Resource Links
Agencies Serving People with Disabilities
Department of Health and Hospitals
Children’s Special Health Services
Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
Early Steps
Medicaid
Family Opportunity Act
Office of Mental Health
Office of Aging and Adult Services
Louisiana Department of Education
Students with Significant Disabilities: Access Guide
Department of Social Services
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
Governor’s Office Programs
Governor’s Office of Disability Affairs
Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs
Louisiana Aging and Disabilities Resource Center
For Families
Louisiana Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
Autism Health Insurance Information
How to Choose a Service Provider
State Advocacy Organizations
Arc of LA
Advocacy Center
Families Helping Families Regional Resource Centers
Human Development Center
Louisiana Citizens for Action Now (LaCAN)
Louisiana Direct Support Professionals
People First of Louisiana
National Advocacy Organizations
National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
The Alliance to Prevent Restraint, Aversive Interventions, and Seclusion (A.P.R.A.I.S.)
Family Support Center on Disabilities
Mental Health America of Louisiana
National Alliance of Mental Illness
National Disability Rights Network
Partners in Policymaking Training Courses
Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
TASH
Family Support Center on Disabilities (KIN)
Non-Profit Organizations
Lighthouse for the Blind
Best Buddies Louisiana
Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network (LaTAN)
State Government
Louisiana.gov
Legislature
State Constitution of 1974
Louisiana Administrative Rule for Direct Support Worker Registry
Federal Government
Administration on Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
U.S. Congress
Congressional Research Service Reports
Medicaid: A Primer
US Department of Labor- Disabilities.gov
National Council on Disability
Housing
Housing & Mortgages for People with Disabilities
Louisiana Housing Search
LA Housing Connection
Transportation
Louisiana Medicaid’s Friends & Family Transportation Program
Newspapers
Alexandria – Town Talk
Baton Rouge- Advocate
Lafayette – Advertiser
Lake Charles – American Press
Monroe – News Star
New Orleans – Times Picayune
Shreveport – The Times
Volunteer Information
Volunteer Recruitment Flyer
LAVA Volunteer Flyer
Telephone Numbers
Medicaid Hotline – 888-342-6207
Medicare Hotline – 800-433-4958
Medicaid Abuse Line – 800-488-2917
Medicaid Waiver Complaint Line – 800-660-0488
