Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council Current Projects

  • The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council's (MODDC) mission is to assist individuals, families, and the community to include all people with developmental disabilities (DD) in every aspect of life.
  • DD Councils are groups that advocate for change. This change brings more equity to people with developmental disabilities. Each state has a DD Council.
  • MODDC is led by and for people with disabilities and their families. The work of the Council is guided by the experiences of individuals and families navigating Missouri systems.
  • MODDC works to make processes equal for Missourians with DD and Missourians without DD.
  • This is accomplished by funding innovative projects and collaborating with universities, non-profits, and state government agencies.

For a full list of current projects, download our printable PDF: MODDC Project Summary Handout 2025

Accessible Voting Videos

Advocacy through Technology

Alternatives to Guardianship

Digital Inclusion

Disability Benefits 101 (DB101)

Disability Rights Legislative Day

Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline (SToPP)

Emergency Management Disability Awareness Training

Health Status in Missouri

Healthy Relationships

Innovative Self-Advocacy for Transition Aged Youth

MO ABLE Program

Mo-WINGS

Olmstead Information Center

Partners in Policymaking

People First Missouri 

Supporting Language Access in Schools

Teledentistry (Dental Telehealth)

Transportation

Victimization Task Force (VTF)

WE CARE (Wellness, Education, Confidence, Assessment, and Recognizing Emergencies)

UPCOMING EVENTS

SAVE THE DATE: 2026 MODDC COMMITTEE AND FULL COUNCIL MEETING DATES

Developmental disability advocates, self-advocates and elected officials meet at the Capitol for Disability Rights Legislative Day

March 21, 2022

More than 200 disability advocates from around Missouri rallied together at the State Capitol in Jefferson City on Wednesday, March, 9, for Disability Rights Legislative Day. The day, themed Power in Unity, featured speakers focused on issues including education, Employment First, residential provider and care, infrastructure and voting accessibility. Elected officials Gov. Mike Parson, treasurer…

Emily Hartley appointed to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Advisory Committee

March 21, 2022

Emily Hartley, Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council Deputy Director, was appointed to the Missouri Advisory Committee by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, effective Feb. 18, 2022.   Advisory Committees have recently examined water affordability, school discipline disparities, policing practices, mental health and the criminal justice system, legal financial obligations, fair housing, hate crimes, voting rights, maternal…