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MODDC 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…
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House 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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Mobile Dental Services available for people with developmental disabilities in eight Missouri counties
The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council encourages Missourians with intellectual and developmental disabilities to utilize Enable Dental’s on-site mobile dental services. In collaboration with the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health, Enable Dental is assisting in the implementation of a pilot dental telehealth, also known as teledentistry. Pilot Services in Eight Missouri Counties The on-site mobile dental…
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HB 1878: Missouri Issued Photo ID Required for November Election
Due to House Bill 1878, beginning with the November election, every Missourian wishing to vote will be required to show Missouri issued photo identification (ID). This means a voter must have one of the following: Disability organizations throughout the state realize many individuals with disabilities do not have a photo ID. Although this requirement is…
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MODDC announces $200,000 funding opportunity to Support Language Access in Schools
The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) has approved $200,000 in funding for a two-year project supporting language access in schools. MODDC is seeking a grantee to develop and provide trainings, along with a toolkit of resources, to support schools in providing language access to Latinx families who have students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD)….
