Disability
Access Arts-School of Services, Inc.
1724 McAlester St, Columbia, MO 65201
800 Moss St, Columbia, MO 65201
2109 Cottle Dr, Columbia, MO 65204
573-875-0275
accessarts@schoolofservice.org
https://www.schoolofservice.org/
Hours: Studio Hours 9:00 am- 5:00 pm. Daily class schedules available
Services: Quality art classes accessible to people of all ages, incomes, backgrounds and abilities, including people with disabilities, to elevate people to a higher level of creativity in which art becomes a threshold to life.
Eligibility: Anyone with interest in the classes from age 4 through senior citizens
Fees: Sliding scale (free to full cost based on ability to pay)
ACT Career Services
2200 Burlington, Columbia, MO 65202
573-474-9446 800-359-4607
http://www.actservices.org/services/act-career-services
Hours: Office hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday-Friday. Service hours vary, as all services are designed to meet the needs of individuals and businesses.
Services: Day Services, Community & Family Services, Employment Services, Residential Services, and Youth Services.
Eligibility: Fee sponsorship from Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Boone County Family Resources, Central Missouri Regional Office, or Rehabilitation Services for the Blind.
Fees: Funded through state and federal sources listed above.
Boone County Family Resources
2700 E Ash St., Columbia, MO 65203
573-874-1995 TDD 573-443-2841 Fax 573-443-2864
Hours: 8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday
Services: Supported living residential programs, life skills training, early intervention services, family and community living support services, and case management/service coordination.
Services: Employment and life skills training, early intervention services, family and community living support services, case management/service coordination and supported living residential programs.
Eligibility: Boone County residents with a developmental disability: mental or physical impairment (excludes mental illness) ; occurred before age 22; results in major difficulties with either: walking ,talking, self care, self-direction-learning, living independently; or getting and keeping a job; is lifelong or of extended duration; requires individualized and coordinated services and assistance
Fees: Sliding scale
Cedar Creek Therapeutic Riding Center
4895 MO-163 Columbia, MO 65201
573-875-8556 Fax: 573-442-6186
http://cedarcreek.missouri.org/
Hours: 3-5 pm and 5-7 pm Wednesday, 2-4 pm and 4:30-6:30 pm Thursday, 4:30-6:30 pm
Friday, and 9:30-11:30 am Saturday
Services: Horseback riding for children and adults with physical, mental and/or emotional disabilities; classes include: recreation riding, equestrian occupational therapy and sport therapy
Eligibility: Riders usually begin at 2, all types of disabilities
Fees: Call for information, funding can be provided by BCFR, DMH, and CMCR; scholarships available
Center for Parent Information and Resources (Missouri Parents Act)
Missouri Office: 1530 S. Main St, Suite 4, Joplin, MO 64804
National: P.O. Box 1492 Washington DC, 20013-1492
https://www.parentcenterhub.org/
http://www.missouriparentsact.org/
Services: Provides information and referral to assist children (birth-22) with disabilities including fact sheets, state resource sheets, parent guides, bibliographies, and issue papers; many publications in Spanish; publications available on internet (www.nichcy.org)
Fee: Some publications have small fees
Eligibility: None
Central Missouri Regional Office
900 West Nifong Blvd., Suite 200, Columbia, MO 65203
573-441-6278 Fax 573-884-4294
https://dmh.mo.gov/dd/facilities/central.html
Hours: 8-5 pm Monday through Friday
Services: Case management for mentally and developmentally disabled persons; residential placement; independent living services; therapy; vocational/educational programs; evaluations; consultations
Eligibility: No age/ income requirements must be developmentally disabled with mental disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, or learning disability
Fees: Sliding scale
Central MO Subcontracting Enterprises
4040 S. Bearfield Rd., Suite A, Columbia, MO 65201
573-442-6935 Fax: 573-499-0586
contact https://cmse.org/get-involved/#contract-cmse
Hours: 8-4pm Monday through Friday
Services: Employment opportunities for adults with disabilities who have state certification
Eligibility: Must be 18 years or older, have a mental or physical disability, and be certified with Vocational Rehabilitation
