Success Stories

AbilityWorks, a division of MDRS, is a network of community rehabilitation programs that provide vocational assessment, job training, and actual work experience to individuals with disabilities.
These job opportunities are made possible through an array of contract and subcontract services provided to local businesses, like Tackl Technologies.

In Mississippi, more than 270,000 adults have a disability, and like Cortez, more than 80% of these individuals have jobs. The opportunities provided by the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services enable over 4,500 Mississippians with disabilities to become actively employed every year. The agency is a lifeline to those with disabilities, providing new careers and "Opportunities for Independence.”

Cortez Sims, paralyzed at age 19, is living life without limitations.
The Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services has helped him to realize “time waits for no one.”

A comprehensive personal adjustment center for adults who are blind, visually impaired or deaf-blind.

Derrick Teague is living life without limitations even though he is losing his eyesight. 

A Teacher With Visual Impairment Overcomes Challenges