Links
Assistive Technology:
- Kids Assistive Technology (KAT): www.at.mo.gov/kat.shtm
- Missouri AT Website: www.at.mo.gov/
- Power Up Conference: www.at.mo.gov/powerup/index.shtm
- Show-me Loans: www.at.mo.gov/loans.shtm
- Swap‘n Shop: www.at.mo.gov/swapnshop/swapnshop.shtm
- Telecommunications Access Program: www.at.mo.gov/TAP.shtm
Child Care for Children with Special Needs:
- Missouri Child Care Resource & Referral Network: http://moccrrn.org/
- Show-me Child Care: www.dhss.mo.gov/ChildCare/
- Child Care Aware: www.childcareaware.org/en/
- National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Network: www.childcareaware.org/en/ASAP/decision_tool.htm
Early Intervention:
- First Steps: http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/FirstSteps/
- DESE Early Childhood Special Education: www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/EffectivePractices/ECSEpage.htm
- Parents as Teachers: www.parentsasteachers.org
- Practical Parenting Partnerships: www.pppctr.org/default.asp
Education for Individuals with Special Needs:
- DESE: http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/
- Procedural Safeguards: http://dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Compliance/Proc_Safe/ProcSafe_Oct2006.pdf
- Guide to MAP Accommodations and the MAP-A: www.pppctr.org/mapa.asp
- Complaint System: www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Complaint_System/index.htm
- Be Involved in Your Child’s Education: www.pppctr.org/BeInvolved.pdf
- LD of Missouri: www.ldamo.org/
- MO-PIRC: www.nationalpirc.org/directory/MO-31.htm
- MO Protection & Advocacy: www.moadvocacy.org/
- Mpact: www.ptimpact.com/
- No Child Left Behind: www.dese.mo.gov/divimprove/nclb/index.htm
- OSEP (Office of Special Education Programs): www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.htm
- OSERS (Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services: www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.htm
- Partnering with your Child’s School: www.hscfoundation.org/aboutus/publications/partnering_with_schools_english_guide.pdf
- Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network: www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/resources.htm
Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Readiness for Families:
- Effective Emergency Preparedness: Addressing the Needs of Employees with Disabilities: http://centralmissouri.mo.networkofcare.org/dd/library/detail.cfm?id=1574&cat=search
- Mo. Dept of Mental Health: www.dmh.mo.gov/diroffice/disaster/disaster.htm
- National Fire Protection Association: www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=824&cookie%5Ftest=1
- Personal Emergency Planning for students with disabilities: www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/Fact%20sheets/EvacStudentDisabilities.pdf
Estate Planning for Children with Special Health Care Needs:
- Lifecare Planning, Inc. (KC Area): www.lifecareplanningkc.org/
- MetDesk:
Mike Allen (KC Area): www.kcnef.com
Todd Gentry (St. Louis Area): www.jtgentry.metlife.com/
Family-Centered Programs & Support:
- Family Partnership: www.dhss.mo.gov/FamilyPartnership/
- EFECT: www.efect.org/
- Family Bridges: www.thefamilybridges.org/home.htm
Family-Centered Resources:
- Accessible Parking in Missouri: http://dor.mo.gov/mvdl/motorv/placards/
- DisabilityInfo.gov: www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=500
- GCD Resource Directory Search: www.gcd.oa.mo.gov/directory/search.shtm
- Missouri Developmental Disability Resource Center: www.moddrc.org/
- Missouri Association of County Developmental Disabilities Services: www.macdds.org/index.htm
- Network of Care: http://missouri.networkofcare.org/home_state.cfm?stateid=30
- Practical Parenting Partnerships: www.pppctr.org/default.asp
- Self Advocates and Families for Excellence (SAFE): www.dmh.missouri.gov/mrdd/progs/SAFE/mrddsafe.htm
- Show-Me Kids: www.showmekids.org/aboutagreement.asp
Health Insurance:
- MoHealthnet: www.dss.mo.gov/mhd/index.htm
- Provider Search:
Insure Missouri: www.insuremissouri.org/index.htm
Cox Health Plans: www.coxhealthplans.com/pages/kidsfirst.htm - MC+ State Children’s Health Insurance Program: www.dss.mo.gov/mcplus/
Home & Community Based Waiver Services for Missouri:
- Sarah Lopez (Missouri’s Katie Beckitt Waiver): www.gcd.oa.mo.gov/PIC/ServicesPamphlet/lopezwaiver.shtm
People First
- Missouri People First: www.missouripeoplefirst.org/
- People First Language: www.missouripeoplefirst.org/
- Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered: www.missouripeoplefirst.org/
Self-Advocate & Parent/Caregiver Leadership Development
- Disability Advocacy: www.gcd.oa.mo.gov/DisabilityAdvocacy.shtm
- Family Partnership: www.dhss.mo.gov/FamilyPartnership/
- Partners in Policymaking: www.mpcdd.com/content.php?sec=Leadership%20and%20Training&contentID=148
- 2008 Legislative Education Project: www.gcd.oa.mo.gov/LEP.shtm
State & Federal Agencies:
- Administration for Children & Families: www.hhs.gov/children/index.shtm
- Bureau of Special Health Care Needs: www.dhss.mo.gov/SHCN/
- Department of Mental Health: www.dmh.missouri.gov/
- Governor’s Council on Disability: http://www.gcd.oa.mo.gov/
- MoHealthnet (formerly Missouri Medicaid): www.dss.mo.gov/mhd/index.htm
- MO Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities: www.mpcdd.com/index.htm
- MO Programs & Services for Health Care: www.dss.mo.gov/pr_health.htm
- MO Protection & Advocacy: www.moadvocacy.org/
- MO Toll-Free Numbers: www.dss.mo.gov/toll.htm
- Regional Centers: www.dmh.missouri.gov/mrdd/help/map.htm
- Social Security Administration: www.ssa.gov/
Senate Bill 40:
- What is Senate Bill 40?: www.macdds.org/senate_bill.htm
- SB40 Organizational Listings: www.macdds.org/county_info.htm
Youth & Adolescent Resources:
Education:
- Personal Emergency Planning for students with disabilities: www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/Fact%20sheets/EvacStudentDisabilities.pdf
Employment:
- APSE The Network on Employment: www.apse.org/index.htm
- MO-APSE: www.apsemo.org/
- MO Career Center: http://ded.mo.gov/wfd/
- Employment Resources: www.gcd.oa.mo.gov/Employment.shtm
- Healthy & Ready to Work: www.hrtw.org/
- Job Accommodation Network: http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
- Ticket to Work: www.ssa.gov/work/
- Vocational Rehabilitation: http://vr.dese.mo.gov/
Independent & Community Based Living:
- Housing Resources: www.gcd.oa.mo.gov/Housing.shtm
- Independent Living Centers: www.mosilc.org/CIL.htm
- Service Animals: http://enablemob.wustl.edu/AT%20Fact%20Sheets/service_animals.htm
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/states/missouri
Self-Advocacy:
- Center for Self-Determination: www.self-determination.com/
- Disability Advocacy: www.gcd.oa.mo.gov/DisabilityAdvocacy.shtm
- KASA (Kids As Self Advocates): www.fvkasa.org/
- Mo Youth Leadership Forum: www.gcd.oa.mo.gov/