centers in Missouri
  
• National Resources

Learning Disabilities

• See also Attention Deficit Disorder
  
• Learning Disabilities Association of Missouri
  
• Learning Disabilities Association of the Ozarks
  
• St. Louis Affiliate
  
• Missouri State Resources (LD OnLine)
  
• Missouri State Resources Literacy and Learning Disabilities (National ALLD Center)
  
• National Resources

Lupus

• National Resources

Mental Illness

• Behavioral Health Response (mental health crisis services for residents of eastern Missouri)
  
• KEN Mental Health Services Databases - Missouri
  
• Missouri Department of Mental Health
  
• Missouri Institute of Mental Health - Policy Information Exchange (PIE)
  
• Missouri Institute of Mental Health Library
  
• NAMI of Missouri
  
• National Resources

Mental Retardation

• See Developmental Disabilities

Multi-Service Agencies

• See also General, Developmental Disabilities
  
• Easter Seal Society of Central Missouri
  
• Easter Seals Missouri & Greater Kansas City

Multiple Sclerosis

• National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Gateway Area Chapter
  
• National MS Society - Mid America Chapter
  
• National Resources

Occupational Therapy

• National Resources

Parkinson's Disease

• National Resources

Prader-Willi Syndrome

• Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Missouri
  
• National Resources

Recreation

• See Sports and Recreation

Rehabilitation

• See also Vocational Rehabilitation
  
• Missouri Rehabilitation Association
  
• Missouri Rehabilitation Center
  
• Rehabilitation Institute
  
• University of Missouri - Columbia, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  
• National Resources

Respiratory Disorders

• National Resources

Respite Services

• National Respite Locator Service - Missouri Respite Programs
  
• National Resources

Speech Impairments

• See Communication Disorders
  
• National Resources

Spina Bifida

• Spina Bifida Association of Greater St. Louis
  
• National Resources

Spinal Cord Injury

• Missouri Model Spinal Cord Injury System
  
• National Resources

Sports and Recreation

• St. Louis Wheelchair Athletic Association (SWAA)
  
• Special Olympics Missouri
  
• National Resources

Stroke

• Internet Stroke Center at Washington University
  
• Stroke Support Groups and Stroke Visitation Programs - Missouri (American Heart Association)
  
• National Resources

Tourette Syndrome

• National Resources

Transportation

• Project ACTION Accessible Traveler's Database - Missouri Cities
  
• National Resources

Turners Syndrome

• National Resources

Veterans

• National Resources

Vocational Rehabilitation

• See also Employment, Rehabilitation
  
• Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Vocational Rehabilitation
  
• Kansas City North Vocational Rehabilitation District Office (serving Clay, Platte & Ray Counties in Western Missouri)
  
• Missouri AgrAbility Project
  
• Vocational Services, Inc. (VSI)
  
• National Resources

Wegener's Granulomatosis

• Wegener's Granulomatosis Support Group (WGSG)

Wish Organizations

• Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri
  
• Recovering Wishes for Families
  
• National Resources

Other Subjects

• National Resources

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