| Official State Web Site |
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| 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: |
| www.mo.gov/ |
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| State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) |
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| Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480 |
| Jefferson City MO 65102 |
| (573) 751-4104 |
| becky.kemna@dese.mo.gov |
| www.dese.mo.gov |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 |
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| Special Education Services
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480 |
| Jefferson City MO 65102 |
| (573) 522-8762 |
| (866) 583-2392 (First Steps) |
| joyce.jackman@dese.mo.gov |
| www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/ |
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| State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency |
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| Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Education
3024 Dupont Circle |
| Jefferson City MO 65109-0525 |
| (573) 751-3251 |
| www.vr.dese.mo.gov |
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| Coordinator for Transition Services |
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| Special Education Effective Practices Section
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480 |
| Jefferson City MO 65102-0480 |
| (573) 751-7661 |
| barb.gilpin@dese.mo.gov |
| www.dese.mo.gov |
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| State Mental Health Agency |
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| Department of Mental Health
1706 East Elm
P.O. Box 687 |
| Jefferson City MO 65102 |
| (573) 751-3070 |
| (800) 364-9687 |
| www.dmh.mo.gov |
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| State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth |
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| Missouri Department of Mental Health
P.O. Box 687 |
| Jefferson City MO 65102 |
| (573) 751-0142 |
| patsy.carter@dmh.mo.gov |
| www.dmh.mo.gov |
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| Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities |
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| Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
1706 E. Elm
P.O. Box 687 |
| Jefferson City MO 65102 |
| (573) 751-8676 |
| (800) 207-9329 |
| www.dmh.mo.gov |
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| Client Assistance Program |
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| Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency. |
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| Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
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| 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 |
| www.dhss.mo.gov |
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| State CHIP Program |
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(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
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| Jefferson City MO 65102-1527 |
| (888) 275-5908 |
| http://www.dss.mo.gov/mhk/index.htm |
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| Missouri School for the Blind
3815 Magnolia Avenue |
| St. Louis MO 63110 |
| (314) 776-4320 |
| (800) 622-5672 |
| www.msb.k12.mo.us |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
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| Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1103 Rear Southwest Boulevard |
| Jefferson City MO 65109 |
| (573) 526-5205 (V/TTY) |
| mcdhh@mcdhh.mo.gov |
| www.mcdhh.mo.gov |
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| Missouri School for the Deaf
505 E. 5th Street |
| Fulton MO 65251-1799 |
| (573) 592-4000 |
| www.msd.k12.mo.us |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services |
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| (800) 735-2466 (V) |
| (800) 735-2966 (TTY); 711 (TTY) |
| (877) 735-7877 (Speech to Speech) |
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| Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center |
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| ADA and I.T. Center
DBTAC - Great Plains ADA Center
University of Missouri/Columbia
100 Corporate Lake Drive |
| Columbia MO 65203 |
| (573) 882-3600 (V/TTY) |
| (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) |
| ada@missouri.edu |
| www.adaproject.org |
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| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
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| UMKC Institute for Human Development
Health Sciences Building
2220 Holmes Street, 3rd Floor |
| Kansas City MO 64108 |
| (816) 235-1770 |
| (800) 444-0821 (V) |
| (800) 452-1185 (TTY) |
| www.ihd.umkc.edu |
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| Missouri Developmental Disability Resource Center (MODDRC)
UMKC Institute for Human Development
A University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
2220 Holmes, 3rd Floor |
| Kansas City MO 64108 |
| (800) 444-0821 |
| moddrc@umkc.edu |
| www.moddrc.org |
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| Technology-Related Assistance |
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| Missouri Assistive Technology
4731 South Cochise, Suite 114 |
| Independence MO 64055-6975 |
| (816) 373-5193 |
| (800) 647-8557 |
| matpmo@swbell.net |
| www.at.mo.gov |
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| Special Format Library |
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| 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) |
| wolfner@sos.mo.gov |
| www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/ |
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| Disability-Specific Organizations |
| Attention Deficit Disorder |
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| 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) |
| www.chadd.org |
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| Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543 |
| Pottstown PA 19464-0543 |
| (484) 945-2101 |
| www.add.org |
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| Blind/Visual Impairments |
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| American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 |
| New York NY 10001 |
| (212) 502-7600 |
| (800) 232-5463 |
| afbinfo@afb.net |
| www.afb.org |
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| Brain Injury |
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Brain Injury Association of Missouri
10270 Page Avenue, Suite 100
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| St. Louis MO 63132 |
| (314) 426-4024 |
| (800) 377-6442 |
| info@biamo.org |
| www.biamo.org |
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| Cerebral Palsy |
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| United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater St. Louis
8645 Old Bonhomme Road |
| St. Louis MO 63132-3999 |
| (314) 994-1600 |
| forkoshr@ucpstl.org |
| www.ucpa.org |
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| Learning Disabilities |
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| Learning Disabilities Association of Missouri
P.O. Box 3303 |
| Springfield MO 65808-3303 |
| (417) 864-5110 |
| (800) 473-4965 |
| ldamo@cland.net |
| www.ldamo.org |
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| Speech, Language, and Hearing |
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| Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Central Office
2000 E. Broadway, PMB-296 |
| Columbia MO 65201 |
| (888) 729-6742 |
| msha@showmemsha.org |
| www.showmemsha.org |
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| Spina Bifida |
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| Spina Bifida Association of Greater St. Louis
8050 Watson Road, Suite 115 |
| St. Louis MO 63119 |
| (314) 843-2244 |
| (800) 784-0983 |
| sbastl@charter.net |
| www.sbastl.com |
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| Organizations for Parents |
| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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| Missouri Parents Act (MPACT)
8301 State Line Road, Suite 204 |
| Kansas City MO 64114 |
| (816) 531-7070 |
| (800) 743-7634 (V/TTY) |
| msavage@ptimpact.com |
| www.ptimpact.com |
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| Parent-To-Parent |
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| Sharing Our Strengths
(a program of the Missouri Developmental Disability Resource Center)
UMKC Institute for Human Development
A University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
2220 Holmes |
| Kansas City MO 64108 |
| (800) 773-8652 |
| stjohnj@UMKC.edu |
| www.sharingourstrengths.com |
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| Parent Teacher Association (PTA) |
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| Missouri Congress of Parents and Teachers
2100 I-70 Drive, S.W. |
| Columbia MO 65203 |
| (573) 445-4161 |
| (800) 328-7330 |
| office@mopta.org |
| www.mopta.org |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| Independent Living |
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| 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) |
| ilru@ilru.org |
| www.ilru.org |
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| 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) |
| ncil@ncil.org |
| www.ncil.org |
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