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Find educational consultants, psychologists, educational diagnosticians, health care providers, academic therapists, tutors, speech language therapists, occupational therapists, coaches, advocates, and attorneys for children with disabilities on the Yellow Pages for Kids for your state.
You will also find special education schools, learning centers, treatment programs, parent groups, respite care, community centers, grassroots organizations, and government programs for children with disabilities.
Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Accessible IT Resource Center
Southeast
Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC)
490 Tenth Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
Web: http://www.sedbtac.org/The
Arc/Mississippi Association for the Rights of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
7 Lakeland Circle, Suite 600
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 982-1180;
(800) 717-1180
Email: matt@arcms.org
Web: www.arcms.org The
Arc of Lowndes County
Norma Jones or Leslie Junkin
P.O. Box 5387
Columbus,
MS 39704
(662) 245-1323 or (662) 327-2965
Email: arclowndescounty@hotmail.com
A
volunteer organization made up of parents and professionals dedicated to supporting
(IEP's, IDEA), educating, and empowering individuals with developmental disabilities
and their families. Attorney/Advocate
Service Team For "PARENTS"
Wendell C. Hutchinson
Millie Hickman
P.O.
Box 1885
Ridgeland, MS 39158
(601) 605-5937
Email: jghick1@bellsouth.net
"Free"
Consultation,"Special Education Law". We provide representation on IDEA
issues involving the "IEP" process, mediation and due process hearings.
Free background information available. Brain
Injury Association of Mississippi
P.O. Box 55912
Jackson, MS 39296-5912
(601) 981-1021; (800) 641-6442
Email: biaofms@aol.com
Web: www.members.aol.com/biaofms/index.htm Bureau
of Mental Retardation
Department of Mental Health
1101 Robert E.
Lee Building
239 N. Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 359-1288
Web: www.dmh.state.ms.us Central
Mississippi Autism Support Group
Pam Dollar
149 Dry Creek Road
Magee,
MS 39111
(601) 594-9314; (601) 849-3981 (fax)
Email: pkdollar@bellsouth.net
We
provide support, information, and advocacy for individuals with autism spectrum
disorders and their families in Central Mississippi. Central
Mississippi Down Syndrome Society (CMDSS)
Van Waites or Jean Weiss
Post Office Box 2189
Brandon, MS 39043
(601) 397-3696; (601) 397-DOWN
Email: van@cmdss.org or jean@cmdss.org
Web: www.cmdss.org
A support group to promote awareness, acceptance, and inclusion
of people with Down syndrome through educational programs, social
events, annual Buddy Walk, New Parent Guide, and calendar.
Cerebral
Palsy Foundation of Mississippi, Inc.
P.O. Box 16924
Jackson, MS 39236-6924
(601) 853-1961; (888) 852-1961 (toll free)
Email: cpfofms@aol.com
Web: www.cpfofms.org CHADD
Meridian Area
(601) 484-7144 Client
Assistance Program
Mississippi Society for Disabilities
3226 N. State
Street
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 362-2585
Web:
http://www.mississippicap.com/MississippiSocietyForDisabilities.htm
Coalition
for Citizens with Disabilities
615 Barksdale Street
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 969-0601; (601) 709-0250 (fax); (800) -748-9420 (V/TTY)
Email: mgtroupe@aol.com
Web: www.mscoalition.com
Columbus/North
Mississippi Autism Support Group
P.O. Box 205
West Point, MS 39773
(662) 494-7060; (662) 404-7533 (fax)
Support Group for families and freinds of individuals with autism. Council
on Developmental Disabilities
1101 Robert E. Lee Building
239 N.
Lamar St.
Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 359-1270
Web: http://www.dmh.state.ms.us/
Department
of Mental Health
1101 Robert E. Lee Building
239 N. Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 359-1288
Web: http://www.dmh.state.ms.us/
Division of Children and Youth Services
Department of Mental Health
1101 Robert E. Lee Building
239 N. Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 359-1288
Email: bscafidi@msdmh.org
Web: www.dmh.state.ms.us
EMPOWER
Community Resource Center
Agnes Johnson
P.O. Box 1733
Greenville, MS 38702-1733
(800) 337-4852; (882) 332-4852; (662) 332-1622 (fax)
Email: empower@suddenlinkmail.com
Educational rights-community based non-profit organization which
plays an important role in the evolution of standards-based school
reform and the potential for improving the quality of education
for children in the Delta area of Mississippi.
Epilepsy
Foundation of Mississippi
P.O. Box 16232
Jackson, MS 39236-6232
(601) 362-2761; (800) 898-0291 (In MS)
Email: efm@netdoor.com F.A.C.T.S.
