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State Agencies Official State Web Site Connect with your state's official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:     www.ms.gov State Department of Education: Special Education Office of Special Education Department of Education P.O. Box 771 Jackson   MS   39205-0771 (601) 359-3498 www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/ Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Division of Technical Assistance Office of Special Education Department of Education P.O. Box 771 Jackson   MS   39215-1698 (601) 853-5232 tstout@mdrs.state.ms.us www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/ 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 mgandy@mdrs.state.ms.us Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities Office of Vocational Education and Workforce Development Department of Education P.O. Box 771 Jackson   MS   39205-0771 (601) 359-3088 jsardin@mde.k12.ms.us http://www.mde.k12.ms.us State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth 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 www.dmh.state.ms.us Councils on Developmental Disabilities Council on Developmental Disabilities 1101 Robert E. Lee Building 239 N. Lamar St. Jackson   MS   39201 (601) 359-1270 www.cdd.ms.gov Client Assistance Program Client Assistance Program Mississippi Society for Disabilities 500 G.E. Woodrow Wilson Drive P.O. Box 4958 Jackson   MS   39396-4958 pposey8803@aol.com www.mississippicap.com State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Mississippi Health Benefits Division of Medicaid 550 High Street, Suite 1000 Jackson   MS   39201 (877) 870-3110 www.medicaid.state.ms.us Mississippi School for the Blind 1252 Eastover Drive Jackson   MS   39211 (601) 984-8200 rpridgen@mde.state.ms.us www2.mde.k12.ms.us/msb Telecommunications Relay Services     (800) 582-2233 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY) (800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech-English) (866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech-Spanish) Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center Burton Blatt Institute Syracuse University 1419 Mayson Street Atlanta   GA   30324 (404) 541-9001 (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) sedbtacproject@law.syr.edu www.sedbtac.org University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities The Institute for Disability Studies University of Southern Mississippi 118 College Drive, #5163 Hattiesburg   MS   39406-0001 (601) 266-5163 (888) 671-0051 (V/TTY) jane.siders@usm.edu www.ids.usm.edu State Mediation System Mississippi Department of Education Office of Special Education P.O. Box 771 Jackson   MS   39205 (601) 359-3491 jbounds@mde.k12.ms.us www.mde.k12.ms.us State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Office of Innovative Support Department of Education P.O. Box 771 Jackson   MS   39205-0771 (601) 359-3499 www.mde.k12.ms.us Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 First Steps Early Intervention System Mississippi Department of Health P.O. Box 1700 570 E. Woodrow Wilson Jackson   MS   39215-1700 (601) 576-7427 (800) 451-3903 (in MS) danita.munday@msdh.state.ms.us www.msdh.state.ms.us State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Mississippi Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Department of Rehabilitation Services P.O. Box 1698 Jackson   MS   39215-1698 (601) 853-5232 tstout@mdrs.state.ms.us www.mdrs.state.ms.us Coordinator for Transition Services Office of Special Education Mississippi Department of Education P.O. Box 771 Jackson   MS   39205 (601) 359-3491 marobinson@mde.k12.ms.us www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/ State Mental Health Agency Department of Mental Health 1101 Robert E. Lee Building 239 N. Lamar Street Jackson   MS   39201 (601) 359-1288 ed.legrand@dmh.state.ms.us www.dmh.state.ms.us Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Mental Retardation Services Mississippi Department of Mental Health 1101 Robert E. Lee Building 239 N. Lamar Street Jackson   MS   39201 (601) 359-1288 www.dmh.state.ms.us Protection and Advocacy Agency Mississippi Protection and Advocacy System 5305 Executive Place Jackson, MS 39206 Jackson   MS   39206 (601) 981-8207 (800) 772-4057 info@mspas.com www.mspas.com Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Children’s Medical Program Mississippi State Department of Health P.O. Box 1700 Jackson   MS   39215-1700 (601) 987-3965 (800) 844-0898 (National/WATS) lawrence.clark@msdh.state.ms.us www.msdh.state.ms.us Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind Mississippi Deaf-Blind Project The University of Southern Mississippi Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education 118 College Drive #5115 Hattiesburg   MS   39406-0001 (601) 266-5048 (800) 264-5135 toni.hollingsworth@usm.edu www.usm.edu/msdb Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services P.O. Box 1698 Jackson   MS   39215-1698 (601) 853-5310 (V/TTY) (800) 443-1000 dsmith@mdrs.state.ms.us www.mdrs.state.ms.us State Education Agency Rural Representative Office of Special Education Department of Education P.O. Box 771 Jackson   MS   39205-0771 (601) 359-3498 www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/ Toy Library and Technology Learning Center University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park Campus 730 E. Beach Boulevard Long Beach   MS   95650 (228) 214-3223 sara.jackson@usm.edu www.usm.edu/tlc Technology-Related Assistance Mississippi Project Start P.O. Box 1698 Jackson   MS   39215 (601) 987-4872 (V/TTY) (800) 852-8328 (V/TTY in MS) dyoung@mdrs.state.ms.us www.msprojectstart.org Special Format Library Mississippi Library Commission Blind and Physically Handicapped Library Services 3881 Eastwood Drive Jackson   MS   39211-6473 (601) 432-4116 (800) 446-0892 lbph@mlc.lib.ms.us rahye@mlc.lib.ms.us www.mlc.lib.ms.us/bphls/ Back to Top

