Missouri provides a well rounded educational program for the deaf children of the state through the facilities and services of the Missouri School for the Deaf.  The Missouri Legislature established MSD in 1851, and it is the oldest state supported school… Read More

MSHA serves as the state association representing speech-language pathologists, audiologists, speech, language, and hearing scientists and related personnel associated with organized speech, language, and hearing education and health-care settings. More… Read More

Life Skills changes lives by helping people with developmental disabilities find meaningful work and live in a home of their own in the community. All people with developmental disabilities live and participate in a community that values their contribution… Read More

The St. Louis Office for Developmental Disability Resources (DD Resources) was created by the Missouri legislature in 1969 and incorporated in 1980. The legislation, known as the County Sheltered Workshop and Developmental Disability Services Law, allows… Read More

Missouri Department of Mental Health   "The Division of Developmental Disabilities (DD), established in 1974, serves a population that has developmental disabilities such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, head injuries, autism, epilepsy, and certain… Read More

The Disabilities Advocacy & Support Network (The Network) is a family run support network. The primary purpose of the The Network is to provide support, information and a forum for advocacy for families of people with developmental disabilities. Read More

  "Missouri Rehabilitation Center (MRC), a regionally recognized long-term acute care hospital, serves patients from all over Missouri and beyond. Comprehensive services include both inpatient and outpatient programs and specialized treatment for: Traumatic… Read More

LifeBridge Partnership is a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation founded in 1927. Originally known as St. Louis Society for Crippled Children, the agency has undergone several name and programmatic changes but has been in continuous service to individuals… Read More

Brian Kinkade – Interim Director The Children's Services Division administers the following programs: Adoption, Child and Family Services, Blind Services for Children, Chafee – Independent Living Program, Child Abuse & Neglect Services, Child Care/Early… Read More

  "The concern of Missouri citizens for the welfare of the people dates to the territorial period before the State was admitted to the Union. A law of 1807 provided for the care of dependent children by apprenticeship, and a territorial provision for… Read More