| Official State Web Site |
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| Connect with your state's official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House: |
| www.louisiana.gov/wps/portal |
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| State Department of Education: Special Education |
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| Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064, Room 4-186 |
| Baton Rouge LA 70804 |
| (225) 342-3513 |
| www.doe.state.la.us/lde/index.html |
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| State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) |
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| Office of Student and School Performance
Louisiana Department of Education
1201 N. 3rd Street |
| Baton Rouge LA 70802 |
| (877) 453-2721 |
| (225) 342-3355 |
| www.louisianaschools.net/lde/index.html |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 |
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| Louisiana Part C Early Intervention
Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals
P.O. Box 3117, Bin 21, 682 N. 4th Street |
| Baton Rouge LA 70802 |
| (225) 342-8820 |
| bsharp@dhh.la.gov |
| www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=334 |
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| Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities |
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Division of Family, Career and Technical Education
Career and Technical Education Programs
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064
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| Baton Rouge LA 70804-9064 |
| (225) 219-9333 |
| Patricia.Merrick@la.gov |
| www.louisianaschools.net/lde/index.html |
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| State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth |
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| Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
Office of Mental Health
Bienville Building
628 N. 4th Street |
| Baton Rouge LA 70802 |
| (225) 342-0590 |
| bromano@dhh.la.gov |
| www.dhh.state.la.us |
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| Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities |
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| Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
P.O. Box 3117, Bin 21 |
| Baton Rouge LA Baton Rouge |
| (225) 342-0095 |
| kklieber@dhh.la.gov |
| www.dhh.louisiana.gov |
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| Councils on Developmental Disabilities |
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| Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council
P.O. Box 3455 |
| Baton Rouge LA 70821-3455 |
| (800) 922-3425 (In LA) |
| (225) 342-6804 |
| swinchel@dhh.la.gov |
| www.laddc.org |
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| Client Assistance Program |
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| Client Assistance Program
The Advocacy Center
2620 Centenary Boulevard, Suite 248 |
| Shreveport LA 71104 |
| (800) 960-7705 (in LA only) |
| (318) 227-6186 |
| dmirvis@advocacyla.org |
| www.advocacyla.org |
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| State CHIP Program |
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| (health care for low-income uninsured children)
Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program
LaCHIP Processing Office
P.O. Box 91278 |
| Baton Rouge LA 70821-9278 |
| (877) 252-2447 |
| www.dhh.state.la.us/MEDICAID/LACHIP/Index.htm |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired |
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| Blind Services
Department of Social Services
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
P.O. Box 91297 |
| Baton Rouge LA 70821-9297 |
| (225) 219-2943 |
| kmonk@dss.state.la.us |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
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| Programs for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064 |
| Baton Rouge LA 70804-9064 |
| (225) 342-0520 |
| June.Street@la.gov |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services |
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(800) 947-5277 (V)
(800) 846-5277 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(888) 550-5277 (ASCII)
(888) 272-5530 (Speech to Speech)
(800) 737-1813 (Spanish)
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind |
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| Deaf Blind Project
Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance
Louisiana Department of Education
P.O. Box 94064 |
| Baton Rouge LA 70804-9064 |
| (877) 453-2721 (in LA) |
| (225) 342-0520 |
| Joyce.Russo@la.gov |
| www.doe.state.la.us |
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| State Education Agency Rural Representative |
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| Richland Parish School Board
Special Education
P.O. Box 599 |
| Rayville LA 71269 |
| (318) 728-5964 |
| www.richland.k12.la.us |
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| Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center |
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| DBTAC - Southwest ADA Center
Independent Living Research Utilization
2323 S. Shepard Boulevard, Suite 1000 |
| Houston TX 77019 |
| (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) |
| (713) 520-0232 (V/TTY) |
| dlrp@ilru.org |
| www.dlrp.org |
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| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
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| LSUHSC-Human Development Center
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Room 1036 Allied Health/Nursing Building
1900 Gravier Street |
| New Orleans LA 70112 |
| (504) 556-7573 |
| pwilso2@lsuhsc.edu |
| www.hdc.lsuhsc.edu |
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| Technology-Related Assistance |
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| Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network
P.O. Box 14115 |
| Baton Rouge LA 70898 |
| (800) 270-6185 (V/TTY) |
| (225) 925-9500 |
| cpourciau@latan.org |
| www.latan.org |
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| Disability-Specific Organizations |
| Attention Deficit Disorder |
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| To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150 |
| Landover MD 20785 |
| (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) |
| (301) 306-7070 |
| www.chadd.org |
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| Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543 |
| Pottstown PA 19464-0543 |
| (484) 945-2101 |
| www.add.org |
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| Blind/Visual Impairments |
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| American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 |
| New York NY 10001 |
| (800) 232-5463 |
| (212) 502-7600 |
| afbinfo@afb.net |
| www.afb.org |
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| United Cerebral Palsy of Greater New Orleans
2200 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Suite 103 |
| Kenner LA 70062 |
| (504) 461-4266 |
| info@ucpgno.org |
| www.ucpgno.org |
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| Northwestern State University
Teacher Education Center, Room 104J |
| Natchitoches LA 71497 |
| (318) 357-5154 |
| duchardt@nsula.edu |
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| Mental Health |
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| Mental Health America of Louisiana
660 N. Foster Drive, Suite C-201 |
| Baton Rouge LA 70806 |
| (225) 201-1930 |
| yblack@mhal.org |
| www.mhal.org |
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| Louisiana Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
5627 Superior Drive, Suite A-2 |
| Baton Rouge LA 70816-6085 |
| (800) 224-4010 |
| (225) 293-3508 |
| vboyd@laffcmh.org |
| www.laffcmh.org |
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| Speech, Language, and Hearing |
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| Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association
8550 United Plaza Boulevard, Suite 1001 |
| Baton Rouge LA 70809 |
| (225) 922-4512 |
| lsha@pncpa.com |
| www.lsha.org |
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| Organizations for Parents |
| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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| Louisiana Parent Training and Information Center
c/o Families Helping Families of Jefferson
201 Evans Road, Building 1, Suite 100 |
| Harahan LA 70123 |
| (800) 766-7736 (in LA) |
| (504) 888-9111 |
| info@laptic.org |
| www.laptic.org |
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| Community Parent Resource Center |
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| (Serving greater New Orleans area)
Pyramid Community Parent Resource Center
3132 Napoleon Avenue |
| New Orleans LA 70125 |
| (504) 899-1505 |
| pyramidcprc@aol.com |
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| Other Parent Organizations |
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| Families Helping Families of Louisiana
(a statewide network of ten regional family resource centers)
P.O. Box 626 |
| Thibodaux LA 70302 |
| (504) 430-3604 |
| fhf-la@cox.net |
| www.fhfla.org |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| Direct Support Prof. Workforce Development Initiatives |
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| University Centers for Excellence in Dev. Disabilities
1900 Gravier Street, 8th Floor, Room 817 |
| New Orleans LA 70112 |
| (504) 556-7558 |
| sdelvi@lsuhsc.edu |
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| Independent Living |
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| To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000 |
| Houston TX 77019 |
| (713) 520-0232 (V) |
| (713) 520-5136 (TTY) |
| ilru@ilru.org |
| www.ilru.org |
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| To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor |
| Washington DC 20036 |
| (202) 207-0334 (V) |
| (202) 207-0340 (TTY) |
| ncil@ncil.org |
| www.ncil.org |
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