DRMS Programs

Our Mission

The mission of Disability Rights Mississippi is to promote, protect and advocate for the legal and human rights of all people with disabilities, and to assist them with full inclusion in home, community, education and employment.

Have you been denied the Assistive Technology you need?

There are numerous devices and equipment that can assist with communication, mobility, independence, etc. There are many items that can be described as Assistive Technology. If you have been denied the funding for needed equipment, evaluations, or services, call us, we can help!

DRMS Programs

Disability Rights Mississippi is the State of Mississippi's designated PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY (P&A) SYSTEM for People with Disabilities.

This section of our website provides a brief description for each of the P&A programs we administer. Click on each to learn more.

Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (PADD)
authorized in the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act,
42 USC 15001, PL 106-402.

Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI)
authorized in the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act,
42 USC 10801, PL 106-310.

Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights (PAIR)
authorized in the Rehabilitation Act,
29USC 794e, PL 106-402.

Protection and Advocacy for [Individuals in Need of] Assistive Technology (PAAT)
authorized in the Assistive Technology Act,
29 USC 3011,3012, PL 105-394.

Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)
authorized in the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act,
42 USC 1320b-20, PL 106-170.

Protection and Advocacy for Voter Access (PAVA)
authorized in the Help America Vote Act of 2002,
42 USC 15461-62, PL 107-252.

Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (PATBI)
authorized in the Children's Health Act of 2000,
42 USC 300d-53, PL 106-310.