Disability Rights Legislative Day

02/27/2026

We hope you had as much fun as we did at ! We’re sharing some of our photos. Feel free to put a favorite or two in the comments.

Most importantly, please fill out the DRLD feedback survey if yiu haven’t. Your thoughts matter—and we take all comments into consideration! Bit.ly/DRLD2026Feedback.

02/25/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended DRLD in person or online! We hope you had as much fun as we did! Please take a few minutes to fill out our survey, so that we can continue to make DRLD the best it can be! Cheers to 25 Years! Let's keep Breaking Barriers and Building Dreams.

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02/25/2026

Today's the Big Day! The DRLD Rally is in person from 11 am -12 pm.

Watch the Livestream here: youtube.com/live/d8zDYAxWjnY?feature=share.
It will go live at about 10:45 am. Tune in early to see a fantastic slideshow about 25 years of DRLD!

Please go to DRLD.org for more details. This Youtube Link, a live captioning link, and the feedback survey will all be there, too!

Join us at the Capitol on February 25, 2026, for a powerful day of visibility and advocacy. Join with advocates from across the state to rally together, and ...

02/24/2026

Thank you to Missouri Disability Empowerment Foundation for making this video! Check it out if you’re not sure how to get in or want to learn more about the Capitol.

02/24/2026

We’ll see you in Jefferson City tomorrow or on the YouTube livestream! Details and links will be up on the home page for DRLD.org. Get some rest! Tomorrow we cheer for 25 years of DRLD and to breaking barriers and building dreams!

02/24/2026

On Wednesday you’ll hear from several elected officials at the DRLD rally, including State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, Reps. Matthew Overcast, Rep. Bridget Walsh Moore -Missouri Needs Moore, Gregg Bush, and a special appearance from Melanie Stinnett! Big thanks to each of them for joining us! We look forward to hearing about their work on disability related issues!

02/22/2026

We are so excited to meet advocates from across the state, including our 6 self-advocate speakers and 3 emcees! From Odessa to Springfield, St. Louis and beyond, we’re ready to cheer for these amazing speakers!

02/20/2026

🙏With 5 Days left until DRLD, we wanted to take the time to thank all 17 (!) of our Sponsors!🙏

Let's cheers to them for helping us break barriers and build more dreams!

Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council
Governor's Council on Disability
Center for Human Services
The Arc of the Ozarks
Missouri Assistive Technology
St. Louis Arc
The Arc of Clay and Platte Counties
The Arc of Missouri
empower: abilities
Missouri Association of County Developmental Disabilities Services
Emmaus Homes
Boone County Family Resources
People First of Boone County
People First of Missouri
Abilities First
Easterseals Midwest

02/19/2026

We are 6 days away from DRLD with some exciting Accessibility news!

We just learned we will be able to provide a Captioning Link for anyone who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

We are in the process of seeing if it will also work with screen readers and Braille transcription. We'll let you know about that when we know more.

Save this link! https://bit.ly/DRLDCaptionLink The link will go live just before the rally next Wednseday at 11 am. We will also post the link on DRLD.org on February 25th. Thank you!

02/18/2026

We are 7 days out from DRLD 2026!

Theme: Cheers to 25 Years! Breaking Barriers and Building Dreams

Details: DRLD.org - Register if you haven't! That's how we'll share the Livestream info and updates.

Got questions? Post here! If you do, someone else does. If you'd like to ask a question privately, please message this page.

Let's go!!!!

02/03/2026

Join us Tuesday to learn more about this year’s event! You must sign up at the link to get the Zoom information.

Advocacy Training Alert!

This year is the 25th anniversary of Disability Rights Legislative Day (DRLD). DRLD is an annual rally at the Missouri State Capitol that allows disability advocates to speak and have their voices heard. After the rally, attendees also have the opportunity to meet with legislators.

On Tuesday, February 10th, MODDC will be holding a virtual training to help prepare for DRLD. Join us to learn about:
- What to expect
- Ways to participate
- Tips for advocacy
- And more!

What: Logistics and Advocacy Training for Disability Rights Legislative Day
Date: Tuesday, February 10
Time: 11:00 AM CT
Where: Virtual (Zoom)

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a-XCxOWqRtihxmUcbLSDOw #/registration

Can't make it? No problem! Register with the link above and you will receive a recording after the training.

01/22/2026

We’re hosting a “What to Expect” training for DRLD. This training will cover event details and how to talk with state lawmakers.

Please come—even if you’ve been to DRLD many times! We have new accessibility updates, and bus drop-off spots have changed because of construction at the Capitol.

When: February 10 at 11:00 a.m.

If you can’t join live, sign up anyway! We’ll email you a link to the recording that same week.

Sign up here:

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: DRLD Training - Logistics & Advocacy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.