State Resources
The following are resources that may be helpful. These include state, parent, and national resources. If you have questions or additional resources to recommend: please contact us.
State Resources
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (State Contact)
Casey West Robertson, Vice President
Mississippi Parents of Blind Children
Phone: 662-871-8834
Email: caseywest94@hotmail.com
Talking Book Services
Mississippi Library Commission
3881 Eastwood Drive
Jackson, MS 39211-6473
Executive Director: Hulen Bivins
Library Code: MS1A
Telephone: 601-432-4111
Toll Free (in state): 800-446-0892
Fax: 601-432-4476
Email: talkingbooks@mlc.lib.ms.us or hbivins@mlc.lib.ms.us
Website: mlc.lib.ms.us/tbs
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
Director: Dorothy Young
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind
1281 Highway 51 North
Madison, MS 39110
Phone: 601-853-5100
Toll Free: 800-443-1000
State Department of Education
Office of Special Education
Dr. Jennifer Boykin, Executive Director
359 North West Street, Suite 301
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: 601-359-3498
Fax: 601-359-1829
Website: mde.k12.ms.us/special-education