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Attention: Parents of children who are students of Louisiana School for the Deaf (LSD)Louisiana School for the Deaf (LSD) reopened its doors to students on Wednesday, November 5, 2008. It was Advocacy Center's understanding that all students would be allowed to return on that date. It has been brought to the attention of Advocacy Center that some students have been asked to delay returning until the parents attend an IEP meeting, and we are concerned that this will be an effort to change the placement of some students. Advocacy Center wants to ensure all children are allowed to return to LSD as is appropriate for the individual child. If your child has not been allowed to return until you attend an IEP meeting, or even if your child has been allowed to return but you have been asked to attend an IEP meeting in the near future, you may contact Advocacy Center if you would like assistance. Please contact our intake department at 1-800-960-7705 (Voice), 1-866-935-7348 (TTY) or email advocacycenter@advocacyla.org., and advise that this is an urgent matter involving an LSD student.  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. |
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The Protection and Advocacy System for Louisiana ~ Serving People with Disabilities and Senior Citizens Advocacy Center |
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