Boone County
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Center for Innovations in Special Education
University of Missouri – Columbia 1-800-976-2473
Parkade Center, Suite 152 (573) 884-7275
601 Business Loop 70 West
Columbia, MO 65211
Provides more than 1,100 materials for educators, professionals and parents. Offers
several conferences, a summer institute, Effective Practices/Model Programs, project
resource fact sheets, newsletters, publications, topic information requests, and support
services for the vision or hearing impaired.
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
409 Vandiver Drive (573) 882-9110
Bldg. 5, Suite 111 TTY (573) 882-9117
Columbia, MO 65202
Evaluates vocational rehabilitation potential, physical and mental restoration, vocational
and other training, transportation, job placement, post-employment services, occupational
licenses, interpreter services, counseling and guidance, maintenance and rehabilitation
engineering.
Easter Seal Society of Mid-Missouri
800 N. Providence, Suite 110 (573) 875-4774
Columbia, MO 6520
Offers toy lending library, car seats, purchase of some equipment, and transportation
assistance.
Family Support Stipend and Loan Program
Region X Family Support Council (573) 814-2824
Provides a cash stipend for families with children under age 18 or low interest loans to
families of individuals who have a developmental disability. Funds must be used for goods
or services that benefit the person with the developmental disability.
Judevine Center for Autism
200 S. Keene St.. (573) 874-3777
Columbia, MO 65201
Service provider to persons with autism and their families. Resource information on autism
and related topics are also available.
Missouri Head Injury Advisory Council
P.O. Box 809 1-(573) 751-9003
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0809 Fax (573) 751-7819
Mission is to promote, study, review, and recommend policies to prevent traumatic head
injuries and restore independent and productive lifestyles after traumatic head injury.
Missouri Protection and Advocacy
925 S. Country Club Drive 1-800-392-8667
Jefferson City, MO 65109 (573) 893-3333
Fax (573) 893-4231
Protects and advocates for persons with disabilities. Their goal is to help persons with
disabilities learn their rights and to assist them in pursuing remedies in order to secure
appropriate services.
Missouri School for the Blind
3815 Magnolia Avenue (314) 776-4320
St. Louis, MO 63110 1-800-622-5676
Missouri School for the Deaf (MSD)
505 E. Fifth Street (573) 592-2543 (voice/TTY)
Programs include Project Outreach, Resource Center on Deafness, Hearing Aid Loaner Bank,
Assistive Device Center, Captioned Film Library, Auditory Trainer Loaner Bank, and
Multidisciplinary evaluations, consultation, an in-service training.
Missouri Statewide Parent Involvement Network (MO-SPIN)
3815 Magnolia Avenue 1-800-622-5672
St. Louis, MO 63110 (314) 776-4320
MO-SPIN is a preschool outreach service from the Missouri School for the Blind. It is a
home-based program to assist Missouri families with children who are visually impaired
(birth to age 5).
MPACT (Missouri Parents Act)
2100 S. Brentwood, Suite G 1-800-743-7634
Springfield, MO 65804
8631 Delmar, Suite 300 1-800-995-3160
St. Louis, MO 63124
3100 Main St., Suite 303 1-816-531-7070
Kansas City, MO 64111
Provides information and workshops to parents on the Individual Educational Pplan process,
education rights, and communication strategies. The Missouri Parents Act staff will also
provide individual assistance to parents with specific questions concerning a child who
has a disability.
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)
1900 N. Providence, Suite 209 (573) 442-5154
Columbia, MO 65202 (573) 449-1057
Free diagnostic and follow-up care is available through MDA sponsored clinics. Limited
therapies, orthopedic aids, transportation reimbursement, summer youth camp, in addition
to other services and programs may also be available.
National Federation of the Blind
2910 Bluegrass Ct. (573) 874-1774
Columbia, MO 65201
Advocacy, skills training, public awareness, employment assistance, community resource
referral, cane travel training, aids and appliances, Braille information and assistance.
