The Whole Person provides up-to-date information on needed services and support such as adaptive equipment, transportation, accessible housing and other issues in the Kansas City Metro Area. We also provide referral services to groups and agencies that handle specific issues or programs pertinent to an individual’s needs.
There are several on-line resources where you can turn to for assistance and information about programs, services, organizations, federal, state and local government programs, technology and tips on living with a disability. This list is always changing, so use it as a tool for learning more information about your disability or getting the answers you need.
References in this site to any specific organization, business, product, process, or service, or the use of any trade, firm, organization or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by The Whole Person.
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Accessibility Medical Equipment, LLC | A non-profit making accessibility affordable. |
| Accessible Backyards | Helping all your guests enjoy your yard. |
| Accessible Parking Enforcement | Non-emergency police line: 816-234-5111 |
| Accessibility Remodeling | Remodeler dedicated to making homes safe and convenient for people of all ages, sizes and abilities. |
| Accessology | Helping clients understand all state and federal accessiblity laws and how they pertain to each individual. |
| Advanced Arm Dynamics | Provides the latest technology in upper extremity prosthetics worldwide. |
| Altimate Medical | Quality standing frames. |
| askEARN | The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) is a free resource that helps employers tap the benefits of disability diversity. We educate public- and private-sector organizations on ways to build inclusive workplace cultures, and we empower them to become leaders in the employment and advancement of people with disabilities. |
| Break Boundaries | Helping people with mobility impairments increase their independence, and improve their quality of life, with the help of cutting edge Assistive Technology. |
| First Hand Foundation | The First Hand Foundation provides funding for individual children with health-related needs when insurance and other financial resources have been exhausted. They also create and support programs that identify issues before they become critical and that empower people to take charge of their health. |
| Hanger Clinic | Orthotic and prosthetic patient care, products, services, and therapeutic solutions that empower patients, customers and partners. |
| Horizon Orthotic & Prosthetic Experience (H.O.P.E.) | Provides custom orthotics (orthopedic bracing) and prosthetics (artificial limbs) to patients in the Kansas City metropolitan area and across the Midwest. |
| Innovation in Motion | All terrain wheelchairs. |
| Invacare | Manufacture and distribution of innovative home and long-term care medical products that promote recovery and active lifestyles. |
| Invotek | A research and development company that improves the quality of life for people who find it difficult or impossible to use their hands by giving them new, efficient ways to access computers. |
| Leisure Lift | Maker of PaceSaver Scooters. |
| Lifewise Renovations | Source for combining affordable remodeling services with the expertise of healthcare professionals for aging-in-place and universal design remodeling. |
| NuMotion | Responsive and innovative provider of custom wheelchairs. Also providing service and repair of wheelchairs. |
| Otto Bock Healthcare | Manufactures prostheses, braces and orthoses, children’s wheelchairs, cushions and accessories. |
| Permobil | Provider of advanced rehab mobility solutions and accessories. |
| Pindot/Freedom Design | Custom seating. |
| Quantum Rehab | Designs and manufactures complex rehabilitation solutions for individuals with comprehensive mobility needs. |
| Restorative Therapies | Revolutionary electrical stimulation devices and therapies to help you stay active and stay ready. |
| Ride Designs | Seating products to help promote healthy skin, while providing improved mobility, balance and control. |
| Roho | Seat cushions, mattresses, and other shape fitting products for individuals with disabilities. |
| Silver Cross | Recycles and new healthcare equipment. |
| Smart Drive | Power assist device that can power up steep hills and through thick carpet. |
| The Standing Company | Maker of the SuperStand Standing Wheelchair that allows someone who is normally confined to a seated position in a traditional wheelchair to STAND UP and stretch out with ease and safety, at any time, in any place. |
| Sunrise Medical | Development, design, manufacture and distribution of manual wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, motorized scooters and both standard and customized seating and positioning systems. |
| Therafin | Manufactures and sells rehabilitation and home health care products through a network of dealers and distributors. |
| TiLite | Providing both titanium and aluminum chairs that are considered wheeled prosthetic: every frame is made to measure for each individual. |
| Tobii | The world leader in eye tracking. We transform industries and lives through humanized technology, using eye tracking as our core. |
| United Access | Specializing in adapting vehicles for those with disabilities. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Jewish Community Center Overland Park | This playground offers smooth surfaces and low platforms as transfer stations so those using wheelchairs can lift themselves onto playground equipment. Includes Braille panels and other play panels with interesting textures or fragrances. Fenced for safety. |
| Landscape Structures | Play environments where all children and their families can play together, regardless of their abilities. |
| Legacy Park Joseph A Dyke Playground | This all inclusive playground is an accessible playground for children of all abilities to play together. |
| McCoy Park Inclusive Play Project | Independence’s first universally inclusive park. Provides children with developmental disabilities the adaptive equipment and opportunities needed for activity and inclusion. |
| Melaina’s Magical Playland | To bring the area’s first public all-inclusive and fully-accessible playground to our community designed for all ability levels. |
| Memorial Park, Belton, MO | Inclusive playground, where children of all ages and abilities can play together. |
| Sheila Kemper Dietrich Park | This redesigned park includes concrete sidewalks and ramps to improve accessibility, renovations to the existing ship and sea creature, new play equipment and surfacing, benches, and landscape improvements to provide creative play opportunities and challenge children of all abilities. |
| Variety KC Exploration Play at the KC Zoo | From the play surface, throughout each feature of the natural play area, every consideration has been made for absolute inclusiveness. |
| Variety KC Leawood Playground | Accessible playground with play equipment designed to be welcoming to children of all abilities. |
| Variety KC Olathe Playground | A wheelchair-accessible ramp goes from the ground all the way to the top of the blue-tinted main structure, which features typical playground accessories such as slides, climbing apparatuses and monkey bars. |
| Variety KC Tiffany Springs Park | A pirate-themed playground includes ramps to access equipment, metal slides for children with cochlear implants, accessible swings, sensory panels and fencing for safety. |
| We Rock The Spectrum Gym | A place for children of all ability levels to play and grow together. Uniquely designed sensory equipment specifically designed to aid children with sensory processing disorders. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Access Board | Federal Agency that promotes equality for people with disabilities through leadership in accessible design and the development of accessibility guidelines and standards for the built environment, transportation, communication, medical diagnostic equipment, and information technology. |
| ADA.gov | Information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
| Americans With Disabilities Act National Network | Information, guidance and training on the ADA |
| Kansas City, Missouri ADA | Learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act, read answers to frequently asked questions about ADA compliance and contact the City’s ADA Compliance Manager. |
| Storage Disability Products | Online resource for providing ADA compliant kits for self storage units. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| ADA | For general ADA information and answers to specific technical questions or information on filing a complaint. |
| American Association of People with Disabilities | Promoting equal opportunity, economic power, independent living and political participation for people with disabilities. |
| Americans Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT) | A national grass-roots community that organizes disability rights activists to engage in nonviolent direct action, including civil disobedience, to assure the civil and human rights of people with disabilities to live in freedom. |
| Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL) | The united voice of independent living in rural America. |
| Association of University Centers on Disabilities | A network of interdisciplinary centers advancing policy and practice for and with individuals with developmental and other disabilities, their families, and communities. |
| BBB Wise Giving Alliance | Provides information on national nonprofit organizations. |
| Benefits.gov | A website to help people find government benefits they may be eligible to receive. Its screening instrument is free and confidential. |
| Better Business Bureau of Kansas City | Handles consumer complaints throughout Missouri. Offers free mediation services for disputes between customers and businesses. |
| Center for Parent Information and Resources; About specific disabilities | This webpage connects you quickly with brief, but detailed fact sheets on specific disabilities. Each fact sheet defines the disability, describes its characteristics, offers tips for parents and teachers, and connects you with related information and organizations with special expertise in that disability. |
| CLO | Making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and adults with special needs. Helping individuals with developmental disabilities achieve personally satisfying, fulfilling lifestyles in the community. |
| Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City | The mission of CAAGKC is to assist low-income residents of Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, Missouri in their effort to become self-sufficient by providing emergency utility, food and housing assistance to improve the quality of their lives and the opportunity to eliminate the causes of poverty. |
| Community Disability Network | To provide advocacy and support to children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families. Call 913-648-2317 for more information. |
| Consumer Financial Protecton Bureau | Handles complaints about financial products. |
| Credit Reports | Get a free credit report three times a year. |
| Crime Victims’ Compensation Program | Provides financial assistance to violent-crime victims or their dependents. |
| Department of Insurance for Missouri | Handles complaints regarding insurance companies and will verify credentials of insurance sales representatives. |
| Department of Justice | Frequently asked questions about filing a complaint with the Department of Justice. |
| Direct Mail Opt Out Service | Opt out of direct mail being delivered to your address. |
| The Equal Opportunity Council (EEOC) | For discrimination issues in the workplace. |
| Families USA | The voice for health care consumers. |
| Federal Trade Commission | Federal consumer protection agency. You can also click on www.consumer.gov for a a broad range of federal information on consumer issues. |
| Federal Information Center | Provides phone numbers and general information about federal agencies and programs. |
| Good Samaritan Project | The Mission of Good Samaritan Project (GSP) is to provide advocacy, care and education to those affected by HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. |
| Hope House | Provides prevention, education and support for people in the Kansas City area traumatized by domestic violence. |
| Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) | Helping develop, improve, and expand the system of services and supports for people with developmental disabilities. |
| Missouri Family-to-Family Resource Center | Free information and referral services for families of children and adults with disabilities and special health care needs. |
| Missouri Victim Assistance Network | Nonprofit organization advocates for fair treatment of crime victims. |
| MyMoney.gov | Helping you make the most of your money. |
| National Do Not Call Registry | Register you home or mobile number to avoid telemarketing calls. Registrations do not expire. |
| National Foundation for Credit Counseling | Helps find a counselor to help with financial problems. |
| New House Shelter | Provides tools for abused women. |
| OptOutPrescreen.com | The official Consumer Credit Rating Industry website to accept and process requests from consumers to Opt-In or Opt-Out of firm offers of credit or insurance. |
| People First of Missouri | Promotes equality for people with disabilities so they can live the life they want in the community. Formed by, run by and exists for people with developmental disabilities in the state of Missouri. |
| Public Officials Directory for Missouri and Kansas | One-stop resource to access the names, addresses, phone and fax numbers for government institutions, officials and important organizations that serve the bistate Kansas CIty area. |
| Public Service Commission | Investigates complaints against public utilities and manufactured housing (such as mobile homes) defects. |
| Social Security Administration | Provides information on retirement, disability and benefits for dependents and survivors. |
| Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | For issues with the TSA. |
| United Inner City Services (UICS) | For 43 years, United Inner City Services has served the 12th Street community with multiservice programs to provide opportunities for families to enhance the quality of their lives and support self-sufficiency. |
| United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights | Access to education and testing accommodation issues. |
| United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights | For health and Olmsted related issues. |
| United States Department of Transportation (DOT) | For filing formal (specific) complaints with the DOT. |
| The Wall Street Journal | A new savings plan for people with disabiltiies. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Alcohol Help | Alcohol Help is an informational resource geared towards reducing the harm caused by alcohol. We strive to provide high quality, well researched webpages surrounding the implications of alcohol use and how to seek treatment. |
| Alcohol Rehab Guide | Alcohol Rehab Guide (ARG) is an organization that provides comprehensive, reliable information on the various aspects of alcohol abuse and addiction. |
| Benilde Hall | Balanced and responsible independent living by preventing the relapse of chemically dependent homeless persons through housing and substance abuse treatment. |
| Detox Local | Free comprehensive direcotry that helps people in need connect with medical detox facilities in their area. |
| Dismas House of Kansas City | Leading people through the transition process from a life of lawlessness, substance abuse and other destructive behaviors to one of genuine freedom, accountability and responsibility. |
| Drugrehab.com | At DrugRehab.com, our mission is to equip patients and families with the best information, resources and tools to overcome addiction and pursue lifelong recovery. We are here to help you or your loved one every step of the way. |
| First Call Alcohol/Drug Prevention & Recover | Reducing the impact of alcohol, drugs, and addiction by providing quality resources to individuals, families, and the community. |
| Heartland Center for Behavioral Change | Substance abuse treatment and behavioral healthcare services. |
| Recovery.org | Top Kansas City addiction recovery centers reviews and ratings. |
| ReDiscover | To deliver mental health and substance abuse services to help individuals and families achieve healthier and more productive lives |
| Rehabs.com | Kansas City inpatient drug and alcohol rehab programs. |
| StartYourRecovery.org | StartYourRecovery.org provides helpful information for people who are dealing with substance use issues — and their family members, friends, and co-workers. |
| The Recovery Village | The Recovery Village offers comprehensive treatment for dual diagnosis based alcohol and drug rehab, eating disorder and mental health treatments tailored to the patient’s specific needs. |
| Tri-County Mental Health Services | Prevention, assessment and treatment services for individuals and families throughout Clay, Platte and Ray counties. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| AbleNet | Company selling switches and other technology to assist with daily activities. |
| Assistivetech.net | Assistivetech.net is a free online database that lists over 20,000 products which can be searched for by function (related functional area or disability), activity (related activity or task) or vendor (manufacturer or distributor name). |
| Assistive Technology 101 | Guide to understanding Assistive Technology |
| Baby B’Air | Flight vest for lap held babies. |
