STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION



STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Virginia C. Beridon, Director

Division of Special Populations

Louisiana State Department of Education

P.O. Box 94064

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064

(225) 342-3633

E-mail: vberidon@mail.doe.state.la.us

Web: doe.state.la.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Evelyn D. Johnson, Administrator

Division of Special Populations

Louisiana State Department of Education

P.O. Box 94064

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064

(225) 342-3730

E-mail: edjohnson@mail.doe.state.la.us

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2

Evelyn D. Johnson, Administrator

Infant/Toddler Program

Division of Special Populations

Louisiana State Department of Education

P.O. Box 94064

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064

(225) 342-3730

E-mail: edjohnson@mail.doe.state.la.us

STATE DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

May Nelson, Director

Dept. of Social Services/LA Rehabilitation Svcs.

8225 Florida Boulevard

Baton Rouge, LA 70806-4834

(225) 925-4131

E-mail: mnelson@lrs.dss.state.la.us

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL

EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Scott Nortar, Director

Diviison of Student Standards and Assessment

LA Department of Education

P.O. Box 94064

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

(225) 342-3406

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Warren Taylor Price, Jr., Assistant Secretary

Office of Human Services, Dept. of Health & Hospitals

P.O. Box 4049 - BIN #12

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4049

(225) 342-9238

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Ron Boudreaux, Chief

Child and Adolescent Services Development

Office of Mental Health

Department of Health & Hospitals

P.O. Box 4049 - Bin #12

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4049

(225) 342-2548

E-mail: rboudre@dhhmail.dhh.state.la.us

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Bruce Blaney, Assistant Secretary

Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities

Box 3117, Bin 21

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3117

(225) 342-0095

E-mail: bblaney@dhh.state.la.us

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL

DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Sandee Winchell, Executive Director

LA. State Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities

P.O. Box 3455

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3455

(225) 342-6804; (800) 922-3425 (In LA)

E-mail: swinchel@dhhmail.dhh.state.la.us

Web:

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Lois V. Simpson, Executive Director

The Advocacy Center

225 Baronne Street, Suite 2112

New Orleans, LA 70112-2112

(504) 522-2337; (800) 960-7705 (in LA only)

E-mail: simplo@

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Diance Mirvis, Director

Client Assistant Program

The Advocacy Center

2620 Centenary Blvd.

Building 2, Suite 248

Shreveport, LA 71104

(318) 227-6186; (800) 960-7705 (in LA only)

E-mail: adce@

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Linda Rose, Administrator

Children's Special Health Services

Office of Public Health

Department of Health & Hospitals

P.O. Box 60630, Room 607

New Orleans, LA 70160

(225) 568-5055

E-mail: lrose@dhh.state.la.us

Phyllis Landry, Executive Director

Family Voices Louisiana

1539 Jackson Avenue, Suite 200

New Orleans, LA 70130

(504) 586-9171; (504) 568-5055

STATE AGENCY FOR VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS

Susan Mitchell, Director

Blind Services

Department of Social Services

LA Rehabilitation Services

8225 Florida Boulevard

Baton Rouge, LA 70806-4834

(225) 925-4131; (225) 925-3594

E-mail: smitchell@lrs.dss.state.la.us

STATE AGENCY FOR THE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING

Jan Faulkner, Executive Director

LA Commission for the Deaf

8225 Florida Boulevard

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

(225) 925-4175

(800) 256-1523; (800) 543-2099 (TTY)

E-mail: jfaulkner@lrs.dss.state.la.us

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE

Bennie McKay, Supervisor

Department of Education

Special Education

P.O. Box 599

Rayville, LA 71269

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY

Southwest Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center

Independent Living Research Utilization

2323 South Shepard Boulevard, Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77019

(713) 520-0232

(713) 520-5136

Web: ilru-swdbtac.html

DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Attention Deficit Disorder

To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)

8181 Professional Place, Suite 201

Landover, MD 20785

(301) 306-7070

(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)