National Information Center for Children and Youth With Disabilities (NICHY)
P.O. Box 1492 1-800-999-5599
Washington, D.C. 20013
Provides free information on a variety of disability areas, including education sheets on
specific conditions.
Rehabilitation Services for the Blind
619 E. Capital Ave. (573) 751-4249
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Creates opportunities for eligible persons who are blind or visually impaired in order
that they may attain personal and vocational success. Programs include vocational
Rehabilitation Program, Business Enterprise Program, Independent Living Rehabilitation,
Prevention of Blindness Program, and Client Assistance Project.
Services for Independent Living (SIL)
1301 Vandiver Drive, Suite Q (573) 874-1646
Columbia, MO 65202-3917 TTY (573) 874-4121
A non-residential, community-based center for independent living. Services include
information and referral, advocacy, peer support/advocacy and support groups, independent
living skills training, personal assistance referral and management training, head injury
services, deaf community services, ADA related information and technical assistance,
special arts program, and transportation.
Social Security Administration (SSA)
803 Gray Oak Dr. (573) 443-1379 (Voice/TTY)
Columbia, MO 65201 1-800-772-1213
Social Security provides basic protection against the loss of family income due to the
disability of a breadwinner. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) pays monthly checks to
people who are elderly, disabled, or blind and do not own much or have much income.
Children with disabilities are also often eligible.
TEL-LINK 1-800-835-5465
An information and referral source that focuses on health care issues. This information
services tries to help individual obtain health care and prenatal care services. Tel-Link
may also be used by professionals. There is no cost for any direct Tel-Link service.
United Cerebral Palsy Association, INC. (UCPA)
1522 K. Street N.W., Suite 1112 1-800-USA-5UCP
Washington, D.C. 20005 1-202-842-1266
Publishes the newsletters "Word From Washington" and "Family Support
Bulletin" and provides information and resources on disability related topics. UCPA
also has a resource center in Missouri which can be reached by calling 1-800-325-8173 or
writing: 106 E. 31st Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64111.
MO Disability Resource Center 1-800-444-0821
They will send you helpful information on whatever parenting problems you face.
MO-SPAN 1-88-766-7726
1-800-7MOSPAN
Statewide parent advisory network. Helps parents with kids with severe emotional
disturbances.
Daniel Boone Regional Library – Adaptive Vision Services
100 W. Broadway (573) 443-3161
Columbia, MO 65203 1-800-324-4806
TTY (573) 443-6027
The library serving Boone County provides recorded books, large print materials, and large
type on-line catalog terminals for persons with low-vision. They also offer the use of
closed caption television to magnify library materials or personal documents.
Mid-Missouri Equipment Loan Consortium (MMELC)
Services for Independent Living (573) 874-1646
Easter Seals (573) 875-4774
Boone County Group Homes & Family Support
(573) 874-1995
Central Missouri Regional Center (573) 882-9835
The consortium accepts donations of used equipment that is in good condition (including
wheelchairs, shower chairs, walkers, TDDs, communication boards, etc.). Persons eligible
to borrow equipment must be living in Mid-Missouri, have documentation of physician or
therapist recommendation of item, and not be eligible for assistance through Medicaid,
private insurance, or other agencies.
Show Me Tech
1301 Vandiver Drive, Suite Q (573) 874-1646
Columbia, MO 65202 TTY (573) 874-4121
Assistive Technology Demonstration Center with videos, sample equipment and information on
assistive technology.
Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
P.O. Box 387 1-800-392-2614
600 W. Main
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0387
A part of the Missouri State Library, this nationally funded library offers braille books,
audio taped materials, and necessary equipment on loan free of charge. The items are
delivered by mail with free return postage. Persons interested in using this services can
call the Wolfner Library or the Columbia Public Library Outreach Services office at (573)
443-3161 to have an application mailed to you. A signature of authorization by a librarian
or physician is required to determine need.
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University of Missouri Extension Boone County
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