| Center on Technology and Disability | Providing a wealth of free resources: personal and professional development, webinars, articles, guides, training materials and more. |
| Closing the Gap | Provides professionals, parents and consumers with the information and training necessary to best locate, compare and implement assistive technology into the lives of persons with disabilities. |
| EnableMart | Internet company selling assistive technology for environmental controls, switches, communication, hearing and vision loss, and computers. |
| Funding Guide, The | Step-by-step process on how to get free money for assistive technology for children with disabilities. |
| Missouri Assistive Technology | Increasing access to assistive technology for Missourians with all types of disabilities, of all ages. |
| Missouri Public Service Commission | A regulatory agency whose responsibilities include oversight of the telecommunications industry in Missouri. |
| NanoPac, Inc. | Assistive technology for people with disabilities. |
| Podee International | Hands-free baby bottle. |
| R.D. Equipment, Inc. | Designs, manufactures and markets products to help increase independence and accessibility for the elderly and people with disabilities. |
| Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America | Dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of people with disabilities through increasing access to technology solutions. |
| Tobii ATI | ACC and assistive technology devices and solutions. |
| Universal Design Style | Adapted Strollers. |
| The Vest Airway Clearance System | Medical device that assists children and adults with mobilizing secretions that may contribute to, or complicate, their respiratory conditions. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Autism Now | National Autism resource and information center. |
| Autism Society The Heartland | Focusing on the whole person and the family. Creating opportunities for training, activities, self-advocacy and support. |
| Autism Speaks | Autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism. |
| Autism Works, Inc. | Located in Liberty, Missouri, we are a place where dedicated parents, volunteers and staff come together to bring support and services to families whose lives are affected by Autism. |
| Autistic Self Advocacy Network | National grassroots disability rights organization for the Autistic community. |
| Camp Encourage | Encouraging social growth, independence, and self-esteem in youth with autism spectrum disorders through a quality, overnight camp experience located in the greater Kansas City area. |
| Child Mind Institute | Transforming the lives of children struggling with mental health and learning disorders. |
| Children’s Mercy Hospital | Provides services and resources for early diagnosis and intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other neurodevelopmental disorders. |
| Digital Resources for Students with Autism | Technology links to help students with speech, interaction, participation, and communication, making for more integrated classrooms and innovative therapies that help these students learn. |
| Easter Seals Midwest | Easter Seals Midwest serves people with developmental disabilities and specializes in autism services. |
| Family First Center for Autism and Child Development | Kansas City, Missouri Provides a range of therapeutic services and training opportunities to support children with autism and their families. |
| Families for Effective Autism Treatment, Missouri (FEAT) | An organization for parents and professionals throughout Missouri. Providing advocacy, education, and support for the autism community and to promote early diagnoses and effective autism treatments. |
| Joshua Center | A non-profit organization that provides services and support for the social, emotional, and educational needs of neurologically impaired children and their families, including children with autism spectrum disorders, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Tourette Syndrome. |
| Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training | Multidisciplinary center at the University of Kansas that promotes research and training on the causes, nature and management of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). |
| Kansas City Autism Training Center | Providing professional, research-based intervention, training and education for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. |
| Missouri Department of Mental Health Office of Autism Services | Providing leadership in program development for children and adults with autism spectrum disorders. |
| Sesame Street and Autism | Resources to celebrate the uniqueness of each and every child. |
| Sherwood Center, The | Empowering students and adults with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities. |
| Special Education Resource Guide | Support and resources for parents and teachers. |
| Special Needs Alliance | Helping individuals with disabilities, their families and the professionals who serve them. |
| Successful Sounds | A Neurologic music therapy based approach to teaching the autistic child. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Alphapointe | Alphapointe is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that has continued to serve people who are blind and visually impaired in the Kansas City, Missouri community and surrounding region. |
| American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. | Creating educational, workplace, and independent living products and services for people who are visually impaired. |
| American Council of the Blind | Strives to increase the independence, security, equality of opportunity, and quality of life, for all blind and visually-impaired people. |
| American Foundation for the Blind | Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss. |
| Assistive Technology for Kansans | Assistance to Kansans for those with vision and hearing loss for assistive technology. |
| Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired | To prepare children with visual impairments, including those with multiple disabilities, to function at their highest potential in the sighted world. |
| Kansas Audio-Reader Network | The Kansas Audio-Reader Network is a reading and information service for blind, visually impaired, and print disabled individuals in Kansas and western Missouri. |
| Kansas State School for the Blind | Development of exemplary programs and practices in vision services in Kansas. |
| National Federation of the Blind | Raising the expectations of blind people. |
| National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS/BPH) – Library of Congress | A free national library program of Braille and recorded materials for persons with visual and physical disabilities is administered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress. |
| Missouri Department of Social Services Rehabilitation Services for the Blind | Services to people with varying degrees of visual impairment, ranging from those who cannot read regular print to those who are totally blind. |
| Rehabilitation Services for the Blind | List of district offices in Missouri. |
| Speech Recognition Tool | Free, accurate online tool that converts speech to text and text to speech. |
| Wolfner Talking Books and Braille Library | Provides informational and recreational materials in braille and audio formats, free of charge, to Missourians who are unable to use standard print materials due to blindness, visual or physical impairment, or a reading disability, either temporary or permanent. Play back equipment also provided. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City | Providing information and resources, training, support group information and a caring ear when needed. |
| Brain Injury Association of Missouri | Community-based organization serving persons with brain injury, their families, caregivers, physicians, therapists, case managers and other throughout Missouri. |
| The Brain Injury Guide and Resources | A collaboration of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the MU Department of Health Psychology as a tool for those seeking to cope with and understand Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | An organization dedicated to veterans service, medical research and civil rights for people with disabilities. |
| Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board, The (PDAB) | Acts in an advisory role to improve the access of citizens with disabilities to all government and community facilities and activities in Olathe, Kansas. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Be Extraordinary | Helps people with severe disabilities achieve goals through a partnership with caring organizations and friends. |
| Directory of Independent Living Centers | Centers for Independent Living Centers over the United States. |
| DMV of Missouri | Information for Disabled Drivers in Missouri |
| GCF LearnFree.org | Interactive lessons focusing on giving the individual the opportunity to experience daily challenges without real-world consequences. |
| Human Rights Commission | If you believe you have been discriminated against in employment, housing or public accommodations based on your race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, martial status, familial status, sexual orientation or gender identity you may file a claim with the Kansas City Human Relations Department. |
| Independent Living Research Utilization | We create opportunities for independence for people with disabilities through research, education, and consultation. |
| Institute for Human Development (UMKC) | Applied research and training center for human services. |
| Jewish Vocational Services (JVS) | JVS engages, encourages and empowers anyone with a barrier, whether due to physical or developmental disabilities, or acculturation difficulties to achieve social, cultural and economic integration. |
| Kansas City Public Library | Books and more! |
| Library-By-Mail for the Homebound | Books, audiobooks on CD, music on CD, and DVDs can be delivered to patrons of the Mid-Continent Libray in Kansas City, Missouri who cannot get to a library branch because of health, mobility, advanced age, permanent or temporary incapaciy. Only qualifying residents of the Library’s three-county service area are eligible for this free service. |
| Lifeline Assistance Program | Free cell phones to Americans in need of financial help. |
| Link for Care | Connection to service providers in the greater Kansas City area. |
| Mid-Continent Library | Mid-Continent Public Library’s mission is to enrich our citizens and communities through expanding access to innovation, information, ideas, and inspiration. |
| Midwest Ability Summit | A metro-wide ability expo for those with disabilities and older adults their families, caregivers, healthcare professionals and as an educational opportunity for the entire Greater Kansas City community. |
| Missouri Family to Family | Providing help to discover and navigate your family’s life course with practical information and tools |
| March of Dimes, Greater Kansas City Chapter | To improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. |
| MORE2 | MORE2 was created in late 2004 as an interfaith social justice organization reflecting different cultural backgrounds, faith traditions, skin colors and economic means. We are united in our commitment to transforming our communities by creating a metropolitan area that embraces all people and offers everyone the opportunity to achieve their greatest potential. |
| National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions (NASPCC) | An umbrella organization for state prostate cancer coalitions, state prostate cancer task forces or state prostate cancer foundations. |
| National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) | NCIL is the national membership association of local nonprofit corporations known as Centers for Independent Living (CIL). Visit the address below to find your nearby SIL or the Statewide Independent Living Council for your state. |
| OCCK | Not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping people with physical or mental disabilities remove barriers to employment, independent living, and full participation in their communities. Their Solution Outreach Center refurbishes wheelchairs, hospital beds and other durable equipment that are no longer being used and made available for other Kansans at no charge. |
| Parents with Disabilities Online | One-stop resource for parents with disabilities. |
| Peer & Family Support Program | The Reeve Foundation’s national peer to peer mentoring program to provide critical emotional support and local and national information and resources to people living with paralysis, their families and caregivers. |
| Plan to Achieve Self Support (PASS) | The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under this program allows recipients to set aside income and resources towards an approved plan for achieving self-support without jeopardizing benefits. This plan will cover modifications to a home through an SSI savings plan. Additional information is available through local Social Security Administration offices. |
| Refinance Mortgage Rates | Refinance and mortgage guide for people with disabilities. |
| Research and Training Center on Independent Living | The Center’s goal is to develop and disseminate practical techniques that enable people with severe disabilities to live more independently. Consumers and service providers identify their critical needs and then work closely with center staff to develop research and products that address these needs throughout project research and development phases. |
| Shadow Buddies Foundation | To provide emotional support through education regarding illness, disability, or medical treatments. |
| SKIL Resource Center, Inc. | Created by, driven by, and focused on persons with disabilities, their families, and communities. Providing advocacy, education, and support with customer controlled services to break down and remove existing barriers and bridge social gaps to ensure and preserve equality and independence for all. |
| Skills to Succeed | Equipping individuals and their families with the skills to thrive through providing solutions, resources and support to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, high anxiety disorder, and other clinical and developmental needs. |
| Smart Asset | Information and tools to understand what costs might be for loans. |
| Smithsonian’s Disability Rights Online Exhibit | Online access to exhibits from the collection at the Smithsonian. |
| Sprint Center | Event venue. This link provides ADA information. |
| Storage Disability Products.com | Online resource for providing ADA compliant kits for self storage units. |
| Turning Point | Turning Point’s mission is to empower and transform the mind, body, and spirit of individuals, families, and friends living with serious or chronic physical illness. We provide innovative education services and tools that inspire people to take charge of their illness and live life to its fullest. |
| United Way of Greater Kansas City | Online Resource Database. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| American Society for Deaf Children | Resources for families with deaf children. |
| Assistive Technology for Kansans | Assistance to Kansans for those with vision and hearing loss for assistive technology. |
| Beyond Interpreting | Sign language interpreters serving the Greater Kansas City Area. |
| Catholic Charities Kansas City/St. Joseph | Deaf and Disability Services An array of services and support to the Deaf and those with disabilities. Focusing on full inclusion and designed to enable active engagement in the community. |
| Cochlear Implant Guide | Consumer Affairs review of cochlear implants and recommended brands. |
| Emergency Prep Videos for Hearing Impaired | YouTube channel that focuses on hearing impairment |
| Kansas Association of the Deaf | Kansas state non-profit organization to bring deaf and hard of hearing individuals together to promote greater access into the mainstream of life. |
| Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | A state agency authorized to develop and implement a program of information and referral, advocacy, public education and direct services to assure coordination and availability of services for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Kansas School of the Deaf | A barrier-free communication environment which fosters early, fluent communication and ongoing fluent communication as a means of broadening horizons and maximizing possibilities. |
| Midwest Ear Institute | Dedicated to enhancing the quality of life by restoring hearing. We accomplish this by evaluating and treating patients and by our involvement in clinical research projects. Through our work, we relieve the isolation and misunderstanding caused by hearing loss and other ear-related disorders by educating patients, their families, and professionals in the field. |
| Missouri Assistive Technology | In State FY 2022, Missouri Assistive Technology provided 6,729 assistive devices and delivered support services to 19,443 Missourians with disabilities, family members, and professionals. |
| Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Agency of the state of Missouri to advocate for public policies, regulations, and programs to improve the quality and coordination of existing services for individuals with hearing loss and to promote new services whenever necessary. |
| Museum of Deaf History, Arts and Culture | The Museum of Deaf History, Arts and Culture is a museum dedicated to the unique culture of Deaf and hard of hearing people in the United States. The museum opened in 2001 in Olathe, Kansas, across the street from the Kansas School for the Deaf. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | Seeking to enhance the capacity of disability professionals and to participate in the development of a fully inclusive society. |
