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Important Events Coming Soon. Voting Trainings and Demonstrations of Accessible Voting Machines August 19, 2008 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm State Police Headquarters 7919 Independence Blvd., Baton Rouge August 20, 2008 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm St Tammany Parish Library 310 W. 21st Ave., Covington August 26, 2008 2-4 pm and 6-7:30 pm Lafayette Public Library 301 West Congress St., Lafayette August 27, 2008 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm Lindy Boggs Conference Center UNO, New Orleans August 28, 2008 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm Terrebonne Parish Public Library 151 Library Blvd., Houma If you need more information or special accommodations, call the Advocacy Center at 1-800-960-7705. Click here to download a flyer.Work Incentives Seminars September 25, 2008 1:00 pm Gretna Career Solution Center 1900 Lafayette Ave., Gretna LA September 30, 2008 1:00 pm Broadway Resource Center 712 Broadway Ave., Alexandria LA Registration is required for the Work Incentives Events. Register on line at http://www.cessi.net/wise. You can also register by calling toll free at 1-877-743-8237. Click here to download a flyer.  New Orleans, LA, June 24, 2008 - Approximately one thousand Louisiana children live in child residential facilities. They were placed there because they come from abusive homes or from families who can no longer care for them. Yet, many of these children have gone from the frying pan into the fire. A newly released report by the Advocacy Center, Out of Control: Louisiana’s Failure to Insure Health and Safety of Children in Residential Facilities, asserts that many of these facilities provide substandard care. Click here for the full press release. Click on the cover image to the left, or this link to download the report. The Advocacy Center is Louisiana's protection and advocacy system. Federal law requires that a protection and advocacy system operate in every state to protect the rights of persons with mental or physical disabilities. The Advocacy Center is also funded by the state to provide legal assistance to people residing in nursing homes in Louisiana, as well as to residents 60 years and older of Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Tammany Parishes (counties); and to advocate for the rights of group home and nursing home residents. Among the diverse services offered are legal representation, information and referral, outreach and training. The Advocacy Center is a tax-exempt, private non-profit corporation organized in 1978 and governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. It is based in New Orleans with branch offices in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Shreveport. Help us plan for the future by filling out this survey: http://www.laddc.org/survey/tell-think-survey.php |
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The Protection and Advocacy System for Louisiana ~ Serving People with Disabilities and Senior Citizens Advocacy Center |
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