Archive for September 2022
Missourians with disabilities celebrate community-integrated employment with a “Take Your Legislator to Work” Day
Missourians are invited to raise awareness about disability employment issues and celebrate the contributions of workers with disabilities during National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) this October. Employees with disabilities are encouraged to participate in “Take Your Legislator to Work Day” by inviting their legislator(s) to their workplace to show the power of community-integrated employment…
Read MoreBuild the power of the disability vote this week, during Disability Voting Rights Week
As a partner of Disability Voting Rights Week, the Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) is building the power of the disability vote in Missouri communities during the week of September 12-16, 2022. Disability Voting Rights Week is a national, nonpartisan initiative this September to build the power and presence of the disability vote. Disability Voting…
Read MoreSensory Inclusive Medical Training Opportunity
Currently in the United States today, one in six individuals has a sensory processing need. Due to the increasing numbers of individuals being diagnosed with a sensory need, it is important that we are continuously working to create environments where individuals feel regulated and are able to tolerate a vaccination to the best of their…
Read MoreMODDC awards Paraquad in St. Louis with $150,000 sexuality education grant for people with developmental disabilities
Paraquad in St. Louis has been awarded a three-year, $150,000 grant for training advocates and self-advocates to provide comprehensive sexuality education to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, a group often excluded from any discussion of human sexuality. The grant, awarded by the Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC), was announced after the Council reviewed grant…
Read MoreHouse Bill 1878 and What it Means for Missouri Voters
During the 2022 legislative session, a piece of voting legislation passed, House Bill 1878. This bill has created some changes for Missouri voters and election authorities and recently went into effect on August 28, 2022. Below is a summary of four of those changes. 1. The bill removes all Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) Voting Equipment…
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