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MODDC hosts “Accessible Transportation:  How Do We Get There?” Webinar June 14

MODDC’s 2023 Legislative Session Summary and Moving Forward

Make Informed Employment Decisions with Missouri Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) Online Training on May 24

MODDC, in partnership with KultureCity, brings mobile sensory space for people with sensory needs to NFL Draft in Kansas City April 28-29

Paraquad and MODDC host Sexuality Education Webinar today, April 25, at 12 p.m. for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

MODDC hosts Q&A webinar for $20,000 self-advocacy project Wednesday, April 26

Become A Council Member:  MODDC is currently seeking passionate people to help improve the lives of people with developmental disabilities

Missourians with disabilities are encouraged to learn more about employment opportunities with online estimator tool, Disability Benefits 101 (DB101), during Financial Literacy Month

Mobile Dental Services available for people with developmental disabilities in Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte counties

How the HCBS Settings Rule Protects Your Rights

MODDC strives to achieve language access in schools with online training opportunity for school leaders and educators

MODDC announces $20,000 funding opportunity for innovative self-advocacy partnership

El Consejo de Discapacidades del Desarrollo de Misuri anuncia una oportunidad de financiación de 20 000 dólares para una innovadora asociación de autosuficiencia

National Association of Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages (NAETISL) awarded $200,000 for Supporting Language Access in Schools

MODDC shares restraint and seclusion recommendations; MO DESE publishes Seclusion and Restraint Data

People with disabilities have the right to receive supports and reasonable accommodations to achieve competitive employment

Missourians with disabilities encouraged to use online estimator tool, Disability Benefits 101 (DB101), when making employment decisions

MODDC and Mo P&A support the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent announcement of the disability rights investigation of Missouri’s use of skilled nursing facilities

Disability Benefits 101 website enhanced to assist people with disabilities in making informed employment decisions

Missouri Juvenile Justice Association awarded $275,000 grant for Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline (SToPP) Project

MODDC awards Paraquad in St. Louis with $150,000 sexuality education grant for people with developmental disabilities

MODDC IN THE NEWS:  How a Missouri Council is looking to combat the school-to-prison pipeline for students with disabilities

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MODDC funded a project to connect voters and election workers in Missouri with quick, overview videos on how to use the accessible voting equipment in their county.

These videos are designed to:

  • prepare voters on what to expect when they go vote,
  • provide additional support to election judges on how to operate the machines, and
  • serve as a way to trouble shoot any issues encountered by election judges or voters the day of voting.

Click here to choose your county and access the videos.

 

Overview

The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) has approved funding for a 12 month project for $20,000. The overall goal is to support innovative approaches to self-advocacy in the state of Missouri. These approaches will remove barriers for people with I/DD.
NoFA 2022.ISA.05

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Resumen

El Consejo de Discapacidades del Desarrollo de Misuri (MODDC) aprobó la financiación de 20 000 dólares para un proyecto de 12 meses. El objetivo general es fomentar enfoques innovadores para la autosuficiencia en el estado de Misuri. Estos enfoques eliminarán barreras para las personas con I/DD.
NoFA 2022.ISA.05

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The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) establishes priorities for the 2023 Legislative Session

It is the goal of the Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) to advocate for items in the budget and legislation that will further impact these priorities. MODDC will advocate for policies and practices addressing the following areas:

Access to Quality Care

1.  Ensure that all individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in Missouri have access to and receive quality care. This includes both direct and indirect supports that are responsive and inclusive.

Guardianship

2.  Address the systemic barriers that uniquely affect people with I/DD that are placed under guardianship. This includes addressing the school to guardianship pipeline and promoting alternatives to guardianship.

Restraint and Seclusion:  Abuse and Neglect

3.  Prevent and address the disproportionately high occurrences of abuse and neglect to individuals with I/DD.

Equitable Community Inclusion:  Segregation

4.  Support equitable community inclusion of people with I/DD in Missouri. This includes in schools, work places and community living.

 

Welcome to the Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council

The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council is a federally-funded, 23-member, consumer-driven council appointed by the Governor. Its mandate under P.L. 106-402, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, is to assure that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families participate in the design of and have access to needed community services, individualized supports, and other forms of assistance that promote self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration in all aspects of community life.

Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council Members

Goals & Objectives 2022-2026 5-Year State Plan

The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council is required by federal law to develop a five-year plan to guide our efforts in planning, advocacy, and providing advice as to programs and services for persons with developmental disabilities that will increase their opportunities for self-determination, independence, productivity, and integration into communities.

Our planning was initiated with a comprehensive review and analysis of the unmet needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families by completing a statewide needs assessment. Council members prioritized the planning areas based on impact and feasibility during the five year plan. The final plan contains statewide goals that describe the areas the Council hopes to impact along with measurable objectives to be achieved.

Council News

Upcoming Events

Accessible Transportation: How do we get there?

June 14 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

MODDC Council Meetings

November 17 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

MODDC Council Meetings

November 16 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

MODDC Council Meetings

September 15 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

MODDC Council Meetings

September 14 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

MODDC Council Meetings

July 21 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

MODDC Council Meetings

July 20 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Position Statements

Supported Decision Making Booklets