Mississippi State Resource Network

• State ADA Affiliate
• Local ADA Network Affiliates
• Relay Service
• State Accessibility Code
• State Government Agencies
• Federal Government Agencies
• Centers for Independent Living (CIL)
• Protection and Advocacy
• Information Technology (IT) in Education
• Assistive Technology Resources
• Technology-Related Assistance Program
• Other Organizations

State ADA Affiliate

• Living Independence For Everyone (LIFE) of Mississippi
  1304 Vine Street
  Jackson,MS 39202
  1-800-748-9398 (v/tty)
  601-969-4009 (v/tty)
  Fax: 601-969-1662
  http://www.lifeofms.com
  Contact: Christy Dunaway , Executive Director
  
  
  

Local ADA Network Affiliates

• Greenwood Satellite
  LIFE of North Mississippi
  502-A West Park Avenue
  Greenwood,MS 38930
  662-453-9940 (v/tty)
  Fax: 662-453-9934
  Contact: Pam Wraggs, IL Specialist
  
  
  
• Gulf Coast/Biloxi Satellite
  LIFE of South Mississippi
  2030 Pass Road
  Suite C
  Biloxi,MS 39531
  228-388-2401 (v/tty)
  Fax: 228-388-2413
  Contact: Christine Woodell, ADA Consultant
  
  
  
• LIFE of Central Mississippi
  1304 Vine Street
  Jackson,MS 39202
  800-748-9398 (toll free)
  601-969-4009 (v/tty)
  Fax: 601-969-1662
  http://www.lifeofms.com
  Contact: Christy Dunaway, Director
  
  
  
• LIFE of Central Mississippi--McComb Satellite
  915 South Locust Street
  Suite A
  McComb,MS 39648
  601-684-3079 (v/tty)
  Fax: 601-684-6061
  Contact: Cynthia Benson, IL Specialist
  
  
  
• LIFE of North Mississippi--Tupelo Satellite
  1051 Cliff Cookin Blvd
  Tupelo,MS 38801
  662-844-6633 (v/tty)
  Fax: 662-844-6803
  Contact: Wayne Lauderdale, IL Specialist
      662-844-6633 ()
  
  
  
• LIFE of South Mississippi
  710 Katie Avenue
  Hattiesburg,MS 39401
  601-583-2108 (v/tty)
  Fax: 601-583-1814
  Contact: Greg Gibbons, ADA Consultant
  
  
  

Relay Service

• Mississippi Relay Services
  7-1-1 (v/tty)
  http://www.mississippirelay.com/relaynumbers.html
  
  
  
• Mississippi STS Relay
  1-800-582-2395 (toll free)
  1-800-582-2544 (Spanish) (toll free)
  7-1-1 (v/tty)
  http://www.mississippirelay.com/sts.html
  
  
  

State Accessibility Code

• Mississippi Office of the Attorney General
  Name of Code: Mississippi Building Code
  P.O. Box 220
  Jackson,MS 39201
  601-359-3680 (voice)
  http://www.ago.state.ms.us/
  
  
  

State Government Agencies

• Developmental Disabilities Council
  1101 Robert E. Lee Building
  239 North Lamar Street
  Jackson,MS 39214
  601-359-1270 (voice)
  601-853-5100 (tty)
  Fax: 601-359-6259
  Contact: Edwin L. Butler, Director
  
  
  
• Mississippi Department of Education
  Office of Special Education
  P.O. Box 771
  Jackson,MS 39205-0771
  601-359-3498 (voice)
  877-544-0408 (toll free)
  Fax: 601-359-1829
  http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special_education/index.html
  
  
  
• Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
  P.O. Box 1698
  Jackson ,MS 39215-1698
  800-443-1000 (toll free)
  601-853-5100 (v/tty)
  Fax: 601-853-5158
  http://www.mdrs.state.ms.us
  
  
  
• Workers' Compensation Commission
  Department of Labor and Industry
  1428 Lakeland Drive
  P. O. Box 5300
  Jackson,MS 55155-4319
  (601) 987-4200 (voice)
  http://www.mwcc.state.ms.us/
  
  
  

Federal Government Agencies

• Access Board
  1331 F Street, NW
  Suite 1000
  Washington,DC 20004-1111
  1-800-872-2253 (voice)
  1-800-993-2822 (tty)
  Fax: 202-272-0081
  http://www.access-board.gov
  
  
  
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
  7500 Security Boulevard
  Baltimore,MD 21244-1850
  800-633-4227 (toll free)
  410-786-3000 (voice)
  http://cms.hhs.gov/default.asp
  
  
  
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Birmingham District Office
  Ridge Park Place
  1130 22nd Street South Suite 2000
  Birmingham,AL 35205
  205-731-0082 (voice)
  205-731-0175 (tty)
  Fax: 205-731-2101
  http://www.eeoc.gov/birmingham/index.html
  
  
  
