MSB’s Outreach Program serves as an important resource for instructors and other staff members from schools across the state. Areas regularly addressed include orientation and mobility, ordering/obtaining braille or large print materials, and low vision assessments. MSB also provides support for pre-service college students who need internship experiences.
Supports to help address the unique educational needs of visually impaired children;
Referral services for students, families, professionals, schools and other interested individuals or organizations;
On-campus educational tours available on a limited basis by appointment.
If you or someone you know has a child with hearing loss, please do not hesitate to contact me. We are the experts in this area and we can assist you. The journey does not have to be yours alone. Let us help.
The Mississippi Instructional Resource Center (MIRC) serves as a repository for braille textbooks, large print textbooks, and specialized educational materials. The MIRC coordinates the registration of students who are legally blind and manages the APH Federal Quota Funds. The funds are used to purchase braille, large print, and specialized textbooks and educational materials for students who are legally blind in public, private, and parochial schools and other statewide agencies. The MIRC is also appropriated funds by the state legislature to provide services to partially-sighted students whose best corrected vision is no better than 20/70 or whose doctor requests large print textbooks.
If you have questions about MIRC please contact the director, Dr. Antonio Magee, at antonio.magee@msdbk12.org
In 1986, the Jackson Central Lions Club established a Low Vision Clinic (LVC) to provide consultations to children whose vision cannot be corrected by conventional prescription glasses or contact lenses. The LVC was established to be a resource for families and school districts seeking services for children with visual impairments.
In 2020, the MACH (Mississippi Assistance Center for Hearing Loss) was combined with the LVC to establish the Mississippi Assistance Center (MAC). Services are offered to any child (from birth through secondary school age) who is a legal resident of Mississippi and enrolled in an educational program. Assessment staff members in the MAC include a Doctor of Optometry, specialist in orientation and mobility, and a classroom teacher/school counselor, as needed.
For more information about the MAC center, please contact Myisha Jenkins at myisha.jenkins@msdbk12.org or (601)984-8222.