We work on behalf of people with disabilities to combat all forms of discrimination, abuse and neglect through monitoring, investigations and legal action.
We support people with disabilities of all ages in order to advance individual rights and create systems change that focuses on community integration and quality of life.
We provide people with disabilities the tools, resources and assistance that empower them to exercise maximum independence and self-determination.
Medicaid cuts are coming, and the disability community is preparing to fight harder to get the care they need.
A man fought for over a year to get a power wheelchair through Medicaid. A case manager found her client lying on the floor after his Medicaid-funded home health services were suddenly terminated.
After partnering with DRLA, both clients got the services they deserved.
Cases like these will multiply because of a new law that significantly cuts federal Medicaid funds.
Your gift helps us train people to access the care they need, win legal cases that protect hundreds facing similar Medicaid barriers, and advocate for policies that expand access to critical services.
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Stand with Louisiana's disability community in this critical moment.
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Join us in holding the line for the civil rights of people with disabilities in Louisiana. Since 1977, Disability Rights Louisiana has been fighting for the rights of people with disabilities across o...Help shape our work – take DRLA’s Community Input Survey!
This an opportunity for you to honestly tell us about the needs of individuals with disabilities throughout Louisiana, and how Disability Rights Louisiana (DRLA) can help.
You can take the survey by clicking on this link:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/QP8LRWQ
DRLA is a not-for-profit organization that protects and advocates for the human and legal rights of people with disabilities of all ages across our state. We work to empower the disability community to live an integrated life, free from abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Your responses to this survey will be anonymous. Nothing you say in this survey will affect your ability to participate in Disability Rights Louisiana’s services in any way.
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Special thanks to our U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy for his work representing Louisiana in championing this resolution to recognize the 50th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)!
The IDEA helps to protect the rights of students with disabilities to learn in inclusive, supportive schools and to guarantee students with disabilities a free appropriate public education (FAPE) tailored to their individual needs. For more information on this resolution, you can read the press release here: ow.ly/KjZL50XBxXw
Read more from our parent network National Disability Rights Network at the story attached to this post.
#IDEA50 #InclusiveEducationThank you to U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, Chris Van Hollen, Friends of Glenn Thompson - Team GT & Congressman Jared Huffman for championing the IDEA 50th Anniversary Resolution.
Your leadership uplifts students with disabilities and protects the right to learn in inclusive, supportive schools. #IDEA50 #InclusiveEducation
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