August 2025

Workforce training and development, public education advocacy, inclusive recreation, wheelchair sports, leadership opportunities, homelessness prevention and housing assistance, socialization groups, summer internship program, college program for students with intellectual disabilities, graduate student assistantships, professional development and so much more – these are just a few of the services provided by the Institute for Disability Studies…

The Institute for Disability Studies (IDS) is proudly housed on both the Hattiesburg and Gulf Park campuses of the University of Southern Mississippi (USM).  We are Mississippi’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). IDS’s work is focused on enhancing the quality of life for Mississippians with disabilities and their families. For nearly 50…