Off-Campus Resources

Columbia/Boone County

People with disabilities should be able to use any and every mainstream community resource available to the community at large. Please expect these resources to be responsive to you, and if they are not, please let me know right away. Some places to start:

• MUs Columbia link
• City of Columbia
• Boone County
• Columbia Chamber of Commerce
• Convention and Visitors Bureau

Some additional community resources, all of which are disability-related. Please let me know about additions, deletions, corrections, etc. Columbia's area code is 573.

Advocacy and/or support:

• Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 761-0696
• Alzheimers Association, 443-8665
• American Cancer Society, 443-1496
• American Diabetes Association, 443-8611
• Autism Center, 884-1871
• Boone County Family Resources, 874-1995
• Cedar Creek Therapeutic Riding Center, 875-8556
• Judevine Autism Project, 874-3777
• LEAD Institute, 445-5005
• Learning Disabilities Association, 443-3277
• Missouri Parents Act, 1-800-743-7623
• Muscular Dystrophy Association, 442-5154
• National Federation of the Blind of Missouri, 874-1774
• Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN), 875-8687
• Regional Council on Developmental Disabilities, 882-9835
• Services for Independent Living (SIL), 874-1646

Assistive Technology:

• Show-Me Tech, 874-3558

Employment:

• Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, 882-9110
• Rehabilitation Services for the Blind, 1-800-592-6004
• Job Point, 474-8560
• Alternative Community Training, 474-9446

Equipment: Medical, Transportation, and Home Accessibility

• Best Buy Homecare, 499-1779
• DW Auto & Home Mobility, 449-3859
• United Seating and Mobility, 443-2212
• [See Yellow Pages for other vendors; please let me know about listings that should be added here.]

Housing:

• Disability Services at MU (882-4696) and Services for Independent Living (874-1646) maintain lists of accessible apartments in the community.
• Most Columbia real estate listings available through real estate agencies include information about accessibility.

Transportation:

• OATS, Inc., 443-4516 - Provides service to persons with disabilities as long as the person can function independently or has an attendant.
• Services for Independent Living, 874-1646
• Paratransit (supplements Columbia bus service) - to apply, call 874-7290

Statewide

There are dozens if not hundreds of disability-related state government and statewide private sector organizations. Some state government agencies are listed here. For a much more comprehensive list, and an extensive list of private sector resources, please contact the Governor's Council on Disability (see below).

State Government

• Governor's Council on Disability - This agency annually compiles a detailed directory of disability-related resources. To obtain a copy, call 1-800-877-8249 or get it here
• Missouri Assistive Technology Project
• Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Missouri Commission on Human Rights
• Missouri Division of Special Education
• Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Missouri Division of Workers Compensation
• Missouri Head Injury Advisory Council
• Rehabilitation Services for the Blind