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ADA Center
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Great Plains ADA Center 100 Corporate Lake Drive Columbia , MO , 65203
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
(573) 882-3600 (V/TTY)
http://www.adaproject.org
Assistive Technology
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Missouri Assistive Technology 1501 NW Jefferson St. Blue Springs , MO , 64015
(816) 655-6702
(800) 647-8557
http://www.at.mo.gov
Blind/ Visual Impairments/ Deaf-Blind
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Rehabilitation Services for the Blind Family Support Division 615 Howerton Court P.O. Box 2320 Jefferson City , MO , 65102-2320
(573) 751-4249
(800) 592-6004
http://www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/rsb/index.htm
Blind/ Visual Impairments/ Deaf-Blind
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Missouri School for the Blind 3815 Magnolia Avenue St. Louis , MO , 63110
(314) 776-4320
(800) 622-5672
http://www.msb.k12.mo.us
CHIP
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
(health care for low-income uninsured children) MO HealthNet for Kids (MHK) Missouri Department of Social Services 221 West High Street P.O. Box 1527 Jefferson City , MO , 65102-1527
(888) 275-5908
http://www.dss.mo.gov/mhk/index.htm
D D Council
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities 1706 E. Elm P.O. Box 687 Jefferson City , MO , 65102
(573) 751-8611
(800) 500-7878
http://www.mpcdd.com
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Missouri School for the Deaf 505 E. 5th Street Fulton , MO , 65251-1799
(573) 592-4000
http://www.msd.k12.mo.us
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 1103 Rear Southwest Boulevard Jefferson City , MO , 65109
(573) 526-5205 (V/TTY)
http://www.mcdhh.mo.gov
Developmental Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities 1706 E. Elm P.O. Box 687 Jefferson City , MO , 65102
(573) 751-8676
(800) 207-9329
http://www.dmh.mo.gov
Early Intervention
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
First Steps Special Education Services, DESE P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City , MO , 65102
(573) 522-8762
(866) 583-2392
http://dese.mo.gov/se/fs/whatisfs.html
Mediation
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Special Education Compliance Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City , MO , 65102
(573) 751-4909
http://www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/
Mental Health
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Department of Mental Health 1706 East Elm P.O. Box 687 Jefferson City , MO , 65102
(573) 751-3070
(800) 364-9687
http://www.dmh.mo.gov
Mental Health – Youth
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Missouri Department of Mental Health P.O. Box 687 Jefferson City , MO , 65102
(573) 751-0142
http://www.dmh.mo.gov
Preschool, Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Special Education Compliance Section Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City , MO , 65102
(573) 751-0699
http://www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/
Protection & Advocacy
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Missouri P&A Services 925 S. Country Club Drive Jefferson City , MO , 65109
(573) 893-3333
(800) 392-8667
http://www.moadvocacy.org
Relay Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
(800) 735-2466 (V)
(800) 735-2966 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(877) 735-7877 (Speech to Speech)
Special Education
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Division of Special Education Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City , MO , 65102
(573) 751-4444
http://www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/
Special Format Library
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped P.O. Box 387 Jefferson City , MO , 65102-0387
(573) 751-8720
(800) 392-2614 (in MO)
(800) 347-1379 (TTY/ in MO)
http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/
Special Health Care Needs
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Special Health Care Needs Department of Health and Senior Services 930 Wildwood Drive P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City , MO , 65102
(573) 751-6246
(800) 451-0669
http://www.dhss.mo.gov
State Web Site
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Connect with your state’s official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:
http://www.mo.gov/
Transition Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Special Education Effective Practices Section Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City , MO , 65102-0480
(573) 751-7661
http://www.dese.mo.gov
UCEDD
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
UMKC Institute for Human Development 215 W. Pershing, 6th Floor Kansas City , MO , 64108
(816) 235-1770
(800) 452-1185 (TTY)
http://www.ihd.umkc.edu
Vocational Education, Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Career Education Special Needs Civil Rights Compliance and Title IX Coordinator Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City , MO , 65102
(573) 522-1775
http://www.dese.mo.gov/divcareered/civil_rights_compliance.htm
Vocational Rehabilitation
1 – State Agencies
State: Missouri
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Department of Education 3024 Dupont Circle Jefferson City , MO , 65109-0525
(573) 751-3251
http://www.vr.dese.mo.gov
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Missouri
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 8181 Professional Place, Suite 150 Landover , MD , 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Missouri
