The Missouri Association of Sheltered Workshop Managers is comprised of a group of professional leaders dedicated to enhancing Sheltered Workshops in Missouri, programs for the people we serve and the business services we provide. The association is a leader in the field of disability awareness through education, advocacy and active involvement in the legislative process.

Businesses nationwide utilize Missouri's workshops for high-quality, on-demand services that range from packaging to custom assembly. Many of Missouri's workshops are also the proud custodians of highway rest areas, recycling programs and other visible efforts that improve workshop communities and the state of Missouri.

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• New: OSHA Visit to workshop provides valuable info for others.

• Missouri AID has started the petition “Protect Sheltered Workshops” and needs your help to get it off the ground. Will you take 30 seconds to sign it? Please check out the following links: www.missouriaid.org and www.change.org/petitions/protect-sheltered-workshops/. You may also download the Missouri Aid flyer.

MASWM's Legislative Chair recently made some important comments before the Missouri Senate.

MASWM's latest newsletter and information publication are now online.

Rural Missouri magazine recently published a great two-page article on how workshops are "Turning disabilities into abilities." You may view the article online here (opens in new page) or download a high-resolution PDF here.

Health Care Act info for Workshops

Tell the World Your Story and Help Workshops

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Download PDF of the ACCSES Analysis of the NDRN paper "Segregated and Exploited" (located on ACCSES site).

Special presentation on Fraud in Today's Economy (PDF format)

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