| The Center for the Developmentally Disabled | Supporting persons with disabilities to achieve their fullest potential with group living, supported living,and day habilitation. |
| Cerebral Palsy Guidance | Guidance and assistance to parents of a child with cerebral palsy. |
| The Cerebral Palsy Guide | The Cerebral Palsy Guide provides parents and caregivers with the information and support they need to help children with cerebral palsy nationwide. |
| Concerned Care | Opening doors for citizens with developmental disabilities. |
| Developing Potential, Inc. | To provide quality day habilitation services to adults with developmental disabilities and support those individuals to reach their potential and achieve a dignified, adult lifestyle. |
| Developmental Disability Services of Jackson County – eitas website | Supporting individuals with developmental disabilities have maximum support for a lifetime that is satisfying and fulfilling. |
| Developmental Disability Services of Johnson County | The Community Developmental Disabilities Organization for Johnson County to help coordinate services and supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
| Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kanas City | Support and resources for individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the professionals who serve them. |
| Imagine That! | Innovative creative arts studio for individuals with developmental disabilities located in the Crossroads Art District. |
| Johnson County Developmental Supports | To expand resources to meet the needs and enhance the lives of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families with excellence and the highest ethical standards. |
| Mission Project, The | Enables capable adults with developmental or cognitive disabilities to live independently and safely in community with minimal support |
| Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities | Improving the lives of Missourians with developmental disabilities through supports and services that foster self-determination. |
| National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities | Federal-State partnership in developing futures for and with people with developmental disabilities and their families. |
| National Center for Learning Disabilities | To improve the lives of the one in five children and adults nationwide with learning and attention issues. |
| Platte County Board of Services | Increasing opportunities for persons residing in Platte County who have a developmental disability with services that encourage and support the individual’s functioning in the community. |
| Rainbow Center for Communicative Disorders | To provide a safe and nurturing social environment in order to serve persons with special educational and developmental needs. |
| Rockhill Manor | Assisted Living Campus that provides supported housing for adults of all ages who have been diagnosed with a chronic mental illness. |
| The Farmer’s House | Embracing, enhancing, and supporting the lives of youth and adults with developmental disabilities. |
| TNC Community | To be the region’s foremost provider of high quality services to persons with developmental disabilities by providing our clients the opportunity to achieve their goals in a safe and healthy environment. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Affordable Colleges Online | Specific information and resources on a variety of different disabilities, how to make the transition into the workforce easier, and information on legal rights on campuses. |
| Accredited Online Colleges | Accredited online colleges and disability education. |
| Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) | AHEAD is an international, multicultural organization of professionals committed to full participation in higher education for persons with disabilities. AHEAD offers numerous training programs, workshops, publications, and conferences to promote this mission. |
| BestColleges.com | College resources for students with disabilities. |
| Best Colleges.com College Guide for LGBTQ Students | A guide for prospective students who identify as LGBTQ to help them find a college that will provide a supportive environment where they can thrive. |
| College resources for students with disabilities | College students with disabilities have rights that allow for specific accommodations to help them succeed in school. Learn about legal protections, scholarships, technologies, and other assistance available to students with disabilities. |
| DeVry Bachelor Degree Programs | DeVry offers dozens of accounting, business, technology, healthcare, and media arts programs for individuals who want to advance their careers in a variety of fields. |
| Division of Adult Education and Literacy Office of Vocational and Adult Education U.S. Department of Education | The Division of Adult Education and Literacy promotes programs that help adults get the basic skills they need to be productive workers, family members, and citizens. The major areas of support are Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English Language Acquisition. |
| DO-IT | DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) works to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers. DO-IT Scholars is especially for college-capable high school students with disabilities. |
| A Guide to Visual Disabilities; How Colleges Help Visually Impaired Students Succeed | Obtaining a college education is no easy task, but for students with visual disabilities, the path to completing a degree program is lined with unique challenges and barriers. This guide explores how visual impairments impact the educational experience, what colleges are doing for the visually impaired, and includes numerous resources, as well insight and tips from experts and a list of scholarships and grants. |
| Kansas City Public Library and Rockhurst University Students Tutoring | Free one-on-one tutoring for students in 1st-12th grades. Fun in the Sum Math Help is offered every Wednesday from Sept. 16-Dec. 2, 2015, from 4:30-6:30pm at the Southeast Branch, 6242 Swope Parkway. Study Smart Homework Help is offered every Sunday from Sept. 20-Dec. 5, 2015, from 2:30-4:30pm at the L.H. Bluford Branch, 3050 Prospect. To schedule an appointment, contact Katie Taylor at 816-701-3707 or KatieTaylor@kclibrary.org |
| Guide to Online College with a Learning Disability | This guide provides critical information for students with learning disabilities who want to enroll in online courses. It provides important information such as securing and using learning disability accommodations, locating assistive technologies, and navigating online course sites. |
| HEATH Resource Center | HEATH is the online clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. Information about educational support services, policies, procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses, vocational-technical schools, and other postsecondary training entities for adults with disabilities. |
| Intervention Central | Classroom ideas for teaching children with developmental disabilities. |
| Learning Ally (formerly Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic) | Learning Ally is a national nonprofit service organization that provides educational and professional books in accessible format to people with visual impairments, learning disabilities, and other physical disabilities that prevent them from reading printed material. |
| Learning Disabilities Association of America | Support and resources for educators. |
| Missouri Parents Act | Empowering families to advocate for themselves so that children with special educational needs can reach their full potential in education and life – through support, training, and education. |
| Missouri DESE Special Education | Administers state and federal funds to support services for students and adults with disabilities. |
| OnlineColleges.net | A review of online colleges in Missouri. |
| Students with Disabilities College Guide | Our resource-packed guide with everything that students with disabilities need to know for college |
| Sunshine Center School | To provide individually specialized services that enhance the lives of children and their families. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| LendEDU | Promoting financial literacy through free educational resources. Most resources focus on financial aid, student loans, college budgeting, etc. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Bishop Sullivan Center | Providing a variety of services to help low-income people throughout the metro. Two food pantries, community kitchen, emergency assistance, employment services, air conditioners for elderly, food delivery to homebound elderly, clothes closet. |
| Catholic Charities | Services for people in need. |
| City of Independence Health Needs | Links to health events and information for Independence, MO. |
| Community Assistance Council | Empowering individuals to achieve self-sufficiency through the delivery of direct emergency assistance, education and advocacy. |
| Community Services League | Provides immediate relief to people in need, assessing their situations, and providing solutions that lead to economic stability |
| Cross-Lines Community Outreach | Providing a wide variety of programs to serve those in need. Offering laundry services, shower facilites, clean clothing, and rent and utility assistance. For those needing food, Cross-Lines serves breakfast and lunch five days a week. Also offers a food pantry and thrift store. |
| Della Lamb Community Services | Serving Kansas City residents with rent, utility, food, back-to-school supplies and holiday assistant. Helping those most in need while on the path to self-sufficiency. |
| Greater Kansas City Coalition to End Homelessness | Bringing together service providers, consumers, community leaders, government agencies and others in Greater Kansas City to help eradicate homelessness in the community by addressing the concerns and interests of the homeless community. |
| Metro Lutheran Ministry | Information about assistance with food, clothing and shelter. |
| Redemptorist Social Services Center | Social services center in Kansas City. |
| Saint Mary’s Outreach Center Independence | Offering assistance with food, clothing, and medicine purchases. |
| Salvation Army | Providing services to families on an emergency basis throughout Kansas and Western Missouri by providing rent, utilities, clothing, food or other required assistance. |
| Seton Center | Social services organization in Kansas City’s urban core. The Center provides a fodd pantry, rent and utility assistance, thrift store, dental services, and older adult services for those in need. |
| United Inner City Services | Providing rental, utility, small needs, and food assistance in a respectful manner that works towards building self-sufficiency. |
| United Way 2-1-1 of Greater Kansas City | A free, confidential, 24-hour information and referral service giving access to resources in the community. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| ADA National Network | Fact sheets on emergency preparedness. |
| American Red Cross | Disaster Preparedness document for people with disabilities. |
| American Public Health Association (APHA) | APHA’s Get Ready campaign helps Americans prepare themselves, their families and their communities for all disasters and hazards, including pandemic flu, infectious disease, natural disasters and other emergencies. |
| CDC Emergency Preparedness | Information for people with disabilities in an emergency or disaster. |
| Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center | Emergency preparedness for people with disabilities. |
| Disability 911 | Disability Prep for People with Disabilities. |
| Emergency Prep Videos for Hearing Impaired | General Emergency Preparedness videos |
| FEMA: Ready.gov | Preparing for an emergency for people with disabilities and special needs. |
| Kansas Division of Emergency Management | General information and resources relating to public safety in Kansas. |
| Nobody Left Behind | Disaster preparedness for persons with mobility impairments. |
| Office of Disability Integration & Coordination | Integrating and coordinating emergency preparedness, response and recovery for children and adults with disabilities and others with access and functional needs before, during and after a disaster. |
| Ready.gov | Information on planning for disasters. |
| State Emergency Management Agency-Missouri | General information and resources relating to public safety in Missouri. |
| Together Prepared/Disability Prepared | Exchanging best practices in disaster planning for people with disabilities. |
| Your local security.com | Tornado safety tips. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| State of Missouri Disability Portal | Employment is the cornerstone of economic independence. The following website presents employment resources to enhance employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and employer’s resources of “best practices” in hiring people with disabilities. |
| Association of People Supporting Employment First | Provides training and advocacy to improve and expand integrated employment opportunities, services, and outcomes for people with disabilities. |
| Career Guide for People With Disabilities | Article that gives tips on applying to careers |
| Career One-Stop | Publicly funded resource for job seekers and businesses. |
| Clay County Clothes Closet | Providing free clothing to northland families in need. |
| Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City | Assisting low-income residents of Clay, Jackson and Platte counties in Missouri to become self-sufficient by providing comprehensive supportive services. |
| Connections To Success | Inspiring individuals to realize their dreams and achieve economic independence by providing hope, resources, and a plan. |
| Dress for Success Kansas City | Promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. |
| FEC Job Search Site | Search for jobs in Missouri. |
| Full Employment Council | The premiere one-stop destination for job seekers and employers in the Greater Kansas City area. |
| Gettinghired.com | Bridging the gap between job seekers with disabilities and employers looking to hire. |
| Goodwill Industries | Customized job training, employment placement, and other services for people who have disabilities, lack education or job experience, or face employment challenges. |
| Greater Kansas City Disability Mentoring Day | Program to promote career development for students and adult job seekers with disabilities through hands-on career exploration, mentoring and events. |
| Hirepotential.com | Solutions to help government contractors succeed in navigating the complexities of disability compliance and inclusion. |
| Human Relations Commission | If you believe you have been discriminated against in employment, housing or public accommodations based on your race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, maritial status, familial status, sexual orientation or gender identity you may file a claim with the Kansas City Human Relations Department. |
| JAN: Job Accommodation Network | Answers about workplace accommodations or the ADA and related legislation. |
| Jewish Vocational Services | JVS engages, encourages and empowers anyone with a barrier, whether due to physical or developmental disabilities, or acculturation difficulties, to acieve social, cultural and economic integration. |
| JobAccess and ABILITY Jobs | Enabling people with disabilities to enhance their professional lives by providing a dedicated system for finding employment. |
| Job One | To enhance the lives of adults with disabilities by providing a lifetime of meaningful employment choices. |
| Johnson County Developmental Supports | The agency of Johnson County government that facilitates career and personal development for Johnson County residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
| Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation | Employment and training services for those that have a disability that can assist them in becoming employed. |
| my Skills my Future | A source for employment information and inspiration. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. |
| Project RISE (Reaching for Independent Successful Employment) | Employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics to help acquire hands-on work experience. |
| Resume Template | Templates for resumes and cover letters from Microsoft. |
| SHiFT | SHIFT helps match employers with SHIFT registered job-seekers who happen to have a disability. |
| SourceAmerica | National organization creating job opportunities for people with significant disabilities. |
| Think Beyond the Label | Works with businesses to successfully recruit, hire and retain qualified workers with disabilities and provides important tools to help federal contractors meet new compliance requirements. |
| Ticket To Work | Program designed for people who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, but want to go to work. |
| United State Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | The ADA: Your empolyment righs as an individual with a disability. |
| Vocational Rehabilitation | If you want to work but have a disability that keeps you from finding or keeping a job, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) may be able to help you. VR specializes in employment and training services that can assist you in becoming employed. A VR counselor will determine your eligibility for services. |
