Louisiana State Resources (continued)

Other Disability Organizations

Daniel Underwood, President/CEO
Easter Seals Louisiana
305 Baronne Street, Suite 400
New Orleans, LA 70112-1617
(504) 523-7325 (Voice/TTY)
(800) 695-7325 (Voice/TTY in LA only)
E-mail: dunderwood@laeasterseals.com
E-mail: contact@laeasterseals.com
Web: www.louisiana.easterseals.com

Kay Marcel, Statewide Coordinator
Louisiana Citizens for Action Now (LACAN)
2313 Blue Haven Drive
New Iberia, LA 70563
(337) 367-7407
E-mail: kay.marcel@cox.net
Web: www.lacanadvocates.org

Direct Support Prof. Workforce Development Initiatives
University Centers for Excellence in Dev. Disabilities
1900 Gravier Street, 8th Floor, Room 817
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 556-7558
E-mail: sdelvi@lsuhsc.edu

Toni Potts, President
Linda Alwood, Club Administrator
Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association
P.O. Box 14806
Baton Rouge, LA 70898
(225) 291-4014
E-mail: lotassoc@aol.com
Web: www.lota.org

Soundra (Temple) Johnson, Chief Executive Officer/CEO
Louisiana Health and Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
1033 N. Lobdell Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 231-2490
E-mail: soundrajt@aol.com
Web: www.lahealthandrehab.org

Pat Carpenter, President/CEO
Special Olympics Louisiana
1000 E. Morris Avenue
Hammond, LA 70403
(985) 345-6644; (800) 345-6644
Email: pcarpenter@laso.org
Web: www.laso.org

Mazie Malveaux, Executive Director
VSA arts of Louisiana
2758-D Brightside Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70820
(225) 761-4243 (V/TTY)
E-mail: vsalouisiana@bellsouth.net
Web: http://vsalouisiana.org

Independent Living

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)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

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)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org