How We Help 

Our top priority is protecting the legal rights of Mississippians with disabilities. If you have experienced or know of an instance of a rights violation due to a disability, contact DRMS. 

Our Children’s Team focuses on issues involving abuse and neglect of children with disabilities, as well as issues of accessibility and accommodations within the education system. 

Do you know of a personal care home that needs to be investigated? Do you suspect abuse or neglect of a person with a disability in a facility or private living situation? We monitor facilities including nursing homes, long term care facilities, psychiatric facilities, and justice facilities, including for juveniles.

We want people with disabilities to be included in places of employment, and to know their rights when it comes to being a beneficiary of social security. Have you had a reasonable accommodation denied? Was a Medicaid waiver application denied? 

DRMS works to protect and advocate for the rights of people with mental illness. DRMS can help these individuals if they live in their communities or in a facility. DRMS also listens  to people with lived experience to inform our work.

DRMS works to ensure people with disabilities have the right to a private, independent vote without barriers. We monitor polling sites of accessibility and assist individuals who have encountered barriers.

People with disabilities have the right to navigate their communities like everyone else. We help people, for example, with they encounter inaccessible spaces in their community or if their service animal is denied in a space.

We’re here to help! If we cannot help directly, we know the right person to point you to. Our advocates can provide information, referrals, and training about the rights of people with disabilities and about DRMS services.