| Women’s Employment Network | Through structured and personalized career services WEN creates positive change in the lives of women who struggle with social, economic and educational barriers to employment. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| ABL Denim | Jeans designed for people in wheelchairs. |
| Adaptations by Adrian | Adaptive clothing featuring back-openings with hook and loop closures, side zippers and wide band elastic waists for easy dressing, fashion and comfort. |
| Ag Apparel | Adaptive clothing with no boundaries. |
| Functional Comfort | Knit leg and arm warmers to help those with spinal cord injuries warm cold legs and arms. |
| Janska | Women’s universal outerwear, wraps and sweaters. |
| Koolway Sports | Offering a line of outerwear and accessories tailored to the needs of users of wheelchairs – with very mainstream styling. |
| LegaWear | Unique clothes for unique people. |
| MagnaReady | Men’s and women’s universal magnetic-closure dress shirts. |
| Mobella | Beautiful walker and wheelchair bags. |
| My Heart Ties | Beautiful ostomy pouch covers. |
| Rollin’ Wear | Men’s adaptive jeans and graphic tees. |
| Wheelie Chix Chic | Designer wear for wheelchair women. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Alexandra’s House | Provides active management and hope for families pregnant with or who have a baby with lethal anomalies and who is expected to die near or shortly after birth. |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association; Keith Worthington Chapter | Care services, research, awareness and public policy for ALS in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. |
| Alzheimer’s Association, Heartland Chapter | To provide education and leadership to enhance care and support services for those affected by Alzheimer’s disease while supporting efforts to eliminate the disease. |
| American Diabetes Association | To prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. |
| American Heart Association | To reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. |
| American Lung Association | Committed to providing information and support to help protect your lung health. |
| American Stroke Foundation | To empower stroke survivors and their families to overcome ongoing challenges of life after stroke and rejuvenate their lives. |
| Arthritis Foundation of Kansas | Kansas serves the 492,000 people affected by arthritis in the area. We provide education, program and services, information about upcoming events, programming news, volunteer opportunities and other Foundation-related business. |
| Asbestos.com | Provides vital services and free resources for patients and families affected by mesothelioma. |
| The Cerebral Palsy Guide | The Cerebral Palsy Guide provides parents and caregivers with the information and support they need to help children with cerebral palsy nationwide. |
| Cerebral Palsy Information | Guidance and assistance to parents of a child with cerebral palsy. |
| Cerebral Palsy Symptoms | Learn all about Cerebral Palsy and other common birth injuries. |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Heart of America Chapter | Committed to adding tomorrows to the lives of people with CF. |
| Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kansas City | Support and resources for individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the professionals who serve them. |
| Epilepsy Foundation for Heart of America | Dedicated to empowering people affected by epilepsy/seizure disorders to live the lives they choose. |
| Fibromyalgia Coalition International | To develop and execute programs dedicated to addressing the root causes of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. |
| Good Samaritan Project | To provide supportive and responsive care for a diverse community of individuals affected by HIV/AIDS and to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS through education and advocacy. |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International/Kansas City Chapter | To find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. |
| Lupus Foundation of America, Inc., Kansas City Chapter | To improve the diagnosis and treatment of lupus, support individuals and families affected by the disease, increase awareness of lupus among health professionals and the public, and find the causes and cure. |
| Mesothelioma.com | Mesothelioma treatment, diagnosis and related information for patients and families. Legal options for those diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma. |
| Mesothelioma Guide | A site to guide mesothelioma patients and their loved ones toward answers, care options, and free health solutions that improve their lives. |
| Mid-America MS Achievement Center | To enhance the body, mind, and spirit of people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society Mid-America Chapter | To end the devastating effects of Multiple Sclerosis. |
| Myasthenia Gravis Association | Dedicated to improving the quality of life for all people affected by this auto-immune, neuro-muscular disease, through awareness, education, and patient services. |
| National Kidney Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri | Dedicated to preventing kidney and urinary tract diseases; improving the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases; and increasing the availability of all organs for transplantation. |
| Parkinson Foundation of the Heartland | Works to fund the research for a cure, to improve the quality of life for patients, caregivers and families, and to educate and provide resources to patients, medical professionals and the public. |
| PKD Foundation | Promote programs of research, advocacy, education, support and awareness in order to discover treatments and a cure for Polycystic Kidney Disease and improve the lives of all it affects. |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Network (RASN) | Resources for treatments and therapies for Rheumatoid Arthritis. |
| Sickle Cell Disease Association of America | To educate the public about sickle cell disease, with special emphasis given to people of child bearing age, while improving the quality of life with direct services for patients and their families that suffer from sickle cell disease. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| City Union Mission | Compassionate service to low-income and homeless community members through the distribution of food, clothing, school supplies, household items, utility assistance, case management, affordable housing referrals, Life Skills classes and services for homebound elderly and disabled people. |
| Community Assistance Council | Empowering individuals to achieve self-sufficiency through the delivery of direct emergency assistance, education and advocacy. |
| Downtown Outreach | Providing hunger relief to people in Kansas City. Open to anyone. |
| Episcopal Community Services | Serving noonday meals at no cost to people who are hungry and homeless. |
| Grace United | To feed the hungry, provide clothes for those in need. |
| Harvesters | Harvesters provides food to its network of member agencies who in turn provide help to individuals and families at risk of hunger throughout the community. |
| Harvesters – SNAP | SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), formerly known as Food Stamps, serves as our nation’s first line of defense against hunger. SNAP provides low-income people with a consistent means to buy nutritious food at supermarkets and many farmers’ markets using a special debit card. SNAP eligibility is based on residency, family size, income and assets. |
| Hope City | Open prayer rooms with worship made available for all. Running right alongside the prayer room, community centers raised up in struggling neighborhoods to serve the needs of the troubled youth, the addicted and the homeless. |
| Open Table (Kansas City, Missouri) | List of restaurants in the KC area that take reservations online. Customers should call ahead to verify accessibility. |
| Truman Mobile Market | Truman Medical Centers’ Mobile Market brings fresh fruits and veggies to Kansas City’s urban core. |
| University of Missouri Exchange – Family Nutrition Education | FNEP is nutrition education for individuals and families. Nutrition educators meet participants in homes, schools and at agencies. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| 180 Medical | Catheter supplies |
| AbilityPath.org | Report about obesity and children with special needs. |
| Black Health Care Coalition | The Black Health Care Coalition (BHCC) is a non-profit, grass-roots, organization dedicated to reducing health disparities in the African American community through Advocacy, Access to Care and Health Promotion Activities. |
| CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) | Children’s Medicaid for Missouri |
| Coloplast | Continence, ostomy, skin and wound care products and accessories. |
| Familywize | Reducing the cost of prescription medicine for children, families, and individuals by distributing free prescription drug savings cards. |
| First Hand Foundation | The First Hand Foundation provides funding for individual children with health-related needs when insurance and other financial resources have been exhausted. They also create and support programs that identify issues before they become critical and that empower people to take charge of their health. |
| Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet | Providing short-term emergency medical assistance to those in need. |
| KC Care Clinic | The Kansas City CARE Clinic promotes health and wellness by providing quality Care, Access, Research and Education to the underserved and all people in our community. |
| Medicaid (Mo HealthNet) | Health care services for low income and vulnerable citizens of the State of Missouri. |
| Medicare Counseling (Shepherd’s Center) | Medicare counseling helps individuals and families understand how to utilize Medicare and insurance to meet the changing needs of their lives. |
| NeedyMeds | Prescription card to help with the cost of medicine. |
| Partnership for Prescription Assistance | Helping qualified patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need by matching them with the right assistance programs. |
| Prescription Medications | Free/Discounted prescription medication card and plans resource list. |
| Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center | Health, wellness and education for the Kansas City community. |
| Simple Savings Card | Prescription savings card. |
| Swope Health Services | Accessible, quality, comprehensive patient care in Kansas City. |
| Symbius Medical | National home medical supplier and regional home medical equipment provider. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Ability KC | Ability KC brings together Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City and Children’s Therapeutic Learning Center. Annually, 2,700 individuals and families receive services for medical rehabilitation, therapeutic preschool and employment services. |
| Dream Works, Inc., The | Providing Home Health and Rehabilitation Services to the Kansas City Area. |
| Falling Forward Foundation | Supporting patients recovering from catastrophic medical issues. Providing funding that allows patients to continue their rehabilitation, to recover to their fullest potential, and to move forward in their lives. |
| Hanger Clinic | Orthotic specialists creating custom-fit items, from complex bracing systems for spinal and neck orthotics. Pediatrics, adults, neuromuscular disease, spinal, cranial, spinal cord injury, sports, and upper and lower extremity orthotics. |
| Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital | Specialized rehabilitation programs for traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke and pulmonary conditions for children and adults of all ages. |
| Medtronic | Medical technology company offering innovative therapies to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. |
| Mid America Rehabilitation Hospital/HealthSouth | Patient-focused, results-driven rehabilitation. |
| NARIC, the National Rehabilitation Information Center | Online searchable database of more than 300 projects funded by NIDRR (National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research), including their products. Information about disability, rehabilitation, and promoting independence and employment for individuals with disabilities |
| Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. – KC Program | The physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities including education and outings. |
| QLI | Brain and spinal cord injury rehabilitation by embracing the concept that great rehabilitation is more than just the science of physical recovery – it is the art of rebuilding a life. |
| Readjustment Counseling Services | Vet Centers provide Readjustment Counseling for Combat Veterans of all combat eras. |
| RespirTech | Airway clearance products and therapy. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Accessibility Remodeling | Accessibility remodeling, emergency alert system |
| American Care & Equipment | Home safety modification, stair lifts, etc. |
| Angie’s List | Unbiased ratings and reviews on service companies. |
| Bath Innovations Walk-In Bathtubs | Not a showroom. Models for every budget. Call for factory direct pricing. 913-912-1750 |
| Bath Planet | Walk-in bath. Bath and shower remodeling. |
| Bulmer, Robert | Our Family Handyman Service 816-226-1213 |
| Center for Universal Design | National information, technical assistance and research center that evaluates, develops, and promotes accessible and universal design in housing, commercial and public facilities, outdoor environments and products. |
| Disabled World Accessible Home Design | Information and ideas about making a home accessible. |
| Disability.gov | Information on getting help to pay for home repairs or modifications to make homes accessible. |
| D & V Midwest Design, Inc. | Furniture adaptation and interior design |
| Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST Design and Construction Resource Center | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development fair housing information, resources, support, and technical guidance |
| Grants for Home Modification | Suggestions for people with disabilities about home modifications. |
| Habitat for Humanity Kansas City ReStore | New/used building materials center. |
| Handy Folks, Inc. | Home repair and remodeling |
| Help From A Friend | Home improvement, maintenance & repair, yard care |
| Home Access | Install grab bars, bath equipment, etc. 913-649-0454 |
| HomeAdvisor | Disability accommodation cost guide. |
| Home Modifications for Seniors and People With Disabilities | Comprehensive list of grants, tax deductions, and other creative ways to pay for necessary home modifications |
| Infinitec.org | Infinite potential through assistive technology. Organizations that promote barrier-free environments and offer information. |
| Jewish Family Services Help at Home | Home repairs, home safety assessment |
| Johnson County Human Services | Information on minor home rehabilitation, weatherization. |
| Kenny’s Tile | Accessible shower remodeling, design and installation services. |
| Lifewise Renovations | Certified Aging-in Place Specialists help you remodel for life. |
| National Architecture Program of theParalyzed Veterans of America | Accessible design, technical assistance. |
| National Resource Center on Supportive Housingand Home Modification Andrus Gerontology Center | University of Southern California Home conversion to make tasks easier, fall prevention center of excellence. |
| Olathe Housing Rehabilitation Services | Home Assistance/Accessibility Programs |
| Projects Plus, LLC | Home modification for accessibility. 913-207-2129 |
| Retirement Living Information Center | Evaluation of 15 stair lift companies and tips to choosing the right chair lift. |
| Senior Solutions/Home Maintenance Solutions | Home adaptation and home maintenance services. |
| Silver Cross | Recycled and new healthcare equipment. |
| Stakare | Wheelchair ramps, grab bars, minor home repair. 816-822-1166 |
| Transition to Adulthood Home Modifications | Home Modifications for youth with disabilities. From RentDeals.com Blog. |
| U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | Disability rights in housing. |
| US Insurance Agents | Home remodeling and modifications for people with special needs. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Housing services include rental assistance, transitional housing placement and permanent housing solutions. | |
| Community Linc | Helping to end homelessness, impact poverty and remove barriers to self-sufficiency. |
| Community Services League | Housing counseling program includes: Housing counseling, permanent housing, tenant-landlord advocacy, budgeting classes and assistance, rental assistance, mortgage assistance, utility assistance, case management and needs assessment. |
| Cross-Lines | Promotes housing and family stability by providing rent and utility assistance as well as homeless re-housing services. |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) | Help with low-income housing search and housing discrimination cases. |
| Emergency Housing | Missouri homeless shelters and services for the needy. |
| Greater Kansas City Housing Information Center | Ensuring that all people in the Kansas City Metropolitan area have safe, decent and affordable housing on an equal opportunity basis. |
| Habitat for Humanity Kansas City | Working to fulfill the dream of home ownership for low-income families in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. |
| Hillcrest Transitional Housing | Helping families get from homelessness to self-sufficiency. |
| Homeownership Counseling | HUD-approved homeownership development, foreclosure intervention and financial empowerment organization. |
