This page will give helpful websites to help with independent living arrangements after high school.
Department of Healt & Senior Services-Div. of Senior and Disability Services
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Provides long term supports for personal care items and consultation to access Adult Day Care and other resources.
Example: Special Health Care Needs.
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Application
process for a non-driver's identification card for homeland security
and employment purposes. Process to apply for Missouri Driver's license.
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Department of Social Services
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Public
assistance to children and young adults meeting the eligibility
criteria for income assistance programs, food stmps and medicaid
applications. (MOHealthNet).
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Missouri Statewide Independent Living Council (MoSILC)
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INDEPENDENT LIVING PHILOSOPHY:
The independent living movement is based on the philosophy that
people with all types of disabilities should have the same civil rights
as those without disabilities. They have a right to control their lives,
based on a choice of options that minimizes their reliance on others.
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Supplemental Security Income
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The
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program pays benefits to disabled
adults and children who have limited income and resources.
SSI benefits also are payable to people 65 and older without disabilities who meet the financial limits
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Vocational Rehabilitation
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Missouri
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (MDVR) operates under the
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE). The
Division is made up of three core programs: Vocational Rehabilitation
(VR), Disability Determination Services (DDS), and Independent Living
(IL). All three programs are dedicated to providing quality services to
our consumers and to increasing their independence. Please use the links
on this page to find program information, ask questions, or make
comments about MDVR services.
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West-Central Independent Living Solutions
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"West-Central
Independent Living Solutions works to empower people with disabilities
to become more independent by providing independent living skills
training, peer support, information and referral and advocacy."
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