Institute for Disability Studies
Family Health Notes
Special Edition – July 30, 2014
Statewide Community Forums
The Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities, Disability Rights Mississippi and The University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies, Mississippi’s Developmental Disabilities Network partners, will host their annual statewide community forums in August. These community forums allow Mississippi’s DD Network partners an opportunity for hearing concerns and issues to help improve services for individuals with disabilities and their families. Each meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The free town hall type meetings will be held on the following dates in Southaven, Hattiesburg and Philadelphia at these locations:
· August 7 – Southaven, First Regional Library, 8554 Northwest Drive
· August 14 – Hattiesburg, Hattiesburg Train Depot, 308 Newman Street
· August 19 – Philadelphia, Neshoba County Library, 230 Beacon Street
For more information, transportation assistance or an accommodation request, call 1.800.772.4057.
Sign language interpreters will be present at each event.
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Family Health Notes is sponsored by the Institute for Disability Studies (IDS), Mississippi’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at The University of Southern Mississippi. IDS provides university training, community service activities, research and information that promote the independence, productivity, and community inclusion of individuals with disabilities and their families. For more information about IDS, visit www.usm/edu/ids or call 1.888.671.0051 (TTY). To make a tax-deductible gift to IDS, visit www.usm.edu/ids/supportus.html.
The Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center (F2F) is a family-focused, family managed resource center that empowers families of Mississippi children with special health care needs to be partners in the decisions made concerning the health of their children. F2F is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (GR#H84MC07948).
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