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Home / Regional / North America / United States / Louisiana / Health / Disability Resources
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- Autism Resources - Louisiana section of national website. Provides contact information for statewide resources for parent training, developmental disabilities planning, protection / advocacy, education and rehabilitation.
www.unc.edu/~cory/autism-info/louisian.html
- Bancroft NeuroHealth - Bancroft operates two Louisiana facilities that offer special pediatric and adult programs for persons with neurological disabilities including autism and brain injury. Other services include community living programs and vocational programs.
www.bancroftneurohealth.org
- Chinchuba Institute - An auditory / oral school for hearing impaired children based in Marrero that teaches deaf children to talk. Services include diagnostics, therapy, remediation, academic programs and professional training.
www.oraldeafed.org/schools/chinchuba/index.html
- Deaf Action Center of Louisiana - Based in NE Louisiana this non-profit organization provides sign language interpreting services for individuals, organizations, and businesses. Sign language classes taught for all levels of proficiency.
www.deafactionctr.qpg.com
- Deaf Louisiana Directory - Directory of agencies, organizations and training resources for persons with hearing impairments
dww.deafworldweb.org/int/us/la/org.html
- Louisiana - Commission for the Deaf - Department of Social Services site that provides extensive consumer resources and information on training, telecommunicatiion devices, certified sign language interpreters, telephone relay service and legislation.
www.dss.state.la.us/offlrs/html/commission_for_the_deaf.html
- Louisiana Center for the Blind - Site with informative articles on special programs for infants through adults, scholarship programs, newspapers, training for parents of blind children, orientation and mobility training. Links to blindness related sites.
www.lcb-ruston.com
- Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council - Federally funded planning and advocacy body regarding disabilities.
www.laddc.org
- Louisiana Rehabilitation Services - A division of the Louisiana Dept. of Social Services, this section of their web site provides a wealth of information relevant for persons with disabilities who seek assistance in returning to work.
www.dss.state.la.us/offlrs/index.htm
- Louisiana Respite Programs - A listing of numerous respite care facilities statewide that provide services for persons with developmental disabilities within any age group. Links to national web site.
www.chtop.com/lstates.htm
- Louisiana Tech University: Office of Disabled Student Services - Descriptions of services available to students with disabilities with special focus on language/learning disabiities. Links to national organizations, sources of assistive technologies, government/legal resources and career opportunities.
www.latech.edu/tech/dss/dss.html
- Misconception - Vaccines Cause Autism - Lengthy article addresses misconceptions regarding how autism develops accompanied by bibliography and links to additional informational resources.
www.quackwatch.com/03HealthPromotion/immu/autism.html
- Northwest Louisiana Brain Injury Support Group - Site provides contact information and phone numbers of local support group with links to additional brain injury related resources on a national level.
www.softdisk.com/comp/brain
- Post Polio Syndrome Resources - - Polio/PPS Information for Polio Survivors.
www.ppsr.com
- PrimeCare Orthotics and Prosthetics - PrimeCare has 8 locations in Louisiana serving the needs of persons who seek certain types of orthotic and prosthetic appliances.
www.primecareop.com
- Section for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (SBPH) - Service to the Blind and Physically Handicapped is a free library service given to anyone in the state of Louisiana who is unable to read standard print due to a permanent or temporary visual or physical disability.
www.state.lib.la.us/Dept/SpecServ/sbph.htm
- Social Security Disability Law - Attorney Charles R. Ryan - Social Security Disability and SSI legal representation in South Louisiana. Site provides legal and medical information and answers to frequently asked questions.
www.ssdisability.net/index.html
- Wheelchair Bike Attachment. Assistive Technology - Offers rehabilitation and mobility for osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, cardiovascular, spinal cord injuries, stroke patients and amputees.
www.wheelchairbike.com
- Paralinks - The World's Wheelchair Culture - Extensive resources for products, services, information and testimonials for persons with paraplegia, quadraplegia and other spinal cord injuries.
www.paralinks.net
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