Fees: No cost to the employee, actual contract work pays for bulk or workshop operations
Columbia Public Schools, Special Education Program
1818 West Worley, Columbia, MO 65203
573-214-3400 Fax: 573-214-3401
http://www.cpsk12.org/Page/6077
Hours: 7:30-4:30 Monday-Friday
Services: A variety of special education programs for children ages 3-21 with disabilities
Fee: None
Eligibility: Contact agency for details
DeafLEAD
2505 W. Ash, Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: Voice/TTY (573)445-5005 Videophone: (573) 303-5604
Missouri Crisis/Text Line: (573)445-5035 or 888-761-4357 or text HAND to 839863
Deaf Crisis Line: 321-800-3323 or text HAND to 839863
FAX: 573-445-5088
Hours: 9:00-5:00 Monday-Friday, Crisis Line 24 hours
Services: Provide education, advocacy, crisis intervention, counseling, and other direct services for deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind, and late-deafened individuals and families; Missouri Crisis Hotline/Text Line; Deaf Crisis Videophone Hotline, sign language classes for all ages; deaf culture training to agencies; Teen Institute (camp for deaf and hard of hearing youth) teaches alcohol and drug abuse prevention, HIV/AIDS awareness, and other issues facing youth; free counseling for hearing and deaf individuals and their families who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, incest and child abuse, free 24-hour crisis interpreting for Deaf victims of crime.
Fee: Sign language classes – call for current fee
Eligibility: Services provided as needed
Easter Seals Midwest Autism Services
918 Bernadette Dr., Columbia, MO 65203
573-874-3777 800-200-2119 Fax 573-874-3880
https://www.easterseals.com/midwest/
info@esmw.org
Provides treatment and training for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families.
Encircle Technologies - Woodhaven
Physical Address: 16 N Hitt St, Columbia, MO 65201
Mailing Address: 1405 Hathman Place, Columbia, MO 65203
573-514-5226 573-876-7325
Enrollment Inquiries: 573-514-5955; jbolyard@woodhaventeam.org
We are a nonprofit company in Columbia, Missouri, specializing in training and coordinating tech work for individuals on the autism spectrum. We train our students in small-group classes and on-the-job experience. We hope to form partnerships with local businesses in order to provide opportunities for increased hands-on learning and work for our students.
Go COMO Transit System
126 N. Tenth St, Columbia, MO 65205
573-874-7282 Fax 573-874-7276
Hours: Office: 7-4:30 pm (Monday through Friday) and 10-4:30pm (Saturday); bus and Para-Transit Service: 6:25-6:25 pm (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday) 6:25-10:25 pm (Thursday and Friday) and 10-7pm (Saturday)
https://www.gocomotransit.com/
Services: Accessible fixed route bus service. The City has lift-equipped para-transit mini-buses that provide origin to destination service to qualified individuals. Customers can now access real-time bus tracking right from their smart phones using the Go COMO app.
Eligibility: None for regular bus, Para-Transit must be ADA approved
*Effective March 2020, riders do not have to pay a fare when riding Go COMO's fixed routes or para-transit services.*
Hearing Aid Helpline (International)
800-521-5247
How to Make a Home More User-Friendly for Deaf or Hard of Hearing People
https://www.yourathometeam.com/deaf-or-hard-of-hearing-home-improvements/
Job Point (serving Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau and Randolph Counties)
400 Wilkes Blvd., Columbia, MO 65201
573-474-8560
https://www.jobpoint.org/disability-services/
Hours: 8:00-4:30 Monday-Friday
Serving people with disabilities, those with economic disadvantages, youth age 16 and up, people on probation or parole and unemployed City of Columbia residents.
Services: Career planning and readiness training; skills training in health related occupations (Certified Nursing Assistant), office technology, and construction trades (carpentry, highway/heavy, heating, ventilation and air conditioning); job placement and support; supported employment; YouthBuild program; development of affordable housing.
Missouri CLAIM
601 W Nifong Blvd, Suite 3A, Columbia, MO 65203
800-390-3330
https://www.missouriclaim.org/
CLAIM stands for “Community Leaders Assisting the Insured of Missouri.” We have been Missouri’s official State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) since 1993. All of our services are free, unbiased, and confidential. We are not an insurance agency. We do not sell anything, and CLAIM counselors do not ask for or accept money.
