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MO Better Foundation was established to help enhance the quality of life of Missouri adults and children with permanent physical disabilities by providing financial assistance to aid in purchasing items to assist in daily living particularly those related to technology, transportation and mobility,

We provide help when no other funding source is available, or when other funding sources are not adequate to cover the costs of the assistive technology, mobility aides, access modifications and other needs.

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ELIGIBLE ITEMS/EQUIPMENT

Assistive Technology Equipment
Communications devices /speech recognition software
Evaluation and training costs for driving
Adaptive vehicle modifications including wheelchair lifts, driving controls
Van rentals
Stair lifts
Hoyer lifts/tracks
Smart Home devices/environmental controls
Speech recognition software
Portable Ramps
Prosthetics enhancements (for work, sport or leisure)
Shower chairs
Lumber/materials/labor costs for minor home modifications including building ramps, widening doors, bathroom modifications

Ineligible Items/Equipment:

We will not consider applications for:

Purchase of vans
Equipment used in therapy
Medical items
Medical supplies

GRANT ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must reside in Missouri and have a primary (and diagnosed) permanent physical disability or impairment including (but not limited to)

Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy and related neuromuscular disease causing disability
Spinal muscular atrophy
ALS, all other neuropathies, and all other conditions causing disability
Cerebral palsy
Multiple sclerosis
Post-polio
Guillain-Barre´
Spinal Cord Injury (caused by traumatic injury or medical cause)
Spina Bifida
Stroke
Transverse Myelitis (if paralysis is still experienced)

APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ON-LINE ONLY. PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS.

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ELIGIBLE ITEMS/EQUIPMENT

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