Public Information

The Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services (MDRS) requests sealed bids for the purchase of 19 Automated Merchandising Systems (AMS). These machines are going to be used by legally blind vendors in food service stands as part of the Business Enterprise Program (BEP). MDRS requires AMS machines only because the legally blind vendors in this program are trained to use this brand of machine and failure to use these machines would result in the vendor being unfamiliar with and unable to use/refill any other brand.

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ANNOUNCEMENT:

The Quarterly State Rehabilitation Council Meeting will be held Friday December 13, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Madison State Office Complex located at 1281 Hwy 51 North, Madison, MS 39110.

The public is invited to attend and make comments. To address the council for public comment, person(s) should make arrangements in advance by contacting Dr. Jennifer Jackson, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Director at jjackson@mdrs.ms.gov or by phoning 601-853-5270 at least two weeks in advance of the meeting so the agenda may reflect a period of discussion of these comments. The period for public comments will be limited to five (5) minutes per person. You may also notify us in writing at MDRS, SRC; P. O. Box 1698; Jackson, MS 39215.

 If special accommodations are needed, please contact Dr. Jackson 5 days prior to the meeting.

AbilityWorks has awarded a bid to replace the roof of the Corinth office at 2701 County Rd. 402.

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Client Assistance Program, or often referred to as CAP, is a state managed and federally funded program designed to advise and inform clients and client applicants in the state of Mississippi. CAP assists in providing information obtaining to available services and benefits under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as well as the services and benefits available to individuals under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). 

The redesignation moves the Client Assistance Program from the Mississippi Society for Disabilities to the Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities. 

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Notice of Contract Award - RFA #3140003853

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Are you a school in Mississippi Interested in scheduling a PROM program? To see about scheduling a PROM program in your school, please contact the Office of Communication at PROM@mdrs.ms.gov, call 1-800-443-1000 or see below.

What is PROM?
PROM is a public awareness campaign created by the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services in 2018 in partnership with the Mississippi Highway Patrol. The campaign encourages prom-bound students to understand the “full-circle” of consequences when choosing to drink and drive, text and drive and/or not buckle up.

PROM stands for Please Return on Monday. The full PROM message is: Please Return on Monday -in the same condition you left. YOUR choices today impact YOUR tomorrow.

Are you a school in Mississippi Interested in scheduling a PROM program?
To see about scheduling a PROM program in your school, please contact the Office of Communication at PROM​@mdrs.ms.gov or call 1-800-443-1000. Click here for the required PROM school form.

Learn more about our PROM clients click here

Interested in starting a PROM program in your state?
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Interested in using the PROM logo?
Please feel free to use the PROM logo in accordance with the set guidelines outlined here.

PROM Resources
• PROM: Mississippi School Resource Video (long video)
• PROM: Please Return on Monday (short intro)
• PROM: How do you want to wear it (video)
• MHP Website and Resources
• MDRS Website and Resources