Disability Resources

Paralinks - The World's Wheelchair Culture -  .

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

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.

Deaf Action Center of Louisiana - - 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.

Easter Seals Louisiana - - Easter Seals Louisiana is a non-profit, community-based health agency whose mission is to help children and adults with disabilities achieve independence through a variety of programs and services.

Goodwill Industries of Acadiana, Inc. - - Public service organization news, volunteer opportunities, and assistance information for people who are disadvantaged, disabled and other individuals with special needs.

Guardianship, LLC - - Offers curatorship service for the elderly, the disabled and children under interdiction or who need guardianship or care management services.

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.

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.

Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council - - Federally funded planning and advocacy body regarding disabilities.

Louisiana Rehabilitation Services - - A division of the Louisiana Department of Social Services. Provides information relevant for persons with disabilities who seek assistance in returning to work.

Louisiana Tech University: Office of Disability Services - - Facilitates the self-advocacy of students with disabilities in order to experience full participation in all activities, programs and services of the University.

Post Polio Syndrome Resources - - - Polio/PPS Information for Polio Survivors.

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

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.