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Hurricane recovery grant program is not for everyone, but is accomplishing its goals

"A year after Mayor Ray Nagin launched a $10 million grant...

Filed under: Katrina, Housing, Advocacy Center, Hurricane Gustav, times picayune, disaster recovery, charles tubre, grant, recovery, city of new orleans
Emergency evacuation challenges for elderly, poor, disabled discussed at conference

"The most difficult planning for emergency evacuations doesn't...

Filed under: Emergency Preparedness, Hurricane, Access, New Orleans, times picayune, planning, disaster recovery, disaster, nola.com, preparation, mark schleifstein, evacuationn
Federal judge approves decrees governing operation of Youth Study Center

"A federal judge has given final approval to consent decrees...

Filed under: Mental Health, Mental Illness, Budget Cuts, Juveniles, juvenile justice, treatment, detention, teenagers, times picayune, reform, advocates, gentilly
Charity hospitals get one-year reprieve in state budget proposal

"Faced with a looming loss of federal health care dollars...

Filed under: Money, Mental Health, Legislature, budget, times picayune, levine, jindal, cuts in services, home and community based services, jan moller, funding
Mardi Gras treat planned for special-needs children

"A group of children with special needs will have premier...

Filed under: Disabilities, Children, Access, New Orleans, celebration, times picayune, inclusion, druids, muses, viewing stand, parade, mardi gras
Equal treatment for special-needs students in short supply at New Orleans public schools

"A report presented to the state board of education last...

Filed under: Autism, Special Education, Learning Disability, New Orleans, Charter School, IEP, recovery school, times picayune, services, evaluation, gaps, sarah carr
State budget cuts to have profound effect on some Louisianians' lives

"Monique Renee Michel can't speak, has difficulty walking...

Filed under: Money, budget, times picayune, home and community based services, developmental disabilites, jan moller
People First attracts self-advocates

"People First of Louisiana is a statewide self-advocacy...

Filed under: Louisiana, New Orleans, times picayune, statewide, people with disabilities, people first, arc of louisiana, jane pic adams, self advocacy
School choice: Family works hard to find perfect fit for 12-year-old

"Separated by hundreds of miles, a single goal bound together...

Filed under: Autism, Special Education, Learning Disability, New Orleans, Charter School, recovery school, times picayune, evaluation, school choice
Medicaid shortfall will be patched in part with mental health cuts

"The state Department of Health and Hospitals plans to dip...

Filed under: Louisiana, Mental Health, Medicaid, cuts, times picayune, prescription drugs, public health, department of health and hospitals, budget shortfall

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