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Jackson Area Office
  Dr. A. H. McCoy Federal Building
  100 West Capitol Street, Suite 207
  Jackson,MS 39269
  601-965-4537 (voice)
  601-965-4915 (tty)
  http://www.eeoc.gov/jackson/index.html
  
  
  
• Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA)
  United States Department of Justice
  950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
  Washington,DC 20530
  202-252-1000 (voice)
  http://www.justice.gov/usao/eousa/
  
  
  
• Federal Communications Commission
  445 12th Street SW
  Washington,DC 20554
  888-225-5322 (voice)
  888-835-5322 (tty)
  Fax: 202-418-0232
  http://fcc.gov
  
  
  
• Housing & Urban Development (HUD)--Fair Housing
  Atlanta Regional Office
  Five Points Marietta Plaza
  40 Marietta Street, 16th floor
  Atlanta,GA 30303-2806
  800-440-8091 (toll free)
  404-331-5140 (voice)
  404-730-2654 (tty)
  http://www.hud.gov
  
  
  
• Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
  Atlanta Federal Center
  61 Forsyth Street, SW, Room 7B75
  Atlanta,GA 30303
  404-893-4545 (voice)
  Fax: 404-893-4546
  http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/index.htm
  
  
  
• Small Business Administration Answer Desk
  1-800-827-5722 (toll free)
  704-344-6640 (tty)
  http://www.sba.gov/contactus/index.html
  
  
  
• Small Business Administration - Gulfport Branch Office
  Hancock Bank Plaza
  2510 14th Street, Suite 103
  Gulfport,MS 39501
  228-863-4449 (voice)
  Fax: 228-864-0179
  http://www.sba.gov/about-offices-content/2/3125
  
  
  
• Small Business Administration - Mississippi District Office
  Regions Plaza
  210 E. Capitol St., Suite 900
  Jackson,MS 39201
  601-965-4378 (voice)
  Fax: 601-965-5629
  http://www.sba.gov/about-offices-content/2/3125
  
  
  
• Small Business Administration - Region IV Office
  Atlanta Regional Office
  233 Peachtree St., NE Suite 1800
  Atlanta,GA 30303
  404-331-4999 (voice)
  Fax: 404-331-2354
  http://www.sba.gov/region4/index.html
  
  
  
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
  Atlanta Regional Office
  61 Forsyth Street S.W.
  Suite 20T10
  Atlanta,GA 30303
  1-800-772-1213 (toll free)
  1-800-325-0778 (tty)
  http://www.ssa.gov/atlanta/index.htm
  
  
  
• U.S. Department of Education
  Office of Civil Rights
  1999 Bryan Street
  Suite 2600
  Dallas,TX 75201
  214-661-9600 (voice)
  877-521-2172 (tty)
  Fax: 214-661-9587
  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
  
  
  
• U.S Department of Health & Human Services
  Office of Civil Rights
  Atlanta Federal Center
  61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 3B70
  Atlanta,GA 30303-8909
  404-562-7886 (voice)
  404-331-2867 (tty)
  Fax: 404-562-7881
  http://www.dhhs.gov/ocr/
  
  
  
• U.S. Department of Justice
  950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
  Civil Rights Division-Disability Rights Section - NYAVE
  Washington,DC 20530
  800-514-0301 (voice)
  800-514-0383 (tty)
  Fax: 202-307-1198
  http://www.ada.gov
  
  
  
• U.S. Department of Labor
  Frances Perkins Building
  200 Constitution Avenue, NW
  Washington,DC 20210
  1-866-487-2365 (voice)
  1-877-889-5627 (tty)
  http://www.dol.gov
  
  
  
• U.S. Department of Transportation
  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington,DC 20590
  202-366-4000 (voice)
  http://www.dot.gov
  
  
  

Centers for Independent Living (CIL)

• Greenwood Satellite
  LIFE of North Mississippi
  502-A West Park Avenue
  Greenwood,MS 38930
  662-453-9940 (v/tty)
  Fax: 662-453-9934
  
  
  
• Gulf Coast/Biloxi Satellite
  LIFE of South Mississippi
  2030 Pass Road
  Suite C
  Biloxi,MS 39531
  228-388-2401 (v/tty)
  Fax: 228-388-2413
  
  
  
• LIFE of Central Mississippi
  1304 Vine Street
  Jackson,MS 39202
  800-748-9398 (toll free)
  601-969-4009 (v/tty)
  Fax: 601-969-1662
  http://www.lifeofms.com
  
  
  
• LIFE of Central Mississippi--McComb Satellite
  915 South Locust Street
  Suite A
  McComb,MS 39648
  601-684-3079 (v/tty)
  Fax: 601-684-6061
  
  
  
• LIFE of North Mississippi--Tupelo Satellite
  1051 Cliff Cookin Blvd
  Tupelo,MS 38801
  662-844-6633 (v/tty)
  Fax: 662-844-6803
  
  
  
