Disability Connection Midsouth

11/26/2025

Happy (early) Thanksgiving! We will be closed November 27 and 28. We will reopen on December 1st. Enjoy the feast and festivities!

11/25/2025

We need your help!!

Disability Connection Midsouth will be collecting winter clothing items for the next 4 weeks! Long sleeved clothing, gloves, socks, and everything that'll keep people warm ❄️❄️

We will collect these items and distribute back to our senior community at Bethel Towers. Drop off directly at our office or at our Jingle Hop holiday party!

Full information can be found in the flyer below and our home page: https://www.disabilitymidsouth.org/home

11/21/2025

TWO WEEKS AWAY: December 5th from 5 to 8 PM in the Fellowship Hall of First Congo Church 🎄❄️

Party, dance, and eat in your favorite "ugly holiday sweater" to participate in our contest! Attendance is FREE and everyone is welcome!

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11/20/2025

Oh snap!!! Our line dancing crew is on a roll 🔥🔥

We practice twice a month at Disability Connection Midsouth

11/17/2025

TOMORROW!

Final meeting for our Surviving Special Education workshop! Details below on how to register for a Zoom link!

HEADS UP!

Surviving Special Education has one remaining workshop on Nov. 18 at 6 PM (Central Time)! It is offered 100% online. This is a great opportunity for parents and advocates of children with a disability to learn strategies and ask questions in a safe, open environment.

Register for the Zoom link using this: https://bit.ly/SvSe2

11/13/2025

Another successful Disability Summit!

Thank you to the Memphis Advisory Council for Citizens with Disabilities (MACCD) for inviting our team so we could share information with students across the city. We got to meet so many future and current self-advocates!

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11/12/2025

Memphis parents say district is leaving deaf students behind—there are no full-time interpreters or teachers fluent in American Sign Language on staff https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2025/11/11/memphis-parents-want-more-asl-training-and-interpreters-for-deaf-students/

11/11/2025

HEADS UP!

Surviving Special Education has one remaining workshop on Nov. 18 at 6 PM (Central Time)! It is offered 100% online. This is a great opportunity for parents and advocates of children with a disability to learn strategies and ask questions in a safe, open environment.

Register for the Zoom link using this: https://bit.ly/SvSe2

11/10/2025

SAVE THE DATE!

Join us on December 5 from 5 PM to 8 PM for Disability Connection Midsouth's free annual holiday party, the Jingle Hop!

Expect food, music, games, and, of course, our ugly holiday sweater contest! Party with us in the Fellowship Hall of First Congregational Church! If you require an accommodation, request it using this link https://forms.gle/GKvBT3jQ4K17r3J27

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11/07/2025

Our home in Cooper-Young: First Congo Church! Please support our community in need through donations to the Food Justice Ministry. Details below!