| Home Weatherization Program | Assisting low income families in Jackson, Clay and Platte counties by making energy efficiency upgrades. |
| Housing Authority of Kansas City | Develop, rehabilitate and manage decent, safe and sanitary quality affordable housing in a manner that promotes equal opportunity, fair housing and the deconcentration of race and poverty. |
| Human Relations Commission | If you believe you have been discriminated against in employment, housing or public accommodations based on your race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, martial status, familial status, sexual orientation or gender identity you may file a claim with the Kansas City Human Relations Department. |
| Lee’s Summit Housing Authority | Programs that assist low-to-moderate income citizens with housing needs. |
| LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) | Program that helps you pay your heating bills from October to March. |
| Mental Health America of the Heartland | The Heartland Housing Initiative increases access to permanent, safe, decent and affordable houseing options for individuals with a mental health diagnosis in the bi-state region. |
| Metro Lutheran Ministry | Metro Lutheran Ministry provides permanent supportive housing services to high-needs individuals at two locations. |
| Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) | MHDC administers, and provides financing for, the constructino of affordable housing. |
| Missouri Inclusive Housing Development Corporation | Provides information about safe, accessible, quality, affordable housing in Missouri for those with developmental disabilities. |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of KC | NHS can help you with Home Ownership. |
| Redfin Corporation | A guide for those with physical or emotional disabilities wishing to attain homeownership. |
| ReStart Inc. | A full range of services for homeless men and women: Emergency shelter, transitional living, permanent houseing for individuals with special needs. |
| Save, Inc. | Providing emergency, short-term, and long-term housing assistance for individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS. |
| Socialserve.com | Housing locator service. |
| The Zebra: Guide to Finding and Renting Housing With Disabilities | Information to find and rent housing if you, a friend, or family member has a disability. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Legal Aid of Western MO | Legal Aid of Western Missouri provides free civil legal assistance to people who need it most and can afford it least. |
| Missouri Bar Association | Provides free brochures to public on legal matters such as probate, wills, bankruptcy and finding legal help. |
| Missouri Protection & Advocacy Services | To protect the rights of individuals with disabilities by providing advocacy and legal services. |
| Law, Health Policy and Disability Center | Focused on improving the quality of life for persons living with disabilities. Concentrating on public policy and its impact on persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on employment, self-determination and self-sufficiency. |
| Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel | Processes complaints against attorneys in Missouri. |
| Redemptorist Center | Provides personal/confidential legal advice to those without financial access to an attorney. Addresses a wide range of issues from family law to legal disputes. |
| Seton Center | Free legal services are provided by appointment one Saturday each month by a local attorney. Neighbors receive assistance with a broad range of issues ranging from child custody to wills. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Guide for LGBTQ+ Students | Information for LGBTQ+ students experiencing harassment, name-calling or violent acts. |
| Human Rights Campaign | Fights for LGBT equality in Kansas alongside state and local … and how you can get involved with the local community in Kansas City. |
| LGBT Media Representation | Comprehensive media representation blog post including inclusive language and historical references. |
| Kansas City Anti-Violence Project (KCAVP) | KCAVP provides information, support, referrals, advocacy and other services to LGBT survivors of violence including domestic violence, sexual assault, and bias crimes within the Kansas City metro area. |
| Kansas Equality Coalition | The Kansas Equality Coalition is a unified statewide group of fair-minded people who are determined to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. |
| PFLAG-KC | Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. |
| PROMO | Missouri’s statewide organization advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equality through legislative action, electoral politics, grassroots organizing, and community education. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) | Free/Low Cost Health Care Clinics. |
| Coloplast | Providing ostomy care, urology and continence care, and wound and skin care. |
| Familywize | Lower prices on prescription medications. |
| Hanger Clinic | Orthotic specialists creating custom-fit items, from complex bracing systems for spinal and nec orthotics. Pediatrics, adults, neuromuscular disease, spinal, cranial, spinal cord injury, sports, and upper and lower extremity orthotics. |
| HDIS | Home delivered incontinence supplies. |
| Health Forward Foundation | By focusing on people most in need, Health Forward Foundation works to transform communities so everyone has an opportunity for better health. |
| Horizon Orthotic & Prosthetic Experience (H.O.P.E.) | Provides custom orthotics and prosthetics to patients in the Kansas City metropolitan area. |
| Institute for Neurological Discoveries | To increase access to support for those impacted by neurological conditions through active collaboration between neurological organizations and the healthcare community. |
| Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet | Providing short-term emergency medical assistance to those in need. |
| Kansas City VA Medical Center | Honoring America’s Veterans with quality health care services. |
| KC Care Clinic | Basic health care services to people who cannot afford them and to those challenged with access to care. |
| LGBT Guild of Kansas City | A grassroots organization of licensed mental and healthcare professionals. |
| Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital | National leader in specialized rehabilitation programs for traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke and pulmonary conditions for children and adults of all ages. |
| Medicare Counseling (Shepherd’s Center) | Medicare counseling helps individuals and families understand how to utilize Medicare and insurance to meet the changing needs of their lives. |
| Medicaid (Mo HealthNet) | Health care services for low income and vulnerable citizens of the State of Missouri. |
| Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital | Specializing in acute rehab, traumatic brain injury, sub-acute rehab. |
| MidAmerica Rehabilitation Hospital | Designed to return patients to leading active, independent lives. |
| Missouri Care | A MO HealthNet managed care health plan that serves 54 counties in Eastern, Central and Western Regions of Missouri. Their mission is to provide access to quality health care for the members we serve. |
| NeedyMeds | Prescription card to help with the cost of medicine. |
| OM Chiropractic | Chiropractic services to the Kansas City Metro area and is located in Westport. Dr. Jaimie McCormick is the principal chiropractor. |
| Out2Enroll | You could still qualify for health insurance! |
| Partnership for Prescription Assistance | Helping qualified patients without prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need by matching them with the right assistance programs. |
| Prescription Medications | Free/Discounted prescription medication card and plans resource list. |
| RehabMart.com | Discount medical supplies. |
| Restored Images | Specializing in ostomy, wound care, compression and incontinence supplies. 816-454-2900 |
| Saint Luke’s Hospital Rehabilitation Services | Helping patients get back to their best self. |
| Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center | Affordable healthcare alternative |
| Simple Savings Card | Prescription savings card. |
| SingleCare Medication Management | Medication management for people with disabilities. |
| Swope Health Services | Provides comprehensive health services to more than 40,000 children and adults each year through ten clinic and residential treatment locations. |
| Truman Medical Centers | Offering health services and community programs at four locations within the Kansas City area. |
| UMKC Community Counseling and Assessment Services | UMKC Community Counseling and Assessment Services (CCAS) is committed to providing a variety of affordable counseling and assessment services to the Greater Kansas City Community. |
| UMKC Dental Clinics | Preventive dental hygiene services, general dentistry and specialty services for fees one-third to one-half the cost of private care. Accepts Missouri Medicaid. |
| Visiting Physicians Association (VPA) | House call medicine and geriatric home health care. Specializing in elderly care. |
| YourRxCard | Free discount drug card. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) | Information on child and adolescent psychiatry, fact sheets for parents and caregivers, current research, practice guidelines, and managed care information, among other things. |
| American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | AAP has created the family-friendly site called Healthy Children, where you can find a wealth of information about emotional problems in children. |
| Comprehensive Mental Health Services | In partnership with individuals, families and our community, CMHS, Inc. provides the highest quality behavioral health services. |
| DSN-MO | Provider of community-based services for persons with developmental disabilities and mental health needs. |
| Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health | The Federation has state and local chapters. |
| Johnson County Mental Health | Wide range of mental health and substance abuse services to Johnson County, KS residents. |
| Medicaid benefits for mental health services | If you’re eligible for Medicaid, you may be able to access mental health services through Medicaid. States vary, however, in what types of mental health services they provide under Medicaid. Use the database at the link below to find what Medicaid benefits are available in your state. |
| Mental Health America | NMHA addresses all aspects of mental health and mental illness. Online resources about mental issues and NMHA affiliates in your area. |
| MentalHealth.gov | MentalHealth.gov provides one-stop access to U.S. government mental health and mental health problems information. |
| Mental Help.Net | A vast amount of info here on specific mental disorders, mental health, wellness, and family and relationship issues and concerns. |
| Missouri Coalition for Communty Behavioral Healthcare | Missouri’s not-for-profit community mental health centers, alchohol and drug abuse treament agencies, affiliated community psychiatric rehabilitatio service providers and a clinical call center. |
| NAMI, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill | NAMI calls itself the “Nation’s Voice on Mental Illness” and is an invaluable source of information on the subject, including state and local NAMI chapters. |
| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | Health information on a very wide range of mental health disorders; all about different medications; and the latest info on clinical trials and research. |
| National Mental Health Information Center | This service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) provides information about mental health. |
| Pathways to Hope | Help in navigating mental illness to transform the lives of the mentally ill. |
| ReDiscover | To deliver mental health and substance abuse services to help individuals and families achieve healthier and more productive lives. |
| Swope Behavioral Health | Wide range of services that can help children, adolescents and adults coping with behavioral health or chemical dependency issues. |
| TalkSpace | Discussion on the effects of a new disability on Mental Health. |
| The Recovery Village | The Recovery Village offers comprehensive treatment for dual diagnosis based drug and alcohol rehab, eating disorder and mental health treatments tailored to the patient’s specific needs. |
| Truman Behavioral Health | Provides inpatient and outpatient mental health services. Specializes in caring for serious and persistent mental illness for adults, children and families. |
| Veronica’s Voice | Mental Health services (mostly geared to women leaving human trafficking) |
| Wyandot Center | Wyandotte County’s designated community mental health center serving adults. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| American Association of Suicidology (AAS) online | AAS is dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide. For those seeking info and perspective on this difficult subject, including the warning signs and guidance on what to do, the association offers many publications that can help. |
| Comprehensive Mental Health Services | 24-hour crisis line. Mental health issues. Mental health and substance abuse treatment and rehab in Jackson and Clay counties. |
| The American Association of Children’s Residential Centers | The American Association of Children’s Residential Centers concerns itself with therapeutic living environments for children and adolescents with behavioral health disorders. |
| National Hopeline Network | You’ll be connected automatically to a certified Crisis Center near your location. Crisis Center calls are answered by trained counselors 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In the event that the nearest Crisis Center is at maximum volume, the call is seamlessly rerouted to the next closest center. Callers should never encounter a busy signal or voice mail. 1.800.784.2433 |
| National Suicide Prevention Lifeline | Another excellent resource is the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which also provides access to trained telephone counselors, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 1.800.273.TALK. 1.800.273.8255 |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| ABILITY Magazine | Covers Health, Disability, and Human Potential. |
| Disability Scoop | A national news organization serving the developmental disability community including autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and intellectual disability, among others. |
| e-Bility | A one-stop accessible destination for disability related information, resources, services and products. |
| New Mobility | A magazine for active wheelchair users. |
| Ragged Edge | This website/magazine has quite a history, and has evolved through many name changes that show the changing times and technology: Avocado Press, the Disability Rag, the Electric Edge, and now the Ragged Edge! |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Accessible Sports of Greater Kansas City | Search up various adaptive sports being offered around the KC Metro |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| AARP | Lobbies for and promotes programs and issues of interest to seniors. |
| Aging & Disability Resource Center Technical Assistance Exchange | Information and resources available to states and community organizations. |
| Life Storage | Moving tips for Seniors and People with Disabilities |
| Senior Advisor | Senior living review site. |
| Seniors Blue Book | Search for housing, home health and services for seniors. |
| Senior Guidance.org | Comprehensive resources on various senior living options. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| ADA.gov | Information on the rights of service animal owners. |
| AngelPaws | Provides information referral services as to schools to train dogs that will fit your needs. 816-591-1135 |
| Better in the Saddle (BITS) Equine Assisted Programs | Therapeutic Riding Center engaged in equine assisted activities and therapy to serve the physical and psychological needs of people with disabilities and youth at risk. |
| Canine Companions for Independence – Kansas City Chapter | Service that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships. |
| CertaPet | Help in obtaining a Service Dog. |
| Heartland Therapeutic Riding | To provide therapy through the use of the horse; to offer people with disabilities an opportunity to increase their potential for fulfillment. |
| KSDS Assistance Dogs | KSDS began as Kansas Specialty Dog Service and was incorporated as a non-profit with assistance from the State of Kansas Department of Rehabilitation Services and additional support from individual donors. |
| Northland Therapeutic Riding Center | Therapeutic riding to improve the quality of life of children and adults with special needs through equine-oriented therapy and activities. |
| Paws for Freedom, Inc. | Assistance dogs for people with disabilities. |
| Service Animal Registry of America (SARA) | Registration and certification of Service Animals, Therapy Animals and their Trainers all around the world. |
| Spay and Neuter KC | Promotes affordable spay and neuter services to help decrease pet overpopulation in the Kansas City area. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Greater Kansas City Spinal Cord Injury Association, The (GKCSCIA) | Providing local resources, services and peer support to individuals with spinal cord injury, their families and professionals. |
| St. Louis VA Medical Center/Recreation Therapy Spinal Cord Injury Services | Therapy services at the VA Medical Center in St. Louis. |
