Paraquad Earns Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite Award
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Paraquad has joined a growing number of Missouri businesses by becoming a Missouri Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite. Read more
Tornadoes and Floods and Storms, Oh My!
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If a tornado warning went off while you were at home, would you be able to get away from all windows and doors quickly and safely? Read more
Growing Up with a Disability
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I imagine when I meet new people, they often wonder about my childhood. Maybe they do. I can’t climb into their brains and find out, but some people have asked what it was like having a disability and being a child. Read more
Working with Participants Who Speak Foreign Languages
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As our population becomes more diverse, social workers must learn to effectively interact with clients who speak foreign languages. Providing appropriate language services is a very important component of a social worker’s cultural competence. Read more
Advocacy Matters: Advocates Encourage Signing of HCB 3
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On Tuesday, June 6, more than 200 disability advocates gathered at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City for the Independence Rally! Read more
Multiple Sclerosis Doesn’t Deter Military Service
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The time has come again to say goodbye to my brother, James, as he readies himself for his second deployment with his Army Reserve unit out of Ohio. My brother is so special to me — he’s selfless, brave and has the best morals any American would hope for in a soldier. Read more
Advocacy Matters: One Bill, 8,000 Lives
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The Missouri House on Thursday amended SB 217 with an attempt to reverse the cuts to Department of Health and Senior Services providers and keep the level of care for long-term supports and services at 21. Read more
Advocacy Matters: Missouri Budget Update
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Late Thursday night, the Missouri Senate voted to amend House Committee Bill 3 to replace cuts to the “circuit breaker” property tax credit with money from a “sweep” of unused funds to fill the Senior Citizen Protection Fund. Read more
Advocacy Matters: Budget Cuts Target CILs, CDS
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The Missouri Senate finished its work on the Fiscal Year 2018 budget last week, and harmful cuts for people with disabilities remained in place.
Winning Social Security Disability Benefits
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Why is it so hard to win Social Security disability benefits? The most obvious answer of course is that Social Security is struggling for cash.
While trying to assist a family member with her request for approval for Social Security disability benefits, we were dismayed to find the process so cumbersome. Read more