E-mail: national@

Web:

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

P.O. Box 1303

Northbrook, IL 60065-1303

E-mail: mail@

Web:

Autism

Geri Landry, Administrative Assistant

LA State Autism Chapter

314 Woodruff Street

Lake Charles, LA 70601

(318) 436-4438; (800) 955-3760

Brain Injury

William E. Moak, Executive Director

Head Injury Foundation

217 Buffwood Drive

Baker, LA 70714-3755

(225) 775-2780

Epilepsy

Alice Crumrise, Executive Director

Epilepsy Foundation of Southeast LA

3701 Canal Street #H & I

New Orleans, LA 70119

(225) 486-6326; (800) 960-0587

E-mail: epileps@

Web: ~josw/epilepsy.htm

Learning Disabilities

Barbara Duchardt, Associate Professor of Special Education

Northwestern State University

Teacher Education Center, Room 105-A

Natchitoches, LA 71497

(318) 357-5191

E-mail: duchardt@alpha.nsula.edu

Mental Health

Shannon Robshaw, Executive Director

Mental Health Association in Louisiana

200 Lafayette Street, Suite 709

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

(225) 343-1921

E-mail: MHAL1@

Web:

Donna Mayeux, Executive Director

NAMI Louisiana

P.O. Box 2547

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-2547

(225) 343-6928

E-mail: donnam@

Web: about/laami

Mark Terry and Verlyn "Vee" Boyd, Co-Directors

Louisiana Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health Needs

PO Box 4767

Shreveport, LA 71134-0767

(318) 227-2796

E-mail: lafofcmh@

Mental Retardation

Susan B. Bagot, Executive Director

Arc of LA

P.O. Box 65129

Baton Rouge, LA 70896-5129

(225) 383-1033

Speech and Hearing

Vickie Irwin, President

LA Speech-Language-Hearing Association

8550 United Plaza Boulevard, Suite 1001

Baton Rouge, LA 70809

(504) 922-4512

E-mail: lsha@

Web:

Visual Impairments

Mary Ann Siller, National Education Consultant

American Foundation for the Blind-Southwest

260 Treadway Plaza, Exchange Park

Dallas, TX 75235

(214) 352-7222

E-mail: dallas@

STATE UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Robert E. Crow, Director

Human Development Center

School of Allied Health Professions

LSU Health Sciences Center

1100 Florida Avenue, Building 138

New Orleans, LA 70119

(504) 942-8200; (504) 942-5900 (TDD/TTY)

E-mail: hdcinfo@hdc.lsumc.edu

Web: hdc.lsumc.edu

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Julie Nesbit, Executive Director

Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network

P.O. Box 14115

Baton Rouge, LA 70898

(225) 925-9500; (800) 270-6185 (V/TTY)

E-mail: latanstate@

Web:

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECTS

Leah Knight, Director

Project PROMPT

4323 Division Street, Suite 110

Metairie, LA 70002-3179

(225) 888-9111; (800) 766-7736 (in LA)

E-mail: fhfgno@

Web:

D.J. & Ursula Markey

Pyramid Parent Training

4101 Fontain Bleau Drive

New Orleans, LA 70125

(225) 895-5970

E-mail: DMARKEY404@

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

Daniel Underwood, President/CEO

Easter Seals Louisiana

305 Baronne Street, Suite 400

New Orleans, LA 70112-1617

(504) 523-7325 (Voice/TTY)

(800) 695-7325 (Voice/TTY in LA only)

E-mail: DanUnderw1@

Diane Hazlewood, Executive Director

Families Helping Families of Louisiana

2927 Hodges Street

Lake Charles, LA 70601

(337) 436-2570

Web:

Everrett Parker, Executive Director

VSA arts of Louisiana

Department of Education

2758-D Brightside Lane

Baton Rouge, LA 70820

(225) 761-4243 (V/TTY)

E-mail: everrettp@

Web:

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