DRLA Priorities Survey 2021
As the designated Protection and Advocacy System and Client Assistance Program for the State of Louisiana, Disability Rights Louisiana (DRLA) works to protect, advocate for, and empower people with disabilities statewide. Every year, Disability Rights Louisiana solicits input so that…
More Continue Reading: DRLA Priorities Survey 2021DRLA’s Executive Director, Christopher Rodriguez, Appointed to Governor’s Advisory Council on Disability Affairs (GACDA)
As we work to expand our efforts to protect, advocate for, and empower people with disabilities throughout Louisiana, we are excited to report that effective June 2, 2020, our Executive Director, Christopher Rodriguez, has been appointed to the Governor’s Advisory…
More Continue Reading: DRLA’s Executive Director, Christopher Rodriguez, Appointed to Governor’s Advisory Council on Disability Affairs (GACDA)Disability Rights Louisiana Responds to the Death of Mr. George Floyd
As an organization that represents individuals that have all too often been the subjects of reprehensible acts of violence and brutality perpetrated by figures of authority, including law enforcement, Disability Rights Louisiana stands firmly with the family, friends and supporters…
More Continue Reading: Disability Rights Louisiana Responds to the Death of Mr. George FloydLDH Releases Latest Round of Guidance Regarding Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
As Louisiana transitions into Phase One of the national Plan to Reopen America, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has released further guidance with respect to various congregate settings, including Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (ICF/DD). Within…
More Continue Reading: LDH Releases Latest Round of Guidance Regarding Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Developmental DisabilitiesDisability Rights Louisiana Collects Data on COVID-19 Cases in Group Homes
In the State of Louisiana there are over 500 privately run intermediate care facilities for people with developmental disabilities (ICFs/DD), responsible for the care of between 3,500 – 4,000 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These privately run facilities are…
More Continue Reading: Disability Rights Louisiana Collects Data on COVID-19 Cases in Group HomesDisability Rights Louisiana Suspects Mounting COVID-19 Related Issues inside Residential Facilities for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
On April 8, Disability Rights Louisiana (DRLA) sent a request to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) for information regarding the scope of COVID-19 infections at all Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (ICF-DD), along with the provision…
More Continue Reading: Disability Rights Louisiana Suspects Mounting COVID-19 Related Issues inside Residential Facilities for Individuals with Developmental DisabilitiesCommon COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Related Benefits Questions & Answers
Disability Rights Louisiana has put together a document that answers some common questions people have related to what might happen to their existing benefits, and what new benefits they might be eligible for during the COVID-19 crisis. This document includes…
More Continue Reading: Common COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Related Benefits Questions & AnswersDRLA signs on to CCD letter pushing for timely issue of CARES Recovery Rebates to recipients of SSI, Social Security, or VA Disability Compensation & Veterans Pension
(April 3, 2020) On Friday, the Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities (CCD) issued a letter to federal leaders urging the Social Security Administration (SSA) to coordinate with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and Veterans Administration (VA), to share information…
More Continue Reading: DRLA signs on to CCD letter pushing for timely issue of CARES Recovery Rebates to recipients of SSI, Social Security, or VA Disability Compensation & Veterans PensionDisability Rights Louisiana Pens Letter to Governor & State Leadership Regarding Rationing of Life-Saving Measures
(March 30, 2020) Disability Rights Louisiana (DRLA), with support from a number of other organizations and stakeholders, issued a letter to Governor John Bel Edwards, along with Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Stephen Russo and other top state officials, strongly…
More Continue Reading: Disability Rights Louisiana Pens Letter to Governor & State Leadership Regarding Rationing of Life-Saving MeasuresDisability Rights Louisiana: Response to COVID-19
As concerns over the health and wellbeing of individuals with disabilities increase as a result of circumstances surrounding COVID-19 (otherwise known as the “Coronavirus”), Disability Rights Louisiana (DRLA) remains committed to continuing to aggressively represent the best interest of all…
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