| VA Spinal Cord Injury / Disorders Services | PDF file of the VA Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders (SCI/D) Services booklet. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| American Stroke Foundation | To empower stroke survivors and their families to overcome ongoing challenges of life after stroke and rejuvenate their lives. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Connecting for Good | Connecting for Good is a nonprofit organization that has been bridging the Digital Divide since 2011 with wireless mesh networks, community technology centers, low cost refurbished PCs and free digital life skills classes. |
| Equal Access to Software and Information | Belief that students and professionals with disabilities have the same right to access information technology as everyone else. |
| National Center for Technology Innovation | Assists researchers, developers, and entrepreneurs in creating innovative learning tools for all students, with special focus on students with disabilitites. |
| Section 508 Guide for Students | An online guide to understand Section 508, which fosters equal access to the Internet and related technologies for all. Section 508 was added to the Workforce Rehabilitation Act in 1998. |
| Smart Steps, LLC | Smart Steps LLC helps persons with disabilities make decisions in a patent-pending system of supports. The “Smart Steps Mobile” app assists in dealing with everyday problems such as “I’m Lost” or “My Ride is Late” using a step-by-step process. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| American Public Transportation Association: Missouri Transit Links | Provides statewide information on transit agencies, rail and ferry by county and city with links. |
| Angel Flight | To serve people in need by arranging charitable flights for access to health care and for other humanitarian purposes. |
| Assisted Transportation | Providing transportation for medical appointments, hospital discharges and other outings. Price varies based on type of service and distance travelled. |
| CareLookup.com Directory | Over 200 medical transport services throughout the state of Missouri. |
| Cheapflights.com | Tips for travelers wtih disabilities. Information on what 15 major airlines do for travelers who need extra support when flying. |
| CheapOair | Travel accessibility resources for people with disabilities. |
| Della Lamb Community Services | City Wide Transportation provides 1,500 to 3,000 trips per day for Della Lamb through the use of 52 buses and vans. Programs that benefit from this service are Senior Citizen Meal Delivery, Individuas with Disabilites Transportation, Children throughout the organization including our Elementary Charter School, Adult Education and Community Center transportation for Seniors |
| DisabledTravelers.com | Links to airlines with specific pages for travelers with disabilities or special needs. |
| Easter Seals Project Action | Accessible community transportation in our nation. |
| Federal Aviation Administration | Preparing to Fly for passengers with disabilities. |
| IndeAccess | ADA paratransit service are available to anyone with a documented disability no matter where the individual lives. Service is available within 3/4 mile of any local bus route offered by IndeBus in Independence, MO. Also offering a Senior Transportation service in the city of Independence. |
| Jay Hatfield Mobility | Offers affordable handicap vans, power wheelchairs and scooters, and converted handicap vans. |
| The JO: Special Edition | A shared ride program providing affordable curb-to-curb transportation for registered residents of Johnson County, KS. Special Edition rides may be provided by JCT Special Edition vehicles or through a local taxi provider (10/10 Taxi) that is scheduled by JCT. All procedures and policies remain the same regardless of the ride provider. |
| Liberty Access Bus | Transportation for adults 60 and older is provided within the city limits of Liberty free of charge. Physcially challenged individuals ages 18-59 who do not have access to their own transportation may also utilize Liberty Access for a nominal fee. |
| Master’s Transportation Belton | Sales and service of mobility vehicles. |
| Mid America Coach & Mobility | A wide variety of specialized vehicles and shuttle buses for sale. |
| Mid-America Regional Council Mobility Advisory Committee | A sub-committee of the Regional Transit Coordinating Council. The committee is co-administered by MARC and the KCATA. The MAC convenes bi-monthly to address issues regarding enhanced mobility in the Kansas City region. |
| Mobility Works | Wheelchair accessible vehicles. Located in Lee’s Summit, MO. Rentals, leases and sales. |
| National Center for Mobility Management | Facilitate communities to adopt transportation strategies and mobility options that empower people to live independently, and advance health, economic vitality, self-sufficiency and community. |
| Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) | This service is provided through MO HealthNet with services statewide. |
| OATS, Inc. | OATS, Inc. is a anot-for-profit corporation providing specialized transportation for thousands of Missourians, including the rural general public, senior citizens, and people with disabilities in 87 Missouri counties. |
| Project ACTION | Promoting accessible community transportation in our nation. |
| RideKC | Information on reduced fare eligibility for people with disabilities in the Kansas City area. |
| Show Me Healthy Women Program Transportation Service | Missouri’s breast and cervical cancer program transportation service. Call 573-522-2845 or toll free at 1-866-726-9926. |
| Transportation Security Administration | Help for travelers with disabilities and medical conditions. |
| United Access | Provider of wheelchair accessible vehicles, driving systems, mobility seats, handicap lifts, and other vehicle modifications. |
| United We Ride | Initiative of the federal government’s Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility charged with advancing the Council’s mission of improving the availability, quality and efficient delivery of transportation services to people with disabilities, older adults and people with low incomes. |
| Vantage Mobility International | Resource for wheelchair vans that are new or used and resources for van conversions. |
| Veterans Transportation Service (VTS) | VTS is working to establish Mobility Managers at each local VA facility to help Veterans meet their transportation needs. |
| Travel Accessibility and Tips for Travelers with Disabilities | Advice on how to prepare for traveling |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Saving Sight | Saving Sight is a nonprofit organization that changes lives through the gift of sight and charitable vision services. We were founded in 1960 as an eye bank in central Missouri, and today, our vision programs serve more than 100,000 people worldwide each year. We strive to be the global partnership model for how eye banking and charitable vision services can most effectively serve people and communities. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| KCMO Voter Registration | Serving the voters of Kansas City inside Jackson County. Check where to vote, register to vote, and voter status. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| reStart | reStart, Inc. is a Kansas City, Missouri interfaith ministry to homeless persons. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Deaf International Community Church | Interpreted worship services. |
| Deaf Liberty Baptist Church | Services conducted in American Sign Language. The pastor and congregation are deaf. Services are voice interpreted for the hearing. |
| Frederick Boulevard Baptist Church | Interpreted Sunday Worship Services at 8:30am and 11:00 am. |
| Life.Church Overland Park | ASL Interpreter at 10:00 am service, as well as an ASL interpreted service on the Facebook page each Sunday. |
| Northland Deaf Church | Communicate the Gospel in American Sign Language in our services, our outreach events and our fellowship times. We have both deaf and hearing members, but primarily language is ASL. |
| Overland Park Church of Christ | Signed services. |
| St. Paul Catholic Church, Olathe | Signed Mass is on the second Sunday of every month at 1 pm. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| The 411 on Disability Disclosure | Publication from the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability. A workbook for youth with disabilities. |
| Accredited Schools Online | Guidebooks that tackle key academic and finance-related issues. Many guides also address important student health and safety concerns, or help student groups with specific educational and career goals find the information and resources they need to succeed. |
| ACI Learning Centers | Behavioral Consulting company providing applied behavior analysis (ABA) with an emphasis on verbal behavior for children with autism spectrum disorders, language delays, challenging behaviors, and other developmental disabilities. |
| Blue Valley Recreation Special Populations Programs | Adapted and integrated leisure activities designed for individuals with special needs. |
| Brain Balance Achievement Centers | Assessments to understand the root cause and what is happening in the brain of a child with different challenges to identify exactly where the problems lie, then set a course that resolves the child’s behavioral and academic issues. |
| Camp Mitiog | A camp for children living with Spina Bifida. |
| CAP4Kids | The Children’s Advocacy Project of Kansas City – Helping to bridge the gap between the many quality social service agencies in the Kansas City area and the families that need their help the most. |
| Child Care Aware of Missouri | Helps families locate child care settings that are appropriate for their child. |
| Children’s TLC Therapeutic Learning Center | Providing high-quality early intervention services to children with disabilities. |
| Children with Special Health Care Needs | Each state has a Title V program (funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau) that works to ensure the health of the mothers, women, children, and youth, including children and youth with special health care needs, and their families. Find the contact information for your state’s program. |
| Children’s Therapy Group | A private, not-for-profit, multi-disciplinary clinic, serving special needs children and their families. |
| Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA Center) | Identify where to enter the system in your state. Your early intervention contacts include the coordinators for early intervention itself (known as Part C coordinators), the coordinators for preschool programs (known as Section 619 coordinators), and the ICC (Interagency Coordinating Council) contacts for the state. |
| Family Conservancy, The | Helping families foster the healthy social, emotional, physical and intellectual development of children in the community. |
| Girls Inc. | Sessions and activities in developing girls to women that will last a lifetime. |
| High Aspirations | Resource in the Kansas City urban core for developing personal and life-skills in African-American young men to enable them to live socially productive lives. |
| Higher M-Pact | Raising hope and possibilities to transform high-risk urban youth into tomorrow’s leaders. |
| Horizon Academy | Inspiring students with learning disabilities. |
| Joshua Child & Family Development Center | Supports programs designed to improve the lives of children and their families living with any or all of the following neurobiological disorders: Tourette Syndrome, Asperger Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. |
| Marian Hope Center | Youth Services that included First Steps and Center-based Speech and Language, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Nutrition Education, Family Education, etc. Specializes in Autism but services many other children with disabilities. |
| Missouri Parents Act (MPACT) | Provides parent training, informatino and peer support to help parents advocate for their child’s educational services. |
| Missouri Youth Leadership Forum for Students with Disabilities | A career leadership training program for individuals with disabilities ages 16-21. |
| National Orange Popsicle Week (NOPW) | Raising awareness of stroke in young people. |
| Resources for College Students with Visual Impairments | Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center blog. |
| r.u.b.i.e.s.inc. | To inspire and share the skills to bring girls from childhood to womanhood. Focusing on cultivating the minds of young ladies through community partnership, outreach and most importantly, their curriculum based mentoring program. |
| U.S. PIRG | The young person’s guide to health insurance. |
| Variety Children’s Charity of Kansas City | Provides children with developmental disabilities the adaptive equipment and opportunities needed for activity and inclusion. |
| We Connect Now | Dedicated to uniting college students with disabilities with access to higher education and employment issues. |
| Youthville | Our highly skilled staff uses evidenced-based programs to serve hundreds of children and families each year who have experienced severe trauma or whose families are at-risk and need help. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Community Assistance Council | Empowering individuals to achieve self-sufficiency through the delivery of direct emergency assistance, education and advocacy. |
| Disabled On-street Parking Request Process | Link to information on the KCMO 311 Action Center. |
| Numotion | Provider of mobility products; (816) 761-2526. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Imagine That! | Innovative creative arts studio for individuals with developmental disabilities located in the Crossroads Art District. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Jewish Community Center Overland Park | This playground offers smooth surfaces and low platforms as transfer stations so those using wheelchairs can lift themselves onto playground equipment. Includes Braille panels and other play panels with interesting textures or fragrances. Fenced for safety. |
| Legacy Park Joseph A Dyke Playground | This all inclusive playground is an accessible playground for children of all abilities to play together. |
| Melaina’s Magical Playland | The area’s first public all-inclusive and fully-accessible playground to our community designed for all ability levels. |
| Memorial Park, Belton, MO | Inclusive playground, where children of all ages and abilities can play together. |
| Sheila Kemper Dietrich Park | This redesigned park includes concrete sidewalks and ramps to improve accessibility, renovations to the existing ship and sea creature, new play equipment and surfacing, benches, and landscape improvements to provide creative play opportunities and challenge children of all abilities. |
| Variety KC Olathe Playground | A wheelchair-accessible ramp goes from the ground all the way to the top of the blue-tinted main structure, which features typical playground accessories such as slides, climbing apparatuses and monkey bars. |
| We Rock The Spectrum Gym | A place for children of all ability levels to play and grow together. Uniquely designed sensory equipment specifically designed to aid children with sensory processing disorders. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Flex Service | Flexible, on-demand bus service that operates like a taxicab for the same cost as fixed-route service in a set boundary. |
| IndeBus | Bus system in Independence, Missouri. |
| KCATA | The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is a public transit agency in metropolitan Kansas City. It operates the Metro Area Express (MAX) bus rapid transit service in Kansas City, Missouri, and 69 local bus routes in seven counties of Missouri and Kansas. |
| RideKC Freedom | Transportation program that provides specialized origin to destination service for individuals whose disability prevents them from independently using fixed-route bus service. |
| ZTrip | KC Metro Area – wheelchair accessible vehicles available, for those that may or may not need assistance with getting in and out of the vehicle. Their prices are the same for these vehicles. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Kansas City, Missouri ADA | Column 2 Value |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| ALS Association; Keith Worthington Chapter | Care services, research, awareness and public policy for ALS in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Alzheimer’s Association, Heartland Chapter | To provide education and leadership to enhance care and support services for those affected by Alzheimer’s disease while supporting efforts to eliminate the disease. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Arthritis Association of Kansas | Kansas serves the 492,000 people affected by arthritis in the area. We provide education, program and services, information about upcoming events, programming news, volunteer opportunities and other Foundation-related business. |
| Missouri Regional Arthritis Centers | The seven Regional Arthritis Centers (RACs) are part of a statewide network run by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Service’s Arthritis and Osteoporosis Program (MAOP). |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| KSHB – Medical Alert Guide | Published by ConsumerAffairs and KSHB |
| KSHB – Walk-In Bathtub Guide | Published by ConsumerAffairs and KSHB |
| Missouri Assistive Technology | Increasing access to assistive technology for Missourians with all types of disabilities, of all ages. |
| Missouri Public Service Commission | A regulatory agency whose responsibilities include oversight of the telecommunications industry in Missouri. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Autism Society of American Heartland | The Autism Society of the Heartland is focusing on the whole person and the family. We are creating opportunities for training, activities, self-advocacy and support. |
