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) 359-3490
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Sue Beth Shurtleff, 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 H Coordinator
First Steps Early Intervention System
MS State Department of Health (MSDH)
P.O. Box 1700
2423 North State Street, Room 105A
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
(601) 960-7622; (800) 451-3903
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Jerry Sawyer, 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
Morris Murray, Coordinator
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
A. Randall Hendrix, Executive Director
Department of Mental Health
1101 Robert E. Lee Bldg., 239 North Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201
(601) 359-1288
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
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
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
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. Michael J. Gandy, Director
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 1698
Jackson, MS 39215-1698
(601) 853-5100
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Walter H. Moore
Department of Education
P.O. Box 771
Jackson, MS 39205
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact
either:
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 587-3700
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
URL: http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 972
Mentor, OH 44061
(216) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Mississippi
P.O. Box 55912
Jackson, MS 39296-5912
(601) 981-1021; (800) 641-6442
Developmental Disabilities
Linda Bond, Executive Director
The Arc/MS Assn. for the Rights of Citizens with Dev.
Dis.
3111 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 362-4830
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
Linda Atwood, President
Learning Disabilities Association of MS
318 Catalpa Trail, SE
Bogue Chitto, MS 39629
(800) 661-9074
Mental Health
Lynn McNair
Mental Health Assn. of the Capital Area, Inc.
5135 Galaxie Drive, Suite 302D
Jackson, MS 39206
(601) 982-4003
Mary Ann Renz, President
Alliance for the Mentally Ill in MS
5135 Galaxie Drive, Suite 302
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
Mississippi Families As Allies, Inc.
for Children's Mental Health
5166 Keele Street, Suite B-100
Jackson, MS 39206
(601) 981-1618
Speech and Hearing
MS Speech-Language-Hearing Association
3748 Highway, 468 West
Pearl, MS 39206-9020
(601) 932-6796
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Presley Posey, Interim Executive Director
MS Easter Seal Society
3226 North State Street
P.O. Box 4958
Jackson, MS 39296-4958
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
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Stephen Power, Director
Mississippi Project Start
P.O. Box 1698
Jackson, MS 39215-1698
(601) 853-5171 (V/TTY)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS
Aretha Lee, Director
Parent Partners
3111 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 366-5707; (800) 366-5707 (In MS)
E-mail: ptiofms@misnet.com
Agnes Johnson
Project Empower
1427 S. Main, Suite 8
Greenville, MS 38701
(601) 332-4852
(800) 337-4852
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Paula Ivey, President
Mississippi Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
P.O. Box 1937
Jackson, MS 39215-1937
(601) 352-7383
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