CLAIM has more than 300 volunteer counselors throughout Missouri providing local Medicare counseling in their communities. Volunteers receive extensive training to become certified Medicare counselors, and continue to receive updates and continuing education on a regular basis.
Calling 1-800-390-3330: Our friendly Contact Center staff will take your name and basic information. Then they will relay that information to one of our local community partners. Within days, a volunteer counselor calls back to set up an appointment or to discuss your Medicare issue by phone. The helpline is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.
Filling out our online contact form: Leave your information using this form 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week. This will send an e-mail directly to CLAIM, which will work just like a phone call, only there’s no chance you will have to wait on hold.
Missouri First Steps
573-522-0045 866-583-2392
https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/early-intervention/first-steps
EarlyIntervention@dese.mo.gov
First Steps is Missouri's Early Intervention system that provides services to families with children, birth to three years of age, with disabilities or developmental delays. The program is designed to meet the needs of families related to enhancing their child's development, learning, and participation in family and community life.
Missouri State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
900 W. Nifong, Suite 210, Columbia, MO 65203-4467
573-441-6327; 573-751-3251; Fax: 573-751-1441
info@vr.dese.mo.gov
https://dese.mo.gov/adult-learning-rehabilitation-services/vocational-rehabilitation
If you want to work but have a disability that keeps you from finding, keeping or advancing in 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.
Services: Vocational rehabilitation services, guidance, evaluation, job training and placement, assistance with accommodations, other services as needed for a positive employment outcome
Fee: Free
Eligibility: Physical or mental impediment/disability which makes it difficult to obtain employment
Missouri State Office of Administration, Governor’s Council on Disability
301 W. High St., Room 620, PO Box 1668 Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-2600 (V/TTY) 800-877-8249 (V/TTY) Fax: 573-526-4109
Hours: 8:00-5:00 (M-F)
Services: Advocate training, civil rights, community education services, community resource referral, conferences, consumer education, disability awareness, resources, referrals, and services, resource directory.
Fee: None
Eligibility: Anyone who needs assistance
MU Assessment and Consultation Clinic at Thompson Center for Autism
205 Portland St., Columbia, MO 65211
573-884-6052 888-720-0015
Hours: 8:00-5:00 (M-F)
Services: Comprehensive psychological evaluations and interventions for children, adults, couples and families, Services for; giftedness, learning disabilities, ADHD, behavioral and emotional difficulties, and disability and vocational preparedness; Counseling for depression, anxiety, trauma, death and bereavement, coping with life transitions, eating/body image concerns, sexual orientation, dual career issues, social skills, infertility/pregnancy, post-partum adjustment and parenting, children’s behavioral and emotional difficulties
Fee: Varies, private referrals are paid by clients
Eligibility: Preschool to adult, all income levels
MU Library Services for Persons with Disabilities
104 Ellis Library, University of Missouri Campus
573-882-4701 Fax: 573-882-6034
Ellis Library Contact: Cindy Cotner, 573-882-7315 cotnerc@missouri.edu
Hours: 8:00-5:00 (M-F)
https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/personswithdisabilities
Services: Tours of Ellis Library; assistance with MU Library’s on-line catalog and computerized reference tools, retrieval of materials from the library stacks; assistance in photocopying materials
Fee: None
Eligibility: Must be a person with a disability at the University of Missouri
MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Disorders
205 Portland Street, Columbia, MO 65211
573-884-6052
Hours: 8:00-5:00 (M-F)
https://thompsoncenter.missouri.edu/
Services: Diagnostic evaluations; health-related services; early intervention services; child and family counseling; speech/language and occupational therapies, educational consultation; integrated support services for young adults; resource identification and care coordination
Fee: Call for information
Eligibility: No limitations for services
NAMI of Columbia (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
573-449-3777
https://www.facebook.com/NAMIColumbiaMO/
https://namimissouri.org/support-and-education/support-groups/
Services: Support groups for mentally ill persons and their families; advocacy; educational materials (lending library of books and tapes); Courses: Provider Education, Family to Family Training, Visions for Tomorrow for young families, Peer to Peer; volunteer opportunities; newsletters and publications; living with Schizophrenia presentation for public, clubs, groups.
