Youth With Disabilities and the Resource Gap
S2 Ep10
April 20, 2023 | Flatland | 1 min read
Reporter Credits:
Cody Boston
Vicky Dìaz-Camacho
D. Rashaan Gilmore
While funded programs in Missouri exist to guide youth with disabilities entering young adulthood, families still struggle to find what they need because of barriers such as time, income and paperwork. Kansas City parents say programs are hard to find and systems are confusing. In this episode, families and disability experts outline challenges they face and what they wish existed.
Companion Article
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Here’s a self-guided tour to help put disability rights and law history into context.
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