| Children’s Mercy Hospital | Provides services and resources for early diagnosis and intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other neurodevelopmental disorders. |
| Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training at KU | The Kansas Center for Autism Research and Training (K-CART) at the University of Kansas, established in 2008 with private and public funds, is a new multidisciplinary center that promotes research and training on the causes, nature and management of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities | The mission of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities is to work proactively to remove physical and attitudinal barriers at all levels of city government and throughout Kansas City, Missouri by ensuring that the city is inclusive of, and is fully usable by, people with disabilities. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Alphapointe | Alphapointe is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that has continued to serve people who are blind and visually impaired in the Kansas City, Missouri community and surrounding region. |
| Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired | To prepare children with visual impairments, including those with multiple disabilities, to function at their highest potential in the sighted world. |
| Kansas Audio-Reader Network | The Kansas Audio-Reader Network is a reading and information service for blind, visually impaired, and print disabled individuals in Kansas and western Missouri. |
| Kansas State School for the Blind | Development of exemplary programs and practices in vision services in Kansas. |
| Look To Your Future | Learn about ways of living with your retinal disease and stay connected to the people and activities you care about. |
| Missouri Department of Social Services Rehabilitation Services for the Blind | Services to people with varying degrees of visual impairment, ranging from those who cannot read regular print to those who are totally blind. |
| Rehabilitation Services for the Blind | List of district offices in Missouri. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Caption Associates LLC | Caption Associates provides excellence in captioning, subtitling, transcription and translation by employing specialists who are among the most accomplished in the industry. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Missouri Department of Social Services | Child care services provide reimbursement to parents or direct payment to eligible child care providers. The purpose of the program is to assist families with child care expenses to allow the parents to work or to attend school or training programs. |
| Happy Bottoms | Kansas City’s Diaper Bank. Our mission: working with our partners to provide diapers to low-income families through donations, both financial and in-kind while raising awareness of the need for diapers. |
| Sleepyhead Beds | Sleepyhead Beds improves the quality of life for children and their families by providing clean, recycled beds and bedding. And we contribute to the health and environment of our community by sanitizing beds and keeping them out of landfills. |
| Smiles Change Lives | Smiles Change Lives (SCL) promotes increased self-esteem and improved oral health for children from low-income families in need of orthodontic treatment. Our goal is to help families, who cannot afford the full cost of braces, secure treatment for their children by connecting them with orthodontic providers willing to donate their services to deserving patients. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Assistive Technology for Kansans | Assistance to Kansans for those with vision and hearing loss for assistive technology. |
| Catholic Charities Kansas City/St. Joseph | Deaf and Disability Services – An array of services and support to the Deaf and those with disabilities. Focusing on full inclusion and designed to enable active engagement in the community. |
| Faith Communities | TWP has compiled a list of faith communities for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in the Kansas City metro area. |
| Kansas Association of the Deaf | Kansas state non-profit organization to bring deaf and hard of hearing individuals together to promote greater access into the mainstream of life. |
| Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | A state agency authorized to develop and implement a program of information and referral, advocacy, public education and direct services to assure coordination and availability of services for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Kansas School for the Deaf | A barrier-free communication environment which fosters early, fluent communication and ongoing fluent communication as a means of broadening horizons and maximizing possibilities. |
| Midwest Ear Institute | Dedicated to enhancing the quality of life by restoring hearing. We accomplish this by evaluating and treating patients and by our involvement in clinical research projects. Through our work, we relieve the isolation and misunderstanding caused by hearing loss and other ear-related disorders by educating patients, their families, and professionals in the field. |
| Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Agency of the state of Missouri to advocate for public policies, regulations, and programs to improve the quality and coordination of existing services for individuals with hearing loss and to promote new services whenever necessary. |
| Museum of Deaf History, Arts and Culture | The Museum of Deaf History, Arts and Culture is a museum dedicated to the unique culture of Deaf and hard of hearing people in the United States. The museum opened in 2001 in Olathe, Kansas, across the street from the Kansas School for the Deaf. Wikipedia |
| Missouri Assistive Technology | The mission of Missouri Assistive Technology is to increase access to assistive technology for Missourians with all types of disabilities, of all ages. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Able Hands Interpreting Services | Able Hands provides highly qualified, dependable, and professional Sign Language interpreters with a small business feel. Based in the greater Kansas City area, you can find Able Hands interpreters working in both Kansas and Missouri. |
| Beyond Interpreting | Sign language interpreters serving the greater Kansas City area. |
| Deaf Expression (DEI) | Offering scheduled and emergency services 24/7. Certified sign language interpreters are available throughout the Kansas City metro area. |
| Interpreting Solutions | Professional interpreting services to the deaf and hard of hearing community in and around the KC metro area. All Interpreters working for Interpreting Solutions, LLC must abide by the Interpreter’s Code of Ethics that stresses confidentiality, impartiality and integrity. |
| Interpretek | Available for situations where signing and non-signing people need to communicate. Offering services for occasional needs, ongoing business, regular assignments or on-demand. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Concerned Care | Opening doors for citizens with developmental disabilities. |
| Developmental Disability Services of Johnson County | The Community Developmental Disabilities Organization for Johnson County to help coordinate services and supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
| Down Syndrome Guild of Greater Kanas City | Support and resources for individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the professionals who serve them. |
| eitas | Empowering Individuals Through Advocacy and Support. Eitas’ mission is to support individuals with developmental disabilities and their families with services that respect their choices, increase their opportunities, encourage their independence and assist their inclusion in all aspects of the community. Click here for brochure. |
| Imagine That! | Innovative creative arts studio for individuals with developmental disabilities located in the Crossroads Art District. |
| Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities | Improving the lives of Missourians with developmental disabilities through supports and services that foster self-determination. |
| Platte County Board of Services | Increasing opportunities for persons residing in Platte County who have a developmental disability with services that encourage and support the individual’s functioning in the community. |
| Rainbow Center for Communicative Disorders | To provide a safe and nurturing social environment in order to serve persons with special educational and developmental needs. |
| TNC Community | To be the region’s foremost provider of high quality services to persons with developmental disabilities by providing our clients the opportunity to achieve their goals in a safe and healthy environment. |
| UMKC Institute for Human Development | Working to improve the quality of life of people from underserved communities, particularly those with developmental disabilities, through interdisciplinary training, applied research, community program development, and information dissemination. |
| Variety Children’s Charity of Kansas City | Provides children with developmental disabilities the adaptive equipment and opportunities need for activity and inclusion. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA) | Therapy, support and advocacy for victims of rape and sexual assault, for sexually abused children and families, for adult survivors of child sexual abuse, and for others touched by sexual violence. |
| New House | Working to break the cycle of domestic violence by providing the tools which allow women to make positive choices and lead self-sufficient lives. |
| Rose Brooks | Emergency shelter to women and children escaping life-threatening abuse. |
| Synergy Services | Safe place for victims of violence, to empower survivors to rise above their circumstances and to educate the entire community. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Connecting for Good | Connecting for Good is a nonprofit that has been bridging the Digital Divide since 2011 with wireless networks, low cost refurbished PCs and digital life skills classes. |
| Della Lamb Educational Services | Early education, youth and recreation services and refugee resettlement. |
| Independence Community Classes | Independence, Missouri, School District adult and community education programs. |
| MCCKC Disability Services | Each Metropolitan Community College (MCC) campus has a Disability Support Services (DSS) office that provides special services for students with documented disabilities. |
| Missouri Association of Higher Education and Disability Guidebook | Link to a guidebook of helpful resources for disability service professionals. |
| Missouri Career Centers – Training and Certification | Missouri State site listing Missouri career centers offering programs and courses to provide workers and unemployed workers the training needed to advance in their careers. |
| Missouri State Web Site | Adult learning, rehab and services in Missouri. |
| NourishKC Culinary Cornerstones Training Program | Program that provides job training, support services and hands-on, paid employment in the food service industry to individuals who are chronically unemployed or underemployed. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Bishop Sullivan Center | Providing a variety of services to help low-income people throughout the metro. Two food pantries, community kitchen, emergency assistance, employment services, air conditioners for elderly, food delivery to elderly confined to home, clothes closet. |
| City of Independence Health Needs | Links to health events and information for Independence, MO. |
| Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City | Assisting low-income residents of Jackson, Cay and Platte Counties in Missouri in their efforts to become self-sufficient by providing programs and services to improve the quality of their lives. |
| Community Services League | To assist communities in reaching their potential by providing immediate relief to people in need, assessing their situations, and providing solutions that lead to economic stability. |
| Della Lamb Community Services | Serving Kansas City residents with rent, utility, food, back-to-school supplies and holiday assistant. Helping those most in need while on the path to self-sufficiency. |
| Homeless Services Coalition of Greater Kansas City | Bringing together service providers, consumers, community leaders, government agencies and others in Greater Kansas City to help eradicate homelessness in the community by addressing the concerns and interests of the homeless community. |
| Redemptorist Social Services Center | Social services center in Kansas City. |
| Salvation Army | Providing services to families on an emergency basis throughout Kansas and Western Missouri by providing rent, utilities, clothing, food or other required assistance. |
| United Inner City Services | Providing rental, utility, small needs, and food assistance in a respectful manner that works towards building self-sufficiency. |
| United Way 2-1-1 of Greater Kansas City | A free, confidential, 24-hour information and referral service giving access to resources in the community. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| State Emergency Management Agency- Missouri | General information and resources relating to public safety in Missouri. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Connections To Success | Inspiring individuals to realize their dreams and achieve economic independence by providing hope, resources, and a plan. |
| Dress for Success Kansas City | Promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. |
| FEC Job Search Site | Search for jobs in Missouri. |
| Greater Kansas City Disability Mentoring Day | Program to promote career development for students and adult job seekers with disabilities through hands-on career exploration, mentoring and events. |
| Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation | Employment and training services for those that have a disability that can assist them in becoming employed. |
| Project RISE (Reaching for Independent Successful Employment) | Employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics to help acquire hands-on work experience. |
| Women’s Employment Network | Through structured and personalized career services WEN creates positive change in the lives of women who struggle with social, economic and educational barriers to employment. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Catholic Charities | Transforming lives and communities through hope-filled care, services, and advocacy. |
| Della Lamb | Adult Education, Literacy and Welfare to Work Program offers services to Kansas City adults taught by Missouri Adult Education Certified Teachers. ESL instruction, GED academics, Life-Skills training, Citizenship instruction, Computer Skills instruction and Entry into Employment. |
| Don Bosco | Providing free English classes to adult immigrants and refugees. |
| Jewish Vocational Services (JVS) | Engages, encourages and empowers people to achieve social, cultural and economic integration. |
| Mattie Rhodes | Holistic approach to individual and family well-being through social services, behavioral health counseling and the arts. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Kacy Seitz – Northwestern Mutual | Helping Special Needs Families Nationwide Create Financial Security |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| City Union Mission | Compassionate service to low-income and homeless community members through the distribution of food, clothing, school supplies, household items, utility assistance, case management, affordable housing referrals, Life Skills classes and services for homebound elderly and disabled people. |
| Community Assistance Council | Empowering individuals to achieve self-sufficiency through the delivery of direct emergency assistance, education and advocacy. |
| Downtown Outreach | Providing hunger relief to people in Kansas City. Open to anyone. |
| Grace United | To feed the hungry, provide clothes for those in need. |
| Harvesters | Harvesters provides food to its network of member agencies who in turn provide help to individuals and families at risk of hunger throughout the community. |
| Harvesters – SNAP | SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), formerly known as Food Stamps, serves as our nation’s first line of defense against hunger. SNAP provides low-income people with a consistent means to buy nutritious food at supermarkets and many farmers’ markets using a special debit card. SNAP eligibility is based on residency, family size, income and assets. |
| Hope City | Open prayer rooms with worship made available for all. Running right alongside the prayer room, community centers raised up in struggling neighborhoods to serve the needs of the troubled youth, the addicted and the homeless. |
| NourishKC | Serving noonday meals at no cost to people who are hungry and homeless. |
| Open Table (Kansas City, Missouri) | List of restaurants in the KC area that take reservations online. Customers should call ahead to verify accessibility. |
| Truman Mobile Market | Truman Medical Centers’ Mobile Market brings fresh fruits and veggies to Kansas City’s urban core. |
| University of Missouri Exchange – Family Nutrition Education | FNEP is nutrition education for individuals and families. Nutrition educators meet participants in homes, schools and at agencies. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet | Providing short-term emergency medical assistance to those in need. |