In-person Family Support Group for those who may have loved ones who live with a mental health condition.
Broadway Christian Church, 2601 W Broadway, Columbia, MO 65203
6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. (enter on west side through door by fellowship hall)
In-person meetings for Recovery Support Connections for adult individuals who live with a mental health condition on the 3rd Monday of each month
CenterPointe Hospital in Columbia
1201 International Dr, Columbia, MO 65202
5:30 PM Supper (optional, enter through main entrance as guest of CenterPointe)
6:30 PM Recovery Support Group meeting (enter by outpatient entrance on the South west side)
Fee: None
Eligibility: No restrictions
National Federation for the Blind
3910 Tropical Lane, Columbia, MO 65202
573-884-1774 Fax: 573-442-5617
Hours: 8:00 AM-8:00 PM (7 days a week, leave message)
info@nfbmo.org
Services: Advocacy; training in skills for the blind; generate public awareness of blindness; assistance in finding employment, referrals to community resources, can travel training, aids and appliances; braille information and assistance
Fee: None
Eligibility: No restrictions
New Horizons Community Support Services, Inc.
1408 Hathman Place, Columbia, MO 65201
573-443-0405
InfoRequest@mo-newhorizons.com
https://www.mo-newhorizons.com/
Hours: Office: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (M-F)
New Horizons assists adults with disabling mental illnesses as well as adults with co-occurring substance use disorders. Services: Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program which includes Community Support, Healthcare Home, Medication Services, Crisis Intervention and Resolution, Counseling Services, Psychosocial Rehabilitation (day program), and Residential Services. In Boone County New Horizons also offers a homeless outreach program, Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH). New Horizons is a nonprofit corporation certified by the MO Dept. of Mental Health and accredited by CARF.
Eligibility: Adults residing in Boone County with severe and persistent mental illness.
Funding: Dept. of Mental Health, Medicaid, Medicare, and the PATH grant.
24 Hour Crisis Hotline: 1-800-985-5990
Intake Procedures: Phone, walk-in, or by referral to get a screening appointment
Next Day Access
866-858-9048
https://www.nextdayaccess.com/kansas-city-mo/
Next Day Access offers a wide variety of mobility and accessibility products you may need, including wheelchair ramps, grab bars, vehicle lifts, and other home accessibility products that are delivered and professionally installed by Next Day Access of Kansas City. Our “Whole Home-Whole Life” approach means comfort and accessibility in your current home. Serves Boone County.
OATS Transit.
2501 Maguire Boulevard, Suite 101 or 103, Columbia, MO
573-449-3789 800-269-6287
M - F, 9:30 - 5:00pm. Calls must be made 48 hours in advance.
OATS transportation is available to anyone regardless of age, income, disability, race, gender, religion, or national origin.
Bus Schedule: https://www.oatstransit.org/boone
To Columbia From: Ashland, Central Boone, Hallsville, Centralia, Harrisburg, Rocheport, and Sturgeon: 2nd and 4th Monday each month
In-Town City of Columbia: (For Seniors 65+ or 18-64 with a disability only)
Medical Appointments: Monday-Friday: 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Medical appointments must be made between the hours of 10 AM to 2 PM to ensure transportation home.
Grocery Shopping: Monday-Friday: 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m.
Fares (One-Way):
In–Town: $2.00
Within County: $3.00
Adjacent County: $4.00
Long Distance (beyond two counties): $3.00 per county
***Effective July 2023, Mid-MO Region drivers will no longer handle any payments from riders. Instead, riders can add funds to their account in advance, and fares will be withdrawn each time a rider rides. Riders can call 888-875-6287 to add funds to their account, which requires a minimum of $10 each time. Fares for all general public riders will be standardized at $2.00 per one way ride regardless of origin or destination.
