“As Missouri’s federally funded 21st Century Assistive Technology Act Program, the mission of Missouri Assistive Technology is to increase access to and acquisition of assistive technology and related services. At home, work, school or play, assistive technology provides choice, opportunity, and independence.”
Each of the nine regions of Missouri has a Regional Professional Development Center (RPDC) Consultant who specializes in transition. These consultants provide regional and local trainings on Transition Planning and the Updated Form C, Transition Assessment, and other transition topics. They also provide a range of other consulting and continuous improvement services to meet the needs of teachers, administrators and school districts.
This website provides information on Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation services for people with disabilities with links to important, relevant resources.
This presentation discusses the formalized definition of customized employment by the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the history of customized employment. It also takes a glimpse at progressive employment, addresses how discovery is an important component of customized and progressive employment, and discusses how motivational interviewing can be effective during the discovery process.
“The Missouri Interagency Transition Team (MITT) formed in 2007 by the Office of Special Education at the Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education to increase interagency collaboration at the state, regional, and local levels. This state transition team has met quarterly to address data-driven goals for improvement and collaboration with the shared vision of improving employment, independent living, and postsecondary education outcomes for Missouri students with disabilities.”
Please see “Employment Initiatives” section of report for Governor’s Council on Disability (GCD)’s work on disability employment.
“MISSOURI EMPLOYMENT FIRST ACT” (Section 209.700)
The act also creates the Missouri Employment First Act, which requires state agencies that provide employment-related services or that provide services or support to persons with disabilities to:
Develop collaborative relationships with each other, confirmed by a written memorandum of understanding signed by each such state agency;
Implement coordinated strategies to promote competitive integrated employment including, but not limited to, coordinated service planning, job exploration, increased job training, and internship opportunities;
Implement an employment first policy by considering competitive integrated employment as the first and preferred outcome when planning or providing services or supports to persons with disabilities who are of working age…”
“This act modifies several provisions relating to health care, including: (1) health awareness days; (2) the Office of Child Advocate; (3) the “Missouri as a Model Employer” initiative;
MISSOURI AS A MODEL EMPLOYER” INITIATIVE (Section 37.980)
The act requires the Office of Administration to submit a report to the General Assembly each year before December 31 regarding the progress made by the state with regards to the “Missouri as a Model Employer” initiative created by Executive Order 19-16.”