ABC'nD Enterprises is an educational consulting, training, therapy, and resource firm committed to enhancing the lives of children with autism spectrum disorder by developing and applying effective therapies, instructing parents and professionals, and working to enrich the children's home environments and relationships. We employ an eclectic and developmentally appropriate perspective based on research and using effective programs such as: Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication handicapped children (TEACCH), Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Floor Time (Greenspan), and Conscious Discipline (Bailey).

Advocacy.org provides social justice advocates with resources and guidance in the area of advocacy leadership development, and also introduces our programs and services. We're will be constantly updating our site with stories, resources and lessons learned in order to pass on what we've learned from advocates like you.

Autism Solution Center, Inc. provides all autism-related interventions under one roof and at No Cost! Our goal is to make sure everyone with an autism spectrum disorder has access to appropriate, early, intensive intervention as well as education and training for loved ones and service providers. ASC believes every individual should have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential, regardless of their ability to pay.

The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a national legal advocate for people with mental disabilities. Through precedent-setting litigation and in the public policy arena, the Bazelon Center works to advance and preserve the rights of people with mental illnesses and developmental disabilities.

Collaborative Family Associates helps solve serious problems facing children, teens, adults, couples, and families. We offer compassionate, creative, and effective counseling and coaching. Using state of the art communication strategies, educational information, and creative arts, we help develop practical possibilities into sustainable solutions.

We provide a variety of services including training, materials dissemination, technical assistance and consultation. Our mission is to assist in the sucessful implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act by helping individuals, organizations, businesses, local governments and agencies understand their rights and responsibilities under the ADA.

To promote an environment (array of services and supports) whereby citizens of Clay County with developmental disabilities and their families have the opportunity to have productive and fulfilling lives.

Live ONLINE radio talk show focusing on disabilities hosted by Monica Moshenko, advocate and parent of son with ASD. Listen online each Sunday at 10 PM Eastern and Tuesday at 11:30 AM Eastern. Unique guests and topics educate, and inspire listeners. Past shows available online. For more information or to be a sponsor of this radio network call 716-522-9185 Our TALK makes a difference!

The goal of Easter Seals services is to help people live as full and independent lives as possible, right in their own communities. In Missouri and Kansas City, our focus is on early education and care. We are in the process of developing a supplemental education program to help children at the earliest ages become long-term and confident and successful learners.

The Epilepsy Foundation of St Louis has an active grassroots advocacy network where consumers effect change in the social service delivery system at the local, state, and national levels. Development of services are provided by individual advocacy and systems advocacy.

Advocates for health care services for special needs children.

First Steps Pediatrics serves as a community Help-Line for families and agencies in the St. Louis area. To achieve a comprehensive program of services, First Steps Pediatrics employs specialists in all fields of therapeutic and support services to assure clients the help they need to lead full and productive lives. First Steps Pediatrics' commitment to its clients is to achieve the best possible results for each individual served.

Giant Steps of St. Louis, founded in 1994, provides an integrated program of intensive therapeutic intervention and educational support to school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder. Parent support groups meet regularly. The mission of Giant Steps of St. Louis is to empower children with autism spectrum disorder to participate fully in all aspects of life, including home, community and education.

Mission: To improve the quality of life for persons with developmental disabilities across this entire age span by 1) promoting community inclusion, community membership, independence, productivity, and social participation; and 2) promoting high quality and effective community-based services and individualized supports for persons with developmental disabilities and their families.

Jonah & The Whale Foundation is a 501(c)3 non profit that helps families of disabled and chronically ill children The foundation provides parents with binders and resource materials to encourage organization of medical and educational information and to further encourage better communication between all parties involved. The foundation also has a mobile & web library with books about many diseases and disabilities for parents to use or even purchase at low cost, a collection of durable medical equipment is also available for parents who have exhausted every avenue to obtain insurance coverage, and finally the foundation offers emotional support for the parents and siblings as well as family networking for parents to meet others in similar circumstances. J&TWF distributes family support and education through specific brochures and web pages for moms, dads, and siblings. Issues include ways for mothers to protect themselves from difficult hospitals and challenging physicians, encouragement for fathers to become more knowledgeable about and more involved with their special needs child, as well as suggestions for parents to include and support the needs of their well children.

The LAW OFFICE OF W. CHRISTOPHER HODGE provides disability advocacy and legal services to disabled adults and children through out all of Western-Missouri. Representation before the U.S. Social Security Administration may include the Eastern-Kansas.

For over 25 years, MAINSTREAM has been advocating for disability rights. Produced by, for, and about people with disabilities, MAINSTREAM covers news & current affairs, new products & technology, profiles of movers & shakers, education, employment, sexuality & relationships, housing, transportation, travel & recreation.

MoCAN stands for "Missouri Community Advocates Network". MoCAN creates teams of dedicated, trained volunteers to go out into all avenues of the community, from schools to businesses to churches to state departments to service providers.

IMPACT is a statewide parent training and information center serving all disabilities. Our mission is to ensure that all children with special needs receive an education that allows them to achieve their personal goals. Parent centers in each state provide training and information to parents of infants, toddlers, school-aged children, and young adults with disabilities and the professionals who work with their families. This assistance helps parents participate more effectively with professionals in meeting the educational needs of children and youth with disabilities. Parent centers are funded by the U.S. Department of Education, under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)