Disability/Advocacy Resource Sites |
DisclaimerThe Governor's Council on Disability does not officially endorse any of the following agencies. We want to provide you with as much disability-related information as possible. Further, The Governor's Council on Disability, in no way, is intentionally excluding an agency that should be on this list. If you would like to be included, please contact our office. ACCESS AMERICA FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, provides one-stop online access to resources, services, and information available throughout the Federal government. http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/ ACCESS BOARD, or Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, offers technical assistance on the ADA Accessibility Guidelines. 800-872-2253 (V) 800-993-2822 (TTY) http://www.access-board.gov/ AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT HOME PAGE, Department of Justice offers technical assistance on the ADA Standards for Accessible Design and other ADA provisions applying to businesses, non-profit service agencies and state and local government programs; they also provide information on how to file ADA complaints. 800-514-0301 (V) 800-514-0383 (TTY) http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, funds ten regional centers to provide technical assistance on the ADA. 800-949-4232 (V/TTY) http://www.adata.org/ DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION: http://vr.dese.mo.gov/ Dreams, Inc. will educate the public and raise awareness regarding disability issues by holding an annual tradeshow, mobility conferences across the nation, and promoting the Ms. Wheelchair America Program, and the newly formed Mr. Wheelchair America competition. DREDF ADA HOTLINE, funded by the Department of Justice to provide technical assistance on the ADA. 800-466-4232 (V/TTY) http://www.dredf.org/ FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, offer technical assistance on the ADA's telephone relay service (TRS) requirements. 888-225-5322 (V) 888-835-5322 (TTY) http://www.fcc.gov/cib/dro FINDFAMILY REGISTRY The Arc and TheArcLink have recently launched an online database that allows family members to possibly locate and reconnect with lost family members with disabilities that have been institutionalized and later "lost" due to being transferred without notice for the family.
For more information on the FindFamily Registry, please visit www.findfamilyregistry.org GREAT PLAINS ADA AND IT CENTER http://www.adaproject.org/ ICAN.COM IS THE ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR ICAN! INC., a services company that provides information, expertise, and solutions designed to enhance the lives of people with disabilities and the individuals and organizations that wish to support them. http://www.ican.com MISSOURI ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: http://www.at.mo.gov/ Missouri Coalition against Domestic & Sexual Violence (MCADSV) Opening doors to survivors with disabilities. http://www.mocadsv.org MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES: http://www.dss.mo.gov/ MISSOURI PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY http://www.moadvocacy.org/ MISSOURI STATEWIDE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL http://www.mosilc.org/ MPACT http://www.ptimpact.com/ NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY http://www.ncd.gov/ NATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON DISABILITY http://www.nod.org/ PROJECT ACTION http://www.projectaction.org/ RECYCLED DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROGRAM: http://www.gcd.oa.mo.gov/pdf/recycleddurable.pdf REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR THE BLIND: http://www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/rsb/index.htm RESOURCE GUIDE FOR SERVING REFUGEES WITH DISABILITIES http://www.refugees.org/DisabilityGuide sComm, Inc. sComm, Inc. provides face to face communication solutions for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. http://www.scommonline.com/ SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION http://www.ssa.gov/ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES http://www.hhs.gov/od/ |
