Community Resources

Resources for the Deaf

• ASL-Associates in Sign Language
• QTS-Quality Transcription Services
• Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes
• Deaf Crisis Line

Resources for the Blind

• RSB-Rehab Services for the Blind
• Wolfner Library for the Blind
• Computers for the Blind
• Missouri Council of the Blind
• National Federation of the Blind

Transportation Services

• Ability Transportation
• CU Transit (The Bus)
• Access Express
• OATS Transit

Resources for Autism

• Judevine Center for Autism
• Nova Center of the Ozarks
• Project Access
• Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Catalogs for Helpful Products & Aids

• Independent Living Aids, LLC 
• Maxi Aids
• LS&S (Learning, sight & sound made easier)
• NOIR (sunglasses)
• Speak To Me (audible tools)
• Blind Mice Mart
• Diglo (Hearing Loss & Deaf products) 
• United Access Mobility Product Solutions
• United Access Guide pdf

College Funding for Students with Disabilities

Federal and State Aid, Scholarships, and Awards

OTC Scholarships are available to all students

Healthcare Options

• Alliance Rehab and Medical Equipment
• Arc of the Ozarks
• Burrell Developmental Services
• Missouri Dept of Mental Health, Mental Illness
• National Alliance on Mental Illness Southwest Missouri
• NuMotion  800-899-7184 local 417-883-2125
• Preferred Family Healthcare
• Pierce Vision Specialists

Agencies & Organizations in Springfield Area

• Abilities First (Greene County)
• Arc of the Ozarks
• Developmental Center of the Ozarks
• Easterseals Midwest
• Empower: Abilities
• NuMotion 800-899-7184 local 417-883-2125 location: 2414 W Battlefield, Suite E Springfield MO 65807-4589
• Springfield Commission on Human Rights and Community Relations
• Springfield Regional Office-Dev Disabilities
• United Access of Springfield (accessible vehicles)
• Vocational Rehabilitation

 

Other Area Resources

• CC Links (Christian County)
• Center for Human Services (Polk County)
• WC Partners (Webster County)

Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention Lifeline:  800-273-8255, TTY 800-799-4889

OTC Counseling Services 417-447-6974

Missouri State University Info Page

State of Missouri Resource Center

State of Missouri:

• Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
• Missouri Dept of Mental Health, Mental Illness
• Missouri Disability Resources and Advocacy Organizations
• Missouri Family to Family
• Missouri Human Rights Commission
• Missouri Parents Act 
• Missouri People First
• Missouri Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing