Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS)

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Description

Disability is complex, dynamic, multidimensional and contested. Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) is a private, non-profit corporation with a federal mandate to protect and advocate for the rights of individuals with disabilities across the state of Mississippi. During this presentation participants will learn about DRMS provision of advocacy services to Mississippians with disabilities and how it has helped improve the lives of thousands of Mississippi’s most vulnerable population by championing their rights.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will increase their understanding of how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) help adults and children with disabilities to be able to live in the community.
Participants will be able to explain relevant civil rights issues in Mississippi.
Participants will be able to describe opportunities for people receiving services and their families to work together with providers and policy makers to bring about person-centered system reform.

This session is presented by Sylvester Crosby and Herbert Humphrey.

Contributors

Sylvester Crosby
Herbert Humphrey

After completing his military career in 2001, which include participating in the First Gulf War, Herbert Humphrey worked as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area for 11 years. In 2012 Herbert was diagnosed as legally blind, resulting from a brain tumor. After a successful surgery to remove the tumor, he attended and successfully completed blind rehabilitation at the Addie McBryde Center for the Blind and the Blind Rehabilitation Center, VA Hospital, Biloxi, MS. He went on to work as Advocacy Coordinator for Mississippi Industries for the Blind, a position he held for 5 and a half years. Herbert is currently ADA Compliance Coordinator for the City of Jackson. Herbert is married with 5 children.