Louisiana section of national website. Provides contact information for statewide resources for parent training, developmental disabilities planning, protection / advocacy, education and rehabilitation.

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.

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.

Based in Northeast Louisiana, this non-profit organization provides sign language interpreting services for individuals, organizations, and businesses. Sign language classes taught for all levels of proficiency.

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.

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.

Federally funded planning and advocacy body regarding disabilities.

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.

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.

Facilitates the self-advocacy of students with disabilities in order to experience full participation in all activities, programs and services of the University.

Lengthy article addresses misconceptions regarding how autism develops accompanied by bibliography and links to additional informational resources.

Site provides contact information and phone numbers of local support group with links to additional brain injury related resources on a national level.

Extensive resources for products, services, information and testimonials for persons with paraplegia, quadraplegia and other spinal cord injuries.

- Polio/PPS Information for Polio Survivors.

PrimeCare has 8 locations in Louisiana serving the needs of persons who seek certain types of orthotic and prosthetic appliances.

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.

Social Security Disability and SSI legal representation in South Louisiana. Site provides legal and medical information and answers to frequently asked questions.