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State Agencies Official State Web Site 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/ State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) 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 Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Special Education Compliance Section Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City   MO   65102 (573) 751-0699 margaret.strecker@dese.mo.gov www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/ Coordinator for Transition Services 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 State Mental Health Agency 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 Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities 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 Protection and Advocacy Agency Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services 925 S. Country Club Drive Jefferson City   MO   65109 (573) 659-0678 (800) 392-8667 mopasjc@earthlink.com www.moadvocacy.org Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs 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 Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind 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 janice.m.phillips@dss.mo.gov www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/rsb/index.htm Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 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 Telecommunications Relay Services     (800) 735-2466 (V) (800) 735-2966 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (877) 735-7877 (Speech to Speech) University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities 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 Technology-Related Assistance 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 Special Format Library 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/ State Department of Education: Special Education Division of Special Education Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City   MO   65102 (573) 751-4444 heidi.atkinslieberman@dese.mo.gov www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/ Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 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/ State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Department of Education 3024 Dupont Circle Jefferson City   MO   65109-0525 (573) 751-3251 www.vr.dese.mo.gov Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities 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 shawn.brice@dese.mo.gov www.dese.mo.gov/divcareered/civil_rights_compliance.htm State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth 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 Councils on Developmental Disabilities Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities 1706 E. Elm P.O. Box 687 Jefferson City   MO   65102 (573) 751-8611 (800) 500-7878 susan.pritchard-green@dmh.mo.gov www.mpcdd.com Client Assistance Program Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency.     State CHIP Program (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 Missouri School for the Blind 3815 Magnolia Avenue St. Louis   MO   63110 (314) 776-4320 (800) 622-5672 www.msb.k12.mo.us Missouri School for the Deaf 505 E. 5th Street Fulton   MO   65251-1799 (573) 592-4000 www.msd.k12.mo.us Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center 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 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 State Mediation System Special Education Compliance Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City   MO   65102 (573) 751-4909 margaret.strecker@dese.mo.gov www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/ Back to Top

Disability-Specific Organizations Attention Deficit Disorder 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 Autism National autism organizations are listed at the end of NICHCY's autism page, http://www.nichcy.org/Disabilities/Specific/Pages/autism.aspx. Autism Alliance of Greater Kansas City P.O. Box 45664 Kansas City   MO   64171 (816) 842-2452 robin@autismalliancekc.org www.autismalliancekc.org; www.kcautismservices.com MO-FEAT, Missouri-Families for Effective Autism Treatment 2388 Schuetz Rd., Suite A-49 St. Louis   MO   63146 (314) 993-0806 (877) 275-8988 info@mofeat.org www.mofeat.org Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of Missouri 10270 Page Avenue, Suite 100 St. Louis   MO   63132 (314) 426-4024 (800) 377-6442 info@biamo.org www.biamo.org Cerebral Palsy 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 Learning Disabilities 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 National Alliance on Mental Illness Missouri 1001 Southwest Boulevard, Suite E Jefferson City   MO   65109 (573) 634-7727 (800) 374-2138 namimockj@aol.com; namimochildren@aol.com Speech, Language, and Hearing Missouri Speech-Language-Hearing Association Central Office 2000 E. Broadway, PMB-296 Columbia   MO   65201 (888) 729-6742 msha@showmemsha.org www.showmemsha.org Tourette Syndrome Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. 42-40 Bell Boulevard Bayside   NY   11361-2820 (718) 224-2999 ts@tsa-usa.org www.tsa-usa.org Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 www.add.org Autism Society Gateway (MO) Chapter 1311 Wells Avenue St. Louis   MO   83119 (314) 749-7225 (314) 266-7786 jinman279@aol.com Blind/Visual Impairments 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 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 info@dhss.mo.gov www.dhss.mo.gov/SHCN/HeadInjury Epilepsy Epilepsy Foundation of the St. Louis Region 7100 Oakland Avenue St. Louis   MO   63117 (314) 645-6969 (800) 264-6970 darla@stl-epil.org www.stl-epil.org Mental Health Mental Health Association of Greater St. Louis 1905 S. Grand Boulevard St. Louis   MO   63104-1542 (314) 773-1399 housejeh@aol.com; mhagstl@aol.com www.mhagstl.org Special Health Care Needs Family Voices of Missouri, Inc. 811 N. Fremont Avenue Springfield   MO   65802 (417) 619-2609 fvmo@mchsi.com www.familyvoices.org/states.php?state=mo Spina Bifida 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 Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) 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 Parent-To-Parent 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 Other Parent Organization 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 sladej@lpha.dhss.mo.gov www.dhss.mo.gov/FamilyPartnership Partners in Policymaking Missouri Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities P.O. Box 687 Jefferson City   MO   65102 (573) 751-8611 (800) 500-7878 (in MO) susan.pritchard-green@dmh.mo.gov www.mpcdd.com Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 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 Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Easter Seals Missouri, Inc. 13975 Manchester Road Manchester   MO   63011 (636) 779-2299 cbyrd@mo.easterseals.com www.mo.easterseals.com Independent Living 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 AbilityArts PO Box 1763 Columbia   MO   65205 (573) 875-2782 (866) 872-2787 director@abilityarts.org www.abilityarts.org 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 Back to Top

The offices listed on NICHCY state sheets are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

A Note About Age of Eligibility:
Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education for the state of interest.

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Esta página de recursos le ayudará a saber qué clase de ayuda hay en su estado para las personas con discapacidades y sus familias, cuáles organizaciones y agencias podrá contactar para mayor información, y ¡mucho más! Las oficinas identificados tienden a ser oficinas a nivel estatal, no local, pero usualmente pueden ponerle en contacto con recursos dentro de su comunidad. También pueden proveerle información y asistencia sobre los asuntos relacionados a la discapacidad en su estado.

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