agencies, local education agencies, charter schools, and state and local juvenile and adult correction facilities.
- Missouri State University Blindness Skills Specialist Program
Through the Blindness Skills Specialist Program at Missouri State University, the Blindness Skills Specialist is available to help educational teams modify and design instruction in all subject areas including the expanded core curriculum unique to students who are visually impaired.
- Office of Autism Services
The Office of Autism Services was established in 2008 (633.210 RSMo) to provide leadership in program development for children and adults with autism spectrum disorders, to include establishment of program standards and coordination of program capacity.
- Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)
University of Missouri (MU) Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), an outreach program of the MU College of Education, offers no-cost pre-employment transition services provided to Missouri public school students with disabilities, ages 16-21, who are potentially eligible for vocational rehabilitation services. These services are designed to make an impactful difference for more students with disabilities at an earlier age which will lead to better coordination, enhanced communication, stronger collaboration, and increased successful post-school outcomes.
- Project ACCESS
Project ACCESS is a collaboration between the Missouri Department of Education and Missouri State University charged with providing training and support to educators who teach students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Project ACCESS designs and presents free and low cost autism-specific professional development to pre-K to grade 12 educators at locations throughout Missouri. In addition, Project ACCESS offers fact sheets, an online community of practice, information on evidence-based practices, a blog/social media and tools useful to educators who have students who are on the autism spectrum or who have a related disability.
- Rehabilitation Services for the Blind
Rehabilitation Services for the Blind (RSB) helps eligible blind and visually impaired persons achieve personal and employment success. Services are provided with the belief that with the right training and resources each blind or visually impaired person will be able to achieve this goal.
- Southeast Missouri State University Autism Center for Diagnosis and Treatment
The University Autism Center is committed to serving individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities and their family, caregivers, and service providers throughout the Southeast Missouri region. The center provides diagnostic evaluations and re-evaluations (infants through 18), assessment for treatment planning, assessment and treatment for behavioral services based on the principles of applied behavior analysis, speech and language assessment and treatment, social skills and social cognition assessment and treatment.
- Special Health Care Needs—Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
The Special Health Care Needs (SHCN) section of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) provides information and resources about those who have or are at increased risk for a disease, defect or medical condition that may hinder the achievement of normal growth and development and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by individuals generally.
- State of Missouri Disability Portal
The State of Missouri Disability Portal provides information about a variety of resources. Resources can be sorted by service, region, county and/or disability.
- State Plan for Special Education
The State Plan for Special Education documents how Missouri will implement Part B of IDEA.
- Truman University Blind Skills Program
The primary goal of the Truman State University Blind Skills Program is to enhance the educational performance of students who are blind or visually impaired. The Blind Skills Specialist is available to help teachers modify and design instruction in 