Services for Independent Living
1401 Hathman Place, Columbia, MO 65201
573-874-1646
Hours: 8:00-5:00 (M-F)
Services for Independent Living (SIL) is a non-profit Center for Independent Living that promotes independence for persons with disabilities, seniors, and veterans by following the Independent Living Philosophy. We provide five core services: Advocacy, Independent Living Skills, Information & Referral, Peer Support, and Transition.
Our services include: Assistive devices/technology information, demonstration, and technical assistance, a hands-on demonstration center, equipment loans, and ramp installation. Our reutilization program accepts donations of gently used fully functional durable medical equipment.
Educational Sessions offers information on healthy relationships, cooking and nutrition, self-determination, financial literacy, workplace readiness, fraud and scams, emergency preparedness, setting boundaries, and disability awareness training
Personal Care Services include Consumer-Directed Service: the consumer chooses, hires, and directs their attendant, In-Home Service: the attendant is employed by SIL but the consumer directs their activities. Applications for aides and attendants are continuously accepted.
Youth Transition Services Help youth ages 13 to 32 transition into adulthood. Strengths-based services are provided in individualized and group settings. Peer support groups, self-advocacy training, mentor training, pre-employment services, social skill building, interactive activities, summer seminars
Aging in Place assists income eligible individuals age 55+ to remain active in the community, reduce isolation, and maximize their independence. Case management, food pantry delivery, friendly visiting, grocery shopping, property tax credit filing (circuit breaker), snow shoveling, and yard maintenance.
Transportation SIL provides door-to-door service Monday through Friday 8 AM to 4:30 PM for a small fee. Rides are scheduled on a first-come, first-serve basis. An intake process must be completed prior to receiving a ride, but can be initiated over the phone. Call 573-874-1646 to request a ride!
Volunteer Services is always accepting individuals to assist in our mission. Must complete volunteer application, have a clear background check via the Family Care Safety Registry, and attend an orientation.
Fee: Most services are free (there are low cost fees for transportation service).
Eligibility: People with disabilities, seniors, and veterans.
Geographic Area Served: Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cooper, Howard, Montgomery, Randolph.
UCP Child Development Center
3804 Santiago Dr, Columbia, MO 65203
573-449-6783; 573- FAX: 573-507-3736
Hours of Operation: 6:30 AM to 6 PM
Child Development Center offers individualized early care and education for children with and without disabilities ages 6 weeks to 6 years, before/after school care with transportation to and from Mill Creek, Rock Bridge and Grant, summer day camp for ages 6 to 12; Friday evening respite program for children with disabilities and their families.
Autism Services Program is based on Applied Behaviors Analysis (ABA) principles and aims to provide high quality therapy using evidenced-based practices in a setting where the environment becomes a learning tool. They will use a hybrid approach as the therapy will take place in their center or the child's natural setting such as home, school, daycare/preschool, etc. Therapies and consultations provided include: natural environment teaching, verbal behavior, toilet training, feeding programs, group learning, community support, social skills, functional living, transition planning, and parent and caregiver education.
Fee: Varies by program, accepts Child Care subsidy
Eligibility: 6 weeks to 12 years of age for early care and education, under 16 for other services
Intake Procedure: Phone or walk-in
Required Documentation for Services: Enrollment packet
Geographic Area Served: Columbia and surrounding area
Wonderland Camp
18591 Miller Circle, Rocky Mount, MO 65072
573-392-1000
Hours: Office: 9:00a.m. – 3:00p.m. (M-F); Camp operation: May-August
http://www.wonderlandcamp.org/
The mission of Wonderland Camp is to provide a fun, inclusive and safe camp experience for children, teenagers and adults who have disabilities; to offer a respite from daily caregiving for their family members and caregivers; and to provide and nurture a personal development experience for volunteers and staff.
Camper to counselor ratio of 1:1. Clinical staff is on-site to accommodate all medical and dietary needs.
Camp activities: Archery, arts & crafts, basketball, climbing wall, cornhole, dance, fishing, high ropes course, karaoke, mini golf, paddle boats, pontoon rides, sensory room, soccer, splash pad, swimming, talent show, tie-dying, volleyball.
Eligibility: For individuals age 6 and up with disabilities
Financial assistance available.
Register for camp: https://app.campdoc.com/!/dn/login?r=wonderlandcamp%20camper