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There are 18 resources
American Association of Higher Education and Disability
(Separate Website)
A professional association committed to full participation of persons with disabilities in postsecondary education.
American Association of People with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
AAPD is a national nonprofit cross-disability member organization, dedicated to "ensuring economic self-sufficiency and political empowerment" for Americans with disabilities. AAPD works "in coalition with other disability organizations for the full implementation and enforcement of disability nondiscrimination laws."
Bayou Land and Families Helping Families, Inc.
(Separate Website)
Website of regional Families Helping Families resource center, which provides programs and services to families who have members with special needs. This regional center serves the parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, and Terrebonne.
Council for Disability Rights
(Separate Website)
"Advancing rights and enhancing lives of people with disabilities."
Developmental Disability Links
(Separate Website)
OCDD links page for developmental disabilities help: support agencies and government services, local and national.
By: Office of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD)
DisbilityInfo.gov
(Separate Website)
Directory of federal agency links to help people with disabilities.
Families Helping Families of Acadiana
(Separate Website)
Website of regional Families Helping Families resource center, which provides a variety of programs and services to families who have members with special needs. This regional center serves the parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, Vermilion.
Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge
(Separate Website)
Regional Families Helping Families resource center. Has a variety of programs and services to support families with special needs members. This center serves the parishes of East and West Baton Rouge, East and West Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee and Ascension.
Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans
(Separate Website)
One of the regional Families Helping Families Resource Centers. Services and support to families with special needs members. This center serves the parishes of Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and Jefferson.
Institute for Community Inclusion
(Separate Website)
"The Institute for Community Inclusion supports the rights of children and adults with disabilities to participate in all aspects of the community. As practitioners, researchers, and teachers, we form partnerships with individuals, families, and communities. Together we advocate for personal choice, self-determination, and social and economic justice."
Louisiana Disability Information Resource (LADIR)
(Separate Website)
Website that offers parents of children with disabilities articles and member discussion forums to share information and experiences. Also provides links to other websites on disability-related issues.
By: LADIR
Louisiana State Disability-Related Resources
(Separate Website)
List of state agencies and organizations providing disability-related resources in Louisiana. The list, compiled by the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities, gives telephone numbers, addresses, and web site links.
National Organization on Disability
(Separate Website)
"The mission of the National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.) is to expand the participation and contribution of America?s 54 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. By raising disability awareness through programs and information, together we can work toward closing the participation gaps."
Office of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD)
(Separate Website)
OCDD gives information and services for Louisiana residents with a developmental disability, defined as a severe chronic disability caused by mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or autism.
Resources for Special and Multicultural Education and Physical Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Booklet in Adobe Acrobat reader format that lists state, national and internet resources helpful to parents and their children. If you do not have, or cannot install the free Adobe Acrobat reader on your computer, many of the resources are listed separately on www.lawhelp.org/LA. For the entire 37 page booklet, you can download and print it out from the Louisiana Department of Education website through this link.
By: Louisiana Department of Education
Social Services -- Claiborne Parish
(Separate Website)
Directory of social services available in Claiborne Parish
Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
List of agencies, programs and support groups that may be able to help a disabled child or her family.
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Intake Workers: Referrals
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