| KC Care Health Center | Dedicated to providing quality care, access, research and education to the underserved and all people in our community – whether you have private insurance, Medicaid, Medicare or are uninsured. |
| Medicaid (Mo HealthNet) | Health care services for low income and vulnerable citizens of the State of Missouri. |
| Medicare Counseling (Shepherd’s Center) | Medicare counseling helps individuals and families understand how to utilize Medicare and insurance to meet the changing needs of their lives. |
| Restored Images | Specializing in ostomy, wound care, compression and incontinence supplies; 816-454-2900 |
| Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center | Health, wellness and education for the Kansas City community. |
| Visiting Physicians Association | House call medicine and geriatric home health care. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Mother’s Refuge | Mother’s Refuge provides a safe-haven for homeless, pregnant and parenting teenagers and their babies. |
| Sheffield Place | To empower homeless mothers and their children to heal from their trauma and help them become self-sufficient. |
| Street Medicine KC | Street Medicine KC provides medical and behavioral care to people living and sleeping on the streets while also working with clients in the clinic. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Emergency Housing | Missouri homeless shelters and services for the needy. |
| Habitat for Humanity Kansas City | Working to fulfill the dream of home ownership for low-income families in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. |
| Home Ownership Counseling | HUD-approved home ownership development, foreclosure intervention and financial empowerment organization. |
| Home Weatherization Program | Assisting low income families in Jackson, Clay and Platte counties by making energy efficiency upgrades. |
| Housing Authority of Kansas City | Develop, rehabilitate and manage decent, safe and sanitary quality affordable housing in a manner that promotes equal opportunity, fair housing and the de-concentration of race and poverty. |
| HUD Kansas City Regional Office of Fair Housing and Opportunity | Enforces fair housing laws, conducts training, outreach and compliance monitoring and works with state and local agencies to administer fair housing programs. |
| Human Relations Commission | If you believe you have been discriminated against in employment, housing or public accommodations based on your race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, martial status, familial status, sexual orientation or gender identity you may file a claim with the Kansas City Human Relations Department. |
| Lee’s Summit Housing Authority | Programs that assist low-to-moderate income citizens with housing needs. |
| LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) | Program that helps you pay your heating bills from October to March. |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of KC | NHS can help you with Home Ownership. |
| Save, Inc. | To provide emergency, short-term, and long-term housing assistance for individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Handy Folks, Inc. | Home repair and remodeling |
| Lifewise Renovations | As Certified Aging-In-Place Specialists (CAPS), we offer the latest in specialized universal design technology and materials. In addition, having an occupational therapist on staff allows us to uniquely understand how your changes in health affect the way you use your home on a daily basis. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Community LINC | Providing housing and supportive services for homeless families in Kansas City. |
| Hillcrest | Helping families get back on their feet after homelessness. |
| Phoenix Family Housing | Empowering people living in low-income housing communities with the on-site support they need to gain stability and achieve self-sufficiency. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Assistive Technology for Kansans | Assistance to Kansans for those with vision and hearing loss for assistive technology. |
| Cotton Orthotic and Prosthetic Associates | Braces and artificial limbs |
| Dental Lifeline Network | Donated dental services in Kansas. |
| Disability Prepared Best Practices in Kansas | Best practices in disaster planning for people with disabilities. |
| Disability Rights Center of Kansas | A public interest legal advocacy agency empowered by federal law to advocate for the civil and legal rights of Kansas with disabilities. |
| Families Together, Inc. | Assisting Kansas parents and their sons and daughters who have disabilities |
| Georgetown Pharmacy and Health Care Center | Ostomy, urological, and medical supplies. |
| Home Buddy | Medical alert company in Wichita, Kansas specializing in medical alert buttons, medication dispensers and tele-health monitoring for senior care. |
| Housing and Credit Counseling in Kansas | Counseling and education provided on consumer credit/debt management and tenant/landlord issues. |
| Internal Revenue Service | Information on how to contact the IRS if you have questions. |
| Kansas AgrAbility | Assists people with disabilities who work in agriculture. |
| Kansas Assistive Technology | ATK connects people with disabilities and health conditions of all ages with the assistive technology they need to learn, work, play and participate in community life safely and independently. |
| Kansas Audio Reader | Radio for the blind and print-disabled |
| KanCare | Medicaid for Kansas. |
| Kansas Centers for Independent Living | To find help in your area for independent living services. |
| Kansas City, Kansas Advisory Committee on Disabilities Issues | A group of community member with disabilities appointed by the Board of commissioners meeting to address the needs of the persons with disabilities. |
| Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC) | KCDC Disability Service Maps. |
| Kansas Department on Aging and Disability Services | Fostering an environment that promotes security, dignity and independence for all Kansans. |
| Kansas Department for Children and Families | Manages and administers the delivery of human services to the people of Kansas. |
| Kansas Disability and Health Program | Kansans with disabilities can be healthy. |
| Kansas Division of Emergency Management | General information and resources relating to public safety in Kansas. |
| Kansas Emergency Managers | Map of Counties in Kansas and their emergency manager contacts. |
| Kansas Guardianship Program | To assure that adults who are without family or financial resources and who need a court appointed guardian or conservator will have available a qualified, trained and caring volunteer to serve as their legally appointed guardian and/or conservator. |
| Kansas Health Institute | Information resource for state policymakers. |
| Kansas Legislature | Information about the Kansas Legislature which consists of a 125-member House of Representatives and a 40-member Senate. |
| Kansas Relay Services | Facilitates communication with Kansas that have hearing and/or speech disabilities. |
| Kansas Self Directed Services and Individualized Planning | Individualized planning and self-directed services for individuals with disabilities with Medicaid funding. |
| Kansas Self-Direction Toolkit | Provides individuals with disabilities the information and tools needed to self-direct any component of their personal assistance services. |
| Kansas Service Dogs (KSDS Inc.) | Specializing in promoting independence and inclusion of individuals who are visually impaired or physically disabled, by providing highly-trained canine assistance and support. |
| Kansas Service for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Kansas Department for Children and Families Rehabilitation page for individuals who are blind or visually impaired. |
| Kansas Talking Books | Personalized library support and materials in a specialized format to eligible Kansas Residents to ensure that all may read. |
| Kansas Telecommunications Access Program | Telecommunications equipment distribution program. |
| Kansas Transit Provider Directory | Interactive map providing links to information about Kansas transit provider agencies. |
| Kansas Vocational Rehabilitation | Employment services to empower Kansans with disabilities to become gainfully employed and self-sufficient. |
| Kansas Weatherization Program | Kansas Weatherization Assistance Program. Improves heating efficiency and fuel savings by ensuring your home holds in heat and air-conditioning, while keeping hot and cold air out. |
| KANSASWORKS | Source for posting and finding jobs in the state of Kansas. |
| Kansas Youth Empowerment Academy | Serving youth with disabilities across Kansas to educate, mentor and support youth with disabilities to be contributing members of their community. |
| K-LOAN | Making assistive technology more accessible to those in need. |
| OCCK | Not-for-profit organization, in cooperation with Kansas Medicaid and other agencies, dedicated to helping people with physical or mental disabilities remove barriers to employment, independent living, and full participation in their communities. Their Solution Outreach Center refurbishes wheelchairs, hospital beds and other durable equipment that are no longer being used and made available for other Kansans at no charge. |
| Online Colleges in Kansas | Online school overview in Kansas. |
| Progressive Medical Equipment | Wheelchair seating and position expert. Assist with and implement choices that maximize the independence and quality of life for our community; 913-894-4405. |
| Self-Direct Toolkit | The Kansas self-direct toolkit provides individuals with disabilities the information and tools to self-direct any component of their personal assistance services. |
| Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas | Independent living demands consumer empowerment, control, equal access, and integration. The plan shall insure that there are civil rights in place for total integration. |
| Voter Registration | Information on voting in Kansas. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Mental Health Resources | Provides the Kansas City metropolitan area with resources and information about counseling, psychotherapy and other types of behavioral health care. |
| Metropolitan Council of Community Mental Health Centers | Representing the public mental health system in the Kansas City area. |
| Missouri Department of Mental Health | Center for Behavioral Medicine is an agency for the Department of Mental Health and provides comprehensive psychiatric care to patients from Kansas City and the seven surrounding counties. |
| ReDiscover | Helping people who are struggling with mental health and substance use disorders. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Missouri Budget Project | Missouri Budget Project improves the quality of life for all Missourians by informing public policy decisions through objective research and analysis of state budget, tax and economic issues. |
| Missouri Foundation for Health | A resource for the region, working with communities and nonprofits to generate and accelerate positive changes in health. |
| Missouri General Assembly | Information about elected officials, state legislature, statutes and the state constitution. |
| Missouri House of Representatives | The Missouri House of Representatives website. |
| Missouri State Senate | Website for the Missouri State Senate. |
| Public Officials Directory for Missouri and Kansas | One-stop resource to access the names, addresses, phone and fax numbers for government institutions, officials and important organizations that serve the bi-state Kansas City area. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Missouri Assistive Technology | Missouri Assistive Technology strives to increase access to assistive technology for Missourians with all types of disabilities, of all ages. |
| Missouri Association of County Development Disabilities Services | A leader in local initiatives for people with developmental disabilities. |
| Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Working with individuals, service providers, businesses, organizations, and state agencies to improve the lives and opportunities of all Missourians with hearing loss. |
| Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Division of Vocational Rehabilitation | If you want to work but have a disability that keeps you from finding or keeping a job, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) may be able to help you. |
| Missouri Department of Mental Health | Services and supports for Missourians with mental health issues. |
| Missouri Department of Revenue Property Tax Credit | The Missouri Property Tax Credit Claim gives credit to certain senior citizens and 100 percent disabled individuals for a portion of the real estate taxes or rent they have paid for the year. Use the year you are paying taxes for in the drop down menu. |
| Missouri Department of Social Services | Information regarding food, health care, family care, child support and children in Missouri. |
| Missouri Department of Social Services Rehabilitation Services for the Blind | Creating opportunities for eligible blind and visually impaired persons in order that they may attain personal and vocational success. |
| Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council | Helping all States and Territories develop, improve, and expand the system of services and supports for people with developmental disabilities. |
| Missouri DMV | Information for disabled drivers in Missouri |
| Missouri Family-to-Family Resource Center | Serving individuals with disabilities and/or special health care needs, their families, and professionals who support them. |
| Missouri Human Rights Commission | The Commission investigates complaints of discrimination in housing, employment, and places of public accommodations based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, disability, age (in employment only), and familial status (in housing only). |
| Missouri State Governors Home Page | Information on the Governor of the State of Missouri, including jobs, education, fiscal discipline, veterans, mental health, energy and healthy families. |
| Missouri Statewide Independent Living Council | Support the Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and advocate for disability rights and related issues. |
| State of Missouri Disability Portal | Nearly one in five Americans has a disability, and not all disabilities are visible. Whether it affects us — or a child, spouse, relative, neighbor or friend — increasing employment for people with disabilities benefits everyone. |
| State of Missouri Governor’s Council on Disability (GCD) | The Governor´s Council on Disability (GCD) promotes full participation and inclusion of the nearly 1 million Missourians with disabilities in all aspects of community life by educating citizens, businesses, schools, universities and others of their rights and responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| MS Society Mid-America Chapter | Working to improve the quality of life for people affected by MS in 253 counties in Kansas, Western Missouri, Nebraska and Pottawatomie County and raise funds for MS research. |
| MS Achievement Center | The MS Achievement Center’s mission is to enhance the body, mind, and spirit of people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). By providing a program with various activities, including physical rehabilitation, psychological support, social activities, and education, the Center addresses the needs of people with MS. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Muscular Dystrophy Association Kansas City | Dedicated to finding treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neuromuscular diseases. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Myasthenia Gravis Association Missouri and Kansas | Serving those living with MG, their families and friends in Kansas and Missouri. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Benilde Hall | Balanced and responsible independent living by preventing the relapse of chemically dependent homeless persons through housing and substance abuse treatment. |
| Dismas House of Kansas City | Leading people through the transition process from a life of lawlessness, substance abuse and other destructive behaviors to one of genuine freedom, accountability and responsibility. |
| First Call Alcohol/Drug Prevention & Recovery | Reducing the impact of alcohol, drugs, and addiction by providing quality resources to individuals, families, and the community. |
| Heartland Center for Behavioral Change | Substance abuse treatment and behavioral healthcare services. |
| Recovery.org | Top Kansas City addiction recovery centers reviews and ratings. |
| Rehabs.com | Kansas City inpatient drug and alcohol rehab programs. |
| StartYourRecovery.org | Compare accredited drug and alcohol rehab centers in Kansas City. View facilities, special programs, and treatment options. |
| Tri-County Mental Health Services | Prevention, assessment and treatment services for individuals and families throughout Clay, Platte and Ray counties. |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| RideKC | Kansas City Regional Transit Mobility Services |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City | Providing information and resources, training, support group information and a caring ear when needed. |
| The Brain Injury Guide and Resources | A collaboration of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the MU Department of Health Psychology as a tool for those seeking to cope with and understand Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). |
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| KCMO Voter Registration | Serving the voters of Kansas City inside Jackson County. Check where to vote, register to vote, and voter status. |
