Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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While funded programs in Missouri exist to guide families whose teens with disabilities enter 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.

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