Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance.

DisabilityInfo.gov is a comprehensive online resource designed to provide people with disabilities with quick and easy access to the information they need. With just a few clicks, the site provides access to disability-related information and programs available across the government on numerous subjects, including benefits, civil rights, community life, education, employment, housing, health, technology and transportation.

State Agency. A quality public education system of such excellence that all children are given the opportunity to develop to their fullest potential; the system ranks at the top nationally based on student indicators; and, businesses, families and individuals from across the nation are attracted to the State.

Louisiana Part C Early Intervention is Louisiana’s early intervention system for infants and toddlers ages birth to three who have an established medical condition. This condition can be either physical or mental-with a high probability of resulting in a developmental delay. The system also serves infants and toddlers who, without an established medical condition, are determined to be delayed in cognitive, physical, communication, social/emotional or adaptive development.

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Since January 2006, the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD), along with people with disabilities, their families, advocates, provider agencies, and support coordination agencies, has worked diligently to develop a disaster response system to better meet the needs of people with disabilities in our state. These groups utilized the lessons learned from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to develop Emergency Preparedness Best Practices Guidelines. The guidelines are applicable across a variety of settings and can provide people with disabilities, their families, provider agencies, and support coordination agencies with valuable information to improve disaster readiness and response.

State Programs

Free library services are available to any Louisiana resident who is unable to read standard print materials due to a permanent or temporary visual or physical disability. Books and magazines in large print, Braille and recorded cassettes as well as descriptive videos are loaned to people of all ages who cannot read because they are visually impaired, legally blind, reading-disabled or unable to hold a book or turn pages. To learn more about qualifying conditions and eligibility click here. There is no cost to the the user for postage, shipping or the repair and maintenance of special equipment needed to play the recorded cassettes. Services are also available to schools with eligible students and to institutions with eligible patients, clients or residents.

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