GENERAL LINKS

FHF Resources: PDFs, links, eBooks & more

• Developmental Disability Checklist

 

Supporting Documents from Recent Workshops & Conferences

• Understanding the Opioid Epidemic Trainings, January – April 2020
• Affordable Care Act, October 15, 2013: Affordable Care Act Presentation
• Investigating Autism Conference, October 11, 2013: ASD DSM-V with Dr. Grizzafi
• Autism and the Gut with Dr. Alberty
• Sleep Talk with Dr. Felix
• The Brain with Dr. Zuckerman
• The Use of Medication in Autism with Dr. Hollman

 

Waiver Fact Sheets

• Developmental Disability Services: ALL Services & Programs
• Children’s Choice Waiver (CCW Waiver)
• New Opportunities Waiver (NOW Waiver)
• Supports Waiver

 

Other Helpful Resources

• Social Security – The Social Security and Disability Resource Center
• Legal – Gary Sells, Disability Benefits Advocate
• Legal – SPEECH – What the Family Needs to Know About Financial Planning
• Legal – The Complete Guide to Disability Claims, Insurance, and Benefits
• Legal – Legal Help & Resources for Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Survivors
• The Whole Person – Supportive Employment and more
• Governor’s Office of Disability Affairs – gov.louisiana.gov
• Single Mothers Grants – This is a site that helps low income families with finding financial assistance programs. Our directory lists assistance programs that help with utility, energy, mortgage, rent and medical bills. 
• Autism Society
• Autism Wandering Resources
• Operation Autism: A Resource Guide for Military Families
  
