Down Syndrome Group of the Ozarks
DSGO, PO BOX 1598, Springfield MO 65801 | 417.885.9905 or 888.655.5173
DSGO, PO BOX 1598, Springfield MO 65801 | 417.885.9905 or 888.655.5173
The 1st Annual Buddy Walk in Springfield, Missouri will be held at Hammons Field prior to the Springfield Cardinals baseball game.
Learn more & register for the Springfield Buddy Walk.
Download the Buddy Walk Brochure.
I have worked with people who have disabilities since I was in high school. I attended college at Humboldt State University and the University of Montana, Missoula.
In 1987 I wrote, established and managed the first Supported Employment program in Southwest Missouri at the Developmental Center of the Ozarks.
The mission of Supported employment is to help people who have severe disabilities find, learn and maintain competitive employment in jobs of their interest within their community.
I left DCO and to set up another supported employment program at the Springfield Sheltered Workshop in 1992. We helped hundreds of people find, learn and maintain competitive employment.
I retired in 2000 and founded an organization called Community Employment, Inc. with the sole mission of competitive community employment. Community Employment is helping hundreds of people find competitive employment annually.
In 2006 I founded Employment Supports, Inc. in Nevada Missouri and I am currently the Administrative Manager. We continue to assist people into competitive employment while educating employers and the community about the abilities of people who have disabilities.