• LIFE of South Mississippi
  710 Katie Avenue
  Hattiesburg,MS 39401
  601-583-2108 (v/tty)
  Fax: 601-583-1814
  
  
  
• Living Independence For Everyone (LIFE) of Mississippi
  1304 Vine Street
  Jackson,MS 39202
  1-800-748-9398 (v/tty)
  601-969-4009 (v/tty)
  Fax: 601-969-1662
  http://www.lifeofms.com
  
  
  

Protection and Advocacy

• Disability Rights Mississippi
  210 E. Capitol Street Suite 600
  Jackson,MS 39201
  800-772-4057 (toll free)
  601-968-0600 (v/tty)
  Fax: 601-981-8313
  http://www.disabilityrightsms.com/
  
  
  

Information Technology (IT) in Education

• Mississippi Council for Education Technology
  State Educational Technology Plan
  (601) 359-2609 (voice)
  http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/oet/pages/t_of_c.html
  
  
  
• Project START
  P.O. Box 1698
  Jackson,MS 39215
  601-987-4872 (v/tty)
  800-852-8328 (v/tty)
  Fax: 601-364-2349
  http://www.msprojectstart.org
  Contact: Steve Powers, Project Director
  
  
  

Assistive Technology Resources

• assistivetech.net
  Your global assistive technology explorer
  Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access
  490 Tenth Street, NW
  Atlanta,GA 30318
  1-800-726-9119 (toll free)
  http://www.assistivetech.net
  
  
  
• Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA)
  Georgia Institute of Technology
  College of Architecture
  490 Tenth Street, NW
  Atlanta,GA 30318
  800-726-9119 (toll free)
  404-894-4960 (v/tty)
  Fax: 404-894-9320
  http://www.catea.org
  
  
  
• Project START
  P.O. Box 1698
  Jackson,MS 39215
  601-987-4872 (v/tty)
  800-852-8328 (v/tty)
  Fax: 601-364-2349
  http://www.msprojectstart.org
  Contact: Steve Powers, Project Director
  
  
  

Technology-Related Assistance Program

• Project START
  P.O. Box 1698
  Jackson,MS 39215
  601-987-4872 (v/tty)
  800-852-8328 (v/tty)
  Fax: 601-364-2349
  http://www.msprojectstart.org
  Contact: Steve Powers, Project Director
  
  
  

Other Organizations

• American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
  Senior Site
  800-232-5463 (toll free)
  http://www.afb.org/seniorsite
  
  
  
• American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
  2 Penn Plaza, Suite 1102
  New York,NY 10121
  800-232-5463 (toll free)
  http://www.afb.org
  
  
  
• Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities
  5 Old River Place
  Suite 101
  Jackson,MS 39202
  800-721-7255 (toll free)
  601-969-0601 (v/tty)
  Fax: 601-709-0250
  http://www.mscoalition.com
  Contact: Mary Troupe, Executive Director
  
  
  
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
  800-526-7234 (voice)
  877-781-9403 (tty)
  Fax: 304-293-5407
  http://askjan.org/
  
  
  
• Key Bridge Foundation - Center for Mediation
  5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW
  Suite 440
  Washington,DC 20015
  888-528-1609 (toll free)
  800-630-1051 (tty)
  202-274 1822 (voice)
  Fax: 202-274 1824
  http://www.keybridge.org
  
  
  
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
  Mississippi State Resources
  P.O. Box 1492
  Washington, DC,DC 20013-1492
  1-800-695-0285 (toll free)
  http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Mississippi_State/
  
  
  
• National Federation of the Blind
  1800 Johnson Street
  Baltimore,MD 21230
  410-659-9314 (voice)
  Fax: 410-685-5653
  http://www.nfb.org
  
  
  
• National Foundation for Credit Counseling
  801 Roeder Road
  Suite 900
  Silver Spring,MD 20910
  800-388-2227 (toll free)
  301-589-5600 (voice)
  Fax: 301-495-5623
  http://www.debtadvice.org
  
  
  
• National Mental Health Association
  2001 N. Beauregard Street, 12th Floor
  Alexandria,VA 22311
  800-969-6642 (toll free)
  800-433-5959 (tty)
  Fax: 703-684-5968
  http://www.nmha.org
  
  
  
• Parent Partners
  Parent Training and Information Project
  5 Old River Place
  Suite 101
  Jackson,MS 39202
  800-366-5707 (toll free)
  601-354-3302 (voice)
  Fax: 601-354-2426
  http://www.parentpartners.org
  
  
  
• Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
  333 Commerce Street
  Alexandria,VA 22314
  703-838-0030 (voice)
  703-838-0459 (tty)
  Fax: 703-838-0454
  http://www.rid.org
  
  
  
• UCP National
  1660 L Street, NW
  Suite 700
  Washington,DC 20036
  1-800-872-5827 (toll free)
  202-776-0406 (voice)
  202-973-7197 (tty)
  Fax: 202-776-0414
  http://www.ucp.org