MISSISSIPPI CEREBRAL PALSY AND BIRTH INJURY LAWYERS
Rasansky Law Firm
(855) 833-3707
STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Carolyn Black, State Director
Office of Special Education, Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3498
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Dorothy Bowman, Coordinator
Office of Special Education, Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3498
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Roy Hart, Part C Coordinator
First Steps Early Intervention System
MS State Department of Health (MSDH)
P.O. Box 1700
2423 North State Street, Room 107
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
(601) 576-7427; (800) 451-3903 (in MS)
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Gary Neely, Director
MS Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 1698
Jackson, MS 39215-1698
(601) 853-5230
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Pauline Childs, Director
Special Vocational Services for the Handicapped
Office of Vocational and Technical Education
Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3465
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Albert Randel Hendrix, Executive Director
Department of Mental Health
1101 Robert E. Lee Bldg., 239 North Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 359-1288
Web: www.dmh.state.ms.us
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Brenda Scafidi, Director
Division of Children & Youth Services
Department of Mental Health
1101 Robert E. Lee Bldg., 239 North Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 359-1288
Web: www.dmh.state.ms.us
STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM
Edwin LeGrand, Chief
Bureau of Mental Retardation
Department of Mental Health
1101 Robert E. Lee Bldg., 239 North Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 359-1288
Web: www.dmh.state.ms.us
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Ed Butler, Director
DD Planning Council
1101 Robert E. Lee Bldg., 239 N. Lamar St.
Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 359-1288
Web: www.dmh.state.ms.us
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Rebecca Floyd, Executive Director
MS P&A System
5330 Executive Place, Suite A
Jackson, MS 39206
(601) 981-8207; (800) 772-4057
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Presley Posey, Director
Client Assistance Program, Easter Seals Society
3226 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 982-7051
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Mike Gallarno, Director
Children’s Medical Program, Department of Health
P.O. Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215
(601) 987-3965; (800) 844-0898 (National/WATS)
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Dr. Joe Carballo, Director
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
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Walter H. Moore
Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
REGIONAL ADA ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.
490 10th Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 385-0636 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232
Web: www.sedbtac.org
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CH.A.D.D.)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
Web: www.add.org
Autism
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Mississippi
P.O. Box 55912
Jackson, MS 39296-5912
(601) 981-1021; (800) 641-6442
Cerebral Palsy
Marshall Magee, President
Cerebral Palsy Foundation of MS
PO Box 16924
Jackson, MS 39236
(601) 853-1961; (888) 852-1961 (toll free)
Developmental Disabilities
Linda Bond, Executive Director
The Arc/MS Assn. for the Rights of Citizens with Dev. Dis.
1900 N. West Street, Suite C-100
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 714-4830; (800) 366-5707
Epilepsy
Kay Higginbotham, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Mississippi
4795 McWillie Drive, Suite 101
Jackson, MS 39206
(601) 362-2761; (800) 898-0291 (In MS)
Learning Disabilities
Dr. Gloria Robinson, President
Learning Disabilities Association of MS
1220 Apple Park Place
Brandon, MS 39042
(601) 825-559
Mental Health
Lynn McNair
Mental Health Assn. of the Capital Area, Inc.
1900 N. West Street, Suite C-200
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 352-1113
Mary Ann Renz
NAMI Mississippi
5135 Galaxie Dr., Suite 503E
Jackson, MS 39206
(601) 981-4491; (800) 357-0388
Tessie Schweitzer, Executive Director
Mississippi Families As Allies for Children’s Mental Health
5166 Keele Street, B-100
Jackson, MS 39206
(601) 981-1618; (800) 833-9671
Speech and Hearing
MS Speech-Language-Hearing Association
748 Highway, 468
Pearl, MS 39208-9020
(800) 664-6742; (601) 932-6796
Web: www.mshausa.org
Visual Impairments
Frances Mary D’Andrea, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-Southeast
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Jane Z. Siders, Director
MS University Affiliated Program
University of Southern Mississippi
P.O. Box 5163
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5163
(601) 266-5163; (800) 467-4488 (in MS only)
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Stephen Power, Director
Mississippi Project Start
P.O. Box 1698
Jackson, MS 39215-1698
(601) 987-4872; (V/TTY)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
Aretha Lee, Director
Parent Partners
1900 N. West Street, Suite C-100
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 714-5707; (800) 366-5707 (In MS)
Agnes Johnson, Director
Project EMPOWER
136 South Poplar Avenue
Greenville, MS 38701
(601) 332-4852
(800) 337-4852
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Yvonne Steadman, President
Mississippi Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
5595 Cedar Ridge
Olive Branch, MS 38654
(601) 352-7383; (800) 795-6123
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Bobby Cumberland, CEO
Easter Seals of MS
3226 North State Street
P.O. Box 4958
Jackson, MS 39296-4958
(601) 982-7051; (601) 362-2585 (TTY)
Becky Tuttle, Center Director
Living Independence for Everyone (L.I.F.E)
301 Humble Avenue, Suite 197
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601) 583-2108; (800) 898-8977
Christy Gilliland, Center Director
Living Independence for Everyone (L.I.F.E)
754 N. President Street
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 969-4009; (800) 748-9398
Zane Davis, Center Director
Living Independence for Everyone (L.I.F.E)
1914 East University Avenue
Oxford, MS 38655
(601) 234-7010; (800) 748-7471
Mark Smith, Director
Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities
754 N. President Street
Jackson, MS 39202
(800) 748-9420 (V/TTY); (601) 969-0601 (V/TTY)
Web: www.ccd-life.org
Jorja Turnipseed, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Mississippi
P.O. Box 80252
Starkville, MS 39760
(601) 323-8721