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown , PA , 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
http://www.add.org
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Missouri
To identify an autism group in your area, contact: Autism Society of America 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300 Bethesda , MD , 20814
(301) 657-0881
(800) 3-AUTISM
http://www.autism-society.org
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Missouri
MO-FEAT, Missouri-Families for Effective Autism Treatment 2388 Schuetz Rd., Suite A-49 St. Louis , MO , 63146
(314) 993-0806
(877) 275-8988
http://www.mofeat.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Missouri
American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York , NY , 10001
(212) 502-7600
(800) 232-5463
http:// www.afb.org
Brain Injury
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Missouri
Brain Injury Association of Missouri 10270 Page Avenue, Suite 100 St. Louis , MO , 63132
(314) 426-4024
(800) 377-6442
http://www.biamo.org
Cerebral Palsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Missouri
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater St. Louis 8645 Old Bonhomme Road St. Louis , MO , 63132-3999
(314) 994-1600
http://www.ucpa.org
Epilepsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Missouri
Epilepsy Foundation of the St. Louis Region 7100 Oakland Avenue St. Louis , MO , 63117
(314) 645-6969
(800) 264-6970
http://www.stl-epil.org
Learning Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Missouri
Learning Disabilities Association of Missouri P.O. Box 3303 Springfield , MO , 65808-3303
(417) 864-5110
(800) 473-4965
http://www.ldamo.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Missouri
Mental Health Association of Greater St. Louis 1905 S. Grand Boulevard St. Louis , MO , 63104-1542
(314) 773-1399
http://www.mhagstl.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Missouri
National Alliance on Mental Illness Missouri 1001 Southwest Boulevard, Suite E Jefferson City , MO , 65109
(573) 634-7727
(800) 374-2138
Special Health Care Needs
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Missouri
Family Voices of Missouri, Inc. 811 N. Fremont Avenue Springfield , MO , 65802
(417) 619-2609
http://www.familyvoices.org/states.php?state=mo
Speech, Language, and Hearing
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Missouri
Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association Central Office 2000 E. Broadway, PMB-296 Columbia , MO , 65201
(888) 729-6742
http://www.showmemsha.org
Spina Bifida
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Missouri
Spina Bifida Association of Greater St. Louis 8050 Watson Road, Suite 115 St. Louis , MO , 63119
(314) 843-2244
(800) 784-0983
http://www.sbastl.com
Tourette Syndrome
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Missouri
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. 42-40 Bell Boulevard Bayside , NY , 11361-2820
(718) 224-2999
http://www.tsa-usa.org
Other Parent Organization
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Missouri
Special Health Care Needs Family Partnership c/o Miller County Health Center P.O. Box 2 Tuscumbia , MO , 65082
(573) 369-2359
(866) 809-2400
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/FamilyPartnership
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Missouri
Missouri Congress of Parents and Teachers 2100 I-70 Drive, S.W. Columbia , MO , 65203
(573) 445-4161
(800) 328-7330
http://www.mopta.org
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Missouri
Missouri Parents Act (MPACT) 8301 State Line Road, Suite 204 Kansas City , MO , 64114
(816) 531-7070
(800) 743-7634 (V/TTY)
http://www.ptimpact.org
Parent-To-Parent
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Missouri
Missouri Family to Family Resource Center UMKC Institute for Human Development A University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities 215 W. Pershing, 6th Floor Kansas City , MO , 64108
(800) 444-0821
http://mofamilytofamily.org
Partners in Policymaking
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Missouri
Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities P.O. Box 687 Jefferson City , MO , 65102
(573) 751-8611
(800) 500-7878 (in MO)
http://www.mpcdd.com
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Missouri
To find out the contact information for the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact: Independent Living Research Utilization Project The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research 2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000 Houston , TX , 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V)
(713) 520-5136 (TTY)
http://www.ilru.org
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Missouri
To find out the contact information for centers for independent living (CILs) in your state, contact: National Council on Independent Living 1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor Washington , DC , 20036
(202) 207-0034 (V)
(202) 207-0340 (TTY)
http://www.ncil.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Missouri
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Division of Community & Public Health Special Health Care Needs 930 Wildwood Jefferson City , MO , 65102
(573) 751-6246
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/SHCN/HeadInjury
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Missouri
Easter Seals Missouri, Inc. 13975 Manchester Road Manchester , MO , 63011
(636) 779-2299
http://www.mo.easterseals.com
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Missouri
AbilityArts PO Box 1763 Columbia , MO , 65205
(573) 875-2782
(866) 872-2787
