Live.WORK.Achieve
A Listserv for the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment
for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Including Intellectual Disabilities Project
Welcome to Live.WORK.Achieve, a monthly e-newsletter targeting anyone interested in and supportive of employment for youth and young adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Live.WORK.Achieve is offered through the Institute for Disability Studies in collaboration with the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities and Disability Rights Mississippi and includes resources and information on employment and career development.
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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Live.WORK.Achieve is sponsored by the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment (MSPE) for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Including Intellectual Disabilities project. MSPE is funded by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is managed by the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities (MS CDD), Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) and The University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies (IDS).
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