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The Council is funded under the Developmental Disabilities Act.

The Council works as a partner with University Centers for Excellence and Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs) and Protection and Advocacy (P&A).

The UCEDD, the UMKC Institute for Human Development, provides interdisciplinary training, performs community services and training, conducts research and evaluation, and creates awareness. 

The DD Council, the Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council, seeks to understand system barriers and create change; works with stakeholders to achieve change; and empowers advocates. 

Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services ensures equal access to life in the community; provided legal representation to people with developmental disabilities; and monitors and investigates conditions in facilities that care for people with disabilities.