Our Mission

Programs

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!
National Partners
Links to our Federal Partners and Programs by which this web-site made possible.

Mississippi Case Management Consortium - The mission of the Mississippi Case Management Consortium (MCMC) is to deliver high quality disaster case management services to clients who meet eligibility criteria by focusing on the case management processes of assessment, planning, advocacy, linking and monitoring.

National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)(formerly Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (NAPAS)) - NDRN is the voluntary national membership association of the nation’s protection and advocacy systems and client assistance programs.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)- Federal umbrella for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD), and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - Umbrella for the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS).

Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) - Administers the nation's Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) program.

Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) - Administers the nation's Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PADD) and Protection and Advocacy for Voting Accessibility (PAVA) programs.

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Umbrella agency for Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)

Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) - Administers the nation's Protection and Advocacy for Traumatic Brain Injury (PATBI) program.

Social Security Administration (SSA) - Administers the nation's Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) program.

U.S. Department of Education (DOE) - Federal umbrella for Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA).

Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) - Administers the nation's Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights (PAIR) and Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT) programs.

Mississippi's Education Assistance Program