Disability-Specific Organizations Attention Deficit Disorder To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 8181 Professional Place, Suite 150 Landover   MD   20785 (301) 306-7070 (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) www.chadd.org Autism National autism organizations are listed at the end of NICHCY's autism page, http://www.nichcy.org/Disabilities/Specific/Pages/autism.aspx. To identify an autism group in your area, contact: Autism Society of America 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300 Bethesda   MD   20814 (301) 657-0881 (800) 3-AUTISM www.autism-society.org Blind/Visual Impairments American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York   NY   10001 (212) 502-7600 (800) 232-5463 afbinfo@afb.net www.afb.org Cerebral Palsy UCP of the Mid South 4189 Leroy Avenue Memphis   TN   38108 (901) 761-4277 ucp@ucpmemphis.org www.ucpmemphis.org Epilepsy Epilepsy Foundation of Mississippi 2001 Airport Road, Suite 307 Jackson   MS   39232 (601) 936-5222 (800) 898-0291 (in MS) bethmsepilepsy@bellsouth.net Mental Health Mental Health Association of Mississippi 4803 Harrison Circle Gulfport   MS   39507 (228) 864-6274 mhagptms@aol.com NAMI Mississippi 411 Briarwood Drive, Suite 401 Jackson   MS   39206 (601) 899-9058 namimiss1@aol.com Speech, Language, and Hearing Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association P.O. Box 22664 Jackson   MS   39225-2664 (800) 664-6742 mshahelp@mshausa.org www.mshausa.org Tourette Syndrome Tourette Syndrome Association Mid-South Regional Office (Serving Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia) 423 Summertrees Drive Auburn   AL   36832 (334) 502-0055 tsamidsouth@bellsouth.net http://tsa-usa.org/TSANatlLocal/Chapters/Midsouth.htm Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 www.add.org TEAAM (Together Enhancing Autism Awareness in Mississippi) P.O. Box 37 Mize   MS   39116 (866) 993-2437 (601) 733-0090 takeaction@TEAAM.org www.teaam.org Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of Mississippi P.O. Box 55912 Jaqkcon   MS   39296 (601) 981-1021 (800) 444-6443 info@msbia.org www.msbia.org Down Syndrome Central Mississippi Down Syndrome Society (CMDSS) P.O. Box 2189 Brandon   MS   39043 (601) 397-3696 info@cmdss.org www.cmdss.org Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities The Arc of Mississippi 7 Lakeland Circle, Suite 600 Jackson   MS   39216 (601) 982-1180 (800) 717-1180 matt@arcms.org www.arcms.org Mental Health Association of the Capital Area 407 Briarwood Drive, Suite 208 Jackson   MS   39206 (601) 956-2800 mhajxn@aol.com Mississippi Families As Allies for Children's Mental Health 5166 Keele Street, Building A Jackson   MS   39206 (601) 981-1618 (800) 833-9671 tschweitzer@msfaacmh.org info@msfaacmh.org www.msfaacmh.org Spina Bifida Spina Bifida Association of Mississippi P.O. Box 180594 Richland   MS   39218 (601) 420-0030 sbaofms@yahoo.com Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) MS Parent Training and Information Center 2 Old River Place, Suite A Jackson   MS   39202 (601) 969-0601 (800) 721-7255 mspti@mscoalition.com www.mspti.org Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Mississippi Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc. P.O. Box 1937 Jackson   MS   39215 (601) 352-7383 (800) 795-6123 ms_office@pta.org www.mississippipta.org Parents for Public Schools of Jackson 200 North Congress Street, Suite 500 Jackson   MS   39201 (601) 969-6015 (601) 969-6041 (fax) dana.larkin@parents4publicschools.com Community Parent Resource Center (Serving Six EMPOWER Counties) EMPOWER Community Resource Center P.O. Box 1733 136 S. Poplar Street Greenville   MS   38702-1733 (662) 332-4852 (800) 337-4852 empower@suddenlinkmail.com www.msempower.org Other Parent Organizations SAFE KIDS Mississippi 1304 Vine Street Jackson   MS   39202 (601) 360-0531 (877) 706-8741 (V/TTY) mssafekids@bellsouth.net www.mssafekids.com Parents United Together P.O. Box 2121 Madison   MS   39130 MOM424@aol.com http://www.parentsunitedtogether.com Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations VSA arts of Mississippi 3310 N. State Street, Studio 1 Jackson   MS   39216 (601) 713-3311 jacvsa@bellsouth.net To find out the contact information for centers for independent living (CILs) in your state, contact: National Council on Independent Living 1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor Washington   DC   20036 (202) 207-0334 (202) 207-0340 (TTY) ncil@ncil.org www.ncil.org   Independent Living To find out the contact information for the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact: Independent Living Research Utilization Project The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research 2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000 Houston   TX   77019 (713) 520-0232 (V) (713) 520-5136 (TTY) ilru@ilru.org www.ilru.org Back to Top

The offices listed on NICHCY state sheets are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

A Note About Age of Eligibility:
Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education for the state of interest.

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Esta página de recursos le ayudará a saber qué clase de ayuda hay en su estado para las personas con discapacidades y sus familias, cuáles organizaciones y agencias podrá contactar para mayor información, y ¡mucho más! Las oficinas identificados tienden a ser oficinas a nivel estatal, no local, pero usualmente pueden ponerle en contacto con recursos dentro de su comunidad. También pueden proveerle información y asistencia sobre los asuntos relacionados a la discapacidad en su estado.

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