Health and Family Resources

• A Caregiver’s Guide To Good Oral Health For Special Olympics Athletes – English (3)
• A Caregiver’s Guide To Good Oral Health For Special Olympics Athletes – Spanish
• Advocacy Center of Louisiana
• American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• Bayouland Families Helping Families, Inc.
• Baton Rouge Community College The Program for Successful Employment (PSE)
• Bossier Parish Community College PROGRAM FOR SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT
• Bureau of Health Services Financing (Medicaid)
• Cerebral Palsy Guide
• Center For Autism
• Children’s Hospital New Orleans
• Disability Rights Louisiana
• Disability & Health U.S. State Profile Data for Louisiana (Adults 18+ years of age)
• Down Syndrome Association of Greater New Orleans
• Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge, Inc.
• Families Helping Families of Acadiana, Inc.
• Families Helping Families of Southwest Louisiana, Inc.
• Families Helping Families at the Crossroads of Louisiana, Inc.
• Families Helping Families of Louisiana Region 7
• Families Helping Families of Northeast Louisiana, Inc.
• Families Helping Families of Jefferson, Inc.
• Families Helping Families of Louisiana
• Governor’s Office of Disability Affairs
• Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs
• Human Services Districts and Authorities
• Intellectual & Developmental Disability Support – Magnolia Community Services
• Jefferson Parish Developmental Disabilities Community Services
• LA ABLE – Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance
• LaTAN – Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network
• LaCAN (Louisiana Citizens for Action Now)
• Life Skills
• Lions Connected at Southeastern Louisiana University
• Louisiana Department of Education
• Louisiana Department of Health
• Louisiana Guide to Supports & Services for Individuals with Disabilities, Elders and Their Families Affected by Disasters
• Louisiana’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities – Human Development Center
• Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
• LSU Human Development Center
• Miracle League of Greater New Orleans
• Miracle League of Cypress Mounds
• Miracle League Northshore
• NOLA Special Needs Registry
• Northshore Families Helping Families, Inc.
• Nicholls State University Bridge to Independence
• Nursing Career Guide for People with Disabilities
• Options
• Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
• Office of Public Health
• Office of Aging and Adult Services
• Pay Check at LSU Health Sciences Center
• People First of Louisiana
• People First
• Spina Bifida of Greater New Orleans
• St. Tammany Commission on Families
• The Emerge Center
• The Arc of Louisiana
• The Arc of Louisiana
• Up21 Foundation
• UL Life Program
• Volunteers of America Intellectual & Developmental Disability Services

Family Health Forums provide a space for the families and caregivers of people with intellectual disabilities to engage with health professionals, community leaders and social service providers. The Forums introduce new families to Special Olympics and services provided through Healthy Athletes®, Young Athletes and other community-based programs for people with intellectual disabilities, while also surfacing challenges that athletes and families face and how best to overcome them—with a special focus on bettering access to health care, education and inclusive activities.

Advocacy sites:

• Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council | LADDC
• Home – People First of Louisiana (peoplefirstla.org) Home – The Arc of Louisiana (thearcla.org)
• Guide for Online Colleges & Disabilities | Accredited Online Colleges
  

Emotional Wellness sites:

• The Mental Health of People with Disabilities | CDC
• NCHPAD – Building Healthy Inclusive Communities
• Emotional Wellness Toolkit | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Spread the Word: Inclusion

All family members and guests of families are expected to abide by this code of conduct.