Down Syndrome Links

The ARC provides respite services in your home free of charge for children with disabilities to allow parents time away. The caregiver can be chosen by you, and paid by DHS funds administered through ARC. Educational services for school-age children are also provided.

7 Lakeland Circle,
Suite 600
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 982-1180
(800) 717-1180
www.arcms.org

Central Mississippi Down Syndrome Society

CMDSS is a parent-driven non-profit organization that provides support services for parents of children with Down syndrome and promotes awareness, acceptance, and inclusion of individuals with Down syndrome.

P.O. Box 2189
Brandon, MS 39043
601-397 DOWN (3696)
www.cmdss.org (You are here)

Mississippi Department of Education

Office of Special Education
P. O. Box 771 – Central High School Building
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
(601) 359-3498

Parent Partners

Parent Partners is a federally-funded parent training and information center offering workshops on Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) and Individualized Education Program (IEP), as well as behavioral plans.

5 Old River Place,
Suite 101
Jackson, MS 39202
(601) 354-3302
(800) 366-5707
tburton@parentpartners.org (website no longer exists)

Project Start

Project Start provides on a loan-basis appropriate technology-related services for Mississippians with disabilities.

P. O. Box 1698
Jackson, MS 39215
(800) 852-8328
www.msprojectstart.org

SchwabLearning.org

Year 2005 Tax Benefits for Parents of Children with Learning Disabilities

http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.asp?r=1065

Special Olympics of Mississippi

15 Olympic Way
Madison, MS 39110
(601) 856-7748
Email: SpOlyMiss@aol.com

MSU – T. K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability

The Mission of the T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability is to ensure that persons with disabilities are able to continually benefit from technological solutions and advances in the field of assistive technology.

T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability
Mississippi State University
P.O. Box 9736
Mississippi State, MS 39762
(662) 325-1028

University of Alabama - Birmingham Down Syndrome Clinic

UAB DS Clinic provides comprehensive health and developmental evaluations and recommendations for therapies for children with Down syndrome.

Children’s Hospital of Alabama

1600 7th Avenue
South Birmingham, AL
(205) 939-5151

University of Southern Mississippi

The Institute for Disability Studies provides disability services to all segments of the disabled or disadvantaged population and their families.

The University of Southern Mississippi
Institute for Disability Studies
118 College Drive, # 5163
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
(601) 266-5728

Willowood Developmental Center

Willowood provides a daycare setting where children with or without disabilities can learn in an inclusive environment with developmentally appropriate learning centers.

1635 Boling Street
Jackson, MS 39213
(601) 366-0123