State lawmakers have warned a disability program keeping Missourians in their communities could be subject to funding ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - Missouri was 1 of 13 states selected by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy to receive additional technical assistance in order to help ...

"America's People, America's Talent, America's Strength" is the official 2008 theme for National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which is observed in October nationwide. In recognition of the ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - An April report from the insurance marketplace website Policy Genius placed Missouri 25th among states when considering those that best accommodate people with ...

Missouri Commissioner of Education Karla Eslinger reacts to a presentation on a plan to rework the Missouri Schools for the Severely Disabled during a State Board of Education meeting Tuesday ...

Lilly Opinsky, who has Rett disease, attends a St. Louis Cardinals game at Busch Stadium with her personal care attendant, Megan Wallis. Opinsky's family uses a program called self-directed supports ...

SPRINGFIELD, MO – Brad Glass, of Mountain View, has a disability that impacts his ability to travel, so he is unable to comply with Missouri’s arbitrary statutory requirement that marriage license ...

ST. LOUIS – An Edmundson, Missouri, woman appeared in federal court on Tuesday and was sentenced for helping her son fake a mental disability for more than 13 years so he could claim and receive ...

Over two decades ago, Kasey Kittell opened Sara Hart Weir’s eyes to a population of people who are often overlooked. Kittell was born with Down syndrome, a condition in which a person has an extra ...

Wendy Sullivan is the CEO of Easterseals Midwest, an organization dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities and their families live better. Provided photo As the October 9 Missouri voter ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block the execution of a Missouri man after his attorneys argued in a final appeal that his intellectual disabilities made the execution unconstitutional.

Over two decades ago, Kasey Kittell opened Sara Hart Weir's eyes to a population of people who are often overlooked. Kittell was born with Down syndrome, a condition in which a person has an extra ...