Familes
Advocating Collaborating Teaching and Supporting for Children's Mental Health,
Inc.
The Gulf Coast Chapter of MS Families As Allies, Inc.
18041 Dedeaux
Clan Road,
Gulfport, MS 39503
Email: adedeaux@yahoo.com
F.A.C.T.S. is for caregivers and professionals whose children and
youth have emotional behavioral or mental health needs.
Gulf
Coast Autism Support Network
Patty Gautier
5908 Tolar Road
Moss Point, MS 39562
(228) 588-3016
Email: pattygautier@yahoo.com
A support group for family and friends of individuals with autism.
Meets the second Monday of each month at the Ocean Springs Hospital
Library from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Gulf
Coast Down Syndrome Society, Inc.
Michelle Gregory
4500 13th Street
Gulfport, MS 39502
(228) 865-0297; (228) 214-9974
Email: mimigirl24u@cableone.net
The GCDSS is a non-profit org. which provides referrals and other
support services to individuals with DS, their families and the
community in general.
Healing
Notes, LLC (Music Therapy Services)
Amanda Miles
500 Old West Point
Road
Starkville, MS 39759
(662) 552-3310
Email: healingnotesMT@hotmail.com
Provide music therapy services for persons with disabilities in the Golden
Triangle area. All services are provided by a board certified music therapist.
Healthy Futures
754 N. President Street
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 969-0601; (800) 748-9420 (V/TTY)
Email: HFofMS@aol.com
Web: www.healthyfuturesms.com The
Institute for Disability Studies
Mississippi-University Affiliated Program
University of Southern Mississippi
P.O. Box 5163
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5163
(601) 266-5163; (601) 266-6035 (TTY); (888) 671-0051 (in MS only)
Email:
jane.siders@usm.edu
Web: www.ids.usm.edu Learning
Disabilities Association of Mississippi
4080 Old Canton Road
P.O.
Box 4477
Jackson, MS 39216
Web: http://www.ldams.org/ Living
Independence for Everyone (L.I.F.E)
710 Katie Avenue
Hattiesburg,
MS 39401
(601) 583-2108; (800) 898-8977 Living
Independence for Everyone (L.I.F.E.)
754 N. President Street
Jackson,
MS 39202
(601) 969-4009; (800) 748-9398 (TTY)
Email: lifeofms@aol.com
Web: www.lifeofms.com/index.html
Living Independence for Everyone (L.I.F.E)
754 North President
Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39202
(601) 969-4009
Email: lifeofms@aol.com
Web:
http://www.lifeofms.com/
Mental Health Association of the Capital Area, Inc.
411 Briarwood Drive,
Suite 401
Jackson, MS 39206
(601) 956-2800
Email: mhajxn@aol.com
Mid
South Regional Tourette Syndrome Association
Jackson Metro area group
Sonia Bartosek
2703 Maclean Rd.
Jackson, MS 39209
(601) 366-1766
Email: sonia_mstsa@bellsouth.net
We provide education and support for adults and children with TS
as well as their families and teachers.
Mississippi
Adaptive Sports
Mike Spence
7001 Holly Springs Rd
Hernando, MS 38632
(662) 233-2287
Email: mspence@msadaptivesports.com
Web: http://www.msadaptivesports.com
MSAS provides sports training, loaner equipment if available, and
competitive sporting events for Athletes with physical handicaps.
Mississippi
Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
P.O. Box 1754
Greenville, MS
38701
(601) 352-7383; (800) 795-6123
Email: shirlcartl@aol.com Mississippi
Department of Education
Suite 338, Central High Building
359 North
West Street, P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3498; (601)
359-2198 (fax); (877) 544-0408
Web: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/
Mississippi
Department of Education's daily legislative report
You also may access
this information by calling toll-free 1-877-LegisEd (534-4733.)
Web: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/extrel/legup.htm
Mississippi
Families As Allies for Children's Mental Health
5166 Keele Street, Building
A
Jackson, MS 39206
(800) 833-9671
Email: msfaa@netdoor.com
or
Nancy Vaughn
5166 Keele
St. Jackson, MS, 39206
(601)
981-1618
Email: nvaughn@msfaacmh.org Mississippi
Families As Allies - DeSoto County
Tiffany M. Larsen, N. MS Regional Coordinator
6537 Firefly Cove
Walls, MS 38680
(662) 781-0447; (901) 359-1272 mobile
Email: smilette@midsouth.rr.com
Providing family support, education, and advocacy for all of North Mississippi. Mississippi
Office of Special Education
Web: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/acad/sped/
Mississippi
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 1698
Jackson, MS 39215-1698
(601) 853-5230
Web: www.mdrs.state.ms.us
Mississippi
Parent Training and Information Center
Jason Lee
5 Old River Place, Suite 101
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 969-0601; (800) 721-7255; (601)709-0250 (fax)
Email: jlee@mscoalition.com
Web: http://www.mscoalition.com/mspti
The Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center (MSPTI) puts
MSFIRST, with Parent Educators in four areas statewide providing
Families Information Resources Support Training...F.I.R.S.T.!
Mississippi
Protection and Advocacy System
5305 Executive Place, Suite A
Jackson,
MS 39206
(601) 981-8207; (800) 772-4057
Web: http://www.mspas.com/ Mississippi
Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 22664
Jackson, MS 39225-2664
(800) 664-6742
Email: msha@misnet.com
Web: www.mshausa.org NAMI
Mississippi (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
411 Briarwood Drive,
Suite 401
Jackson, MS 39206
(601) 899-9058
Email: namimiss1@aol.com Office
of Special Education
Department of Education
P.O. Box 771 - Central
High School Building
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3498
Web:
www.mde.k12.ms.us/acad/sped Office
of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind
Mississippi Department of
Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 1698
Jackson, MS 39215-1698
(601)
853-5100; (800) 443-1000
Email: mgandy@mdrs.state.ms.us Parents
United Together
P.O. Box 2810
Jackson, MS 39207-2810
Email: MOM424@aol.com
Web: www.parentsunitedtogether.com Programs
for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Office of Special Education
Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
(601)
359-3498
Web: www.mde.k12.ms.us/acad/sped Programs
for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Children's Medical Program
Board of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
(601) 987-3965;
(800) 844-0898 (National/WATS) Programs
for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
First
Steps Early Intervention System
Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH)
P.O. Box 1700
570 E. Woodrow Wilson Boulevard, Room 107
Jackson,
MS 39215-1700
(601) 576-7427; (800) 451-3903 (in MS)
Web: www.msdh.state.ms.us
Project
EMPOWER
P.O. Box 1733
Greenville, MS 38702-1733
(662) 332-4852;
(800) 337-4852
Email: empower@tecinfo.com
Special
Education Documents/Memos
Web: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/info_pubs.html Special
Vocational Services for the Handicapped
Office of Vocational and Technical
Education
Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3089
Email: smay@mde.k12.ms.us
Web: www.mde.k12.ms.us
Spina Bifida Association of Mississippi
1511 Tracewood Drive
Jackson,
MS 39211
(601) 957-2410
Web: http://www.spinabifidams.org/
State
Board of Education Policy Manual
(REGS for special Ed Included)
State
Board of Education (SBE) Policies
Web: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/public/1whmsbe.htm
State
Education Agency Rural Representative
Walter H. Moore
Department
of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205 State
Mediation System
Department of Education
Office of Special Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
(601) 359-3498
Email: bquarles@mde.k12.ms.us
Web: www.mde.k12.ms.us TEAAM
(Together Enhancing Autism Awareness in Mississippi)
P.O. Box 213
Newton, MS 39345
(601) 683-4200
Email: myeager@cmrc.state.ms.us
Web: www.TEAAM.org Technology-Related
Assistance
Mississippi Project Start
P.O. Box 1698
Jackson, MS
39215-1698
(601) 987-4872 (V/TTY)
Email: contactus@msprojectstart.org
Web:
http://www.msprojectstart.org/ Tourette
Syndrome Association
Mid South Regional Chapter
Mississippi Outreach
Program
Contact: Sonia Bartosek
(601) 366-1766
Email: sonia_mstsa@bellsouth.net
Web:
http://www.tsa-usa.org
We provide support
for families dealing with the complexities of Tourette, training programs for
educators, and information for physicians throughout Mississippi. Tri-Lakes
Autism Parent Support Group
Emily Thomas Johnson, Ph.D.
4628 Union
Road
Sardis, MS 38666
(662) 609-4950; (662) 487-3188 (fax)
Email: ETJPhD@gmail.com
The Tri-Lakes Autism Parent Support Group organized in May 2006. Serving most
of Northwest Mississippi. Meets monthly.
VSA
Arts of Mississippi
350 Woodrow Wilson Drive Box 3512
Jackson, MS
39213
(601) 713-3311; (601) 713-3344
Email: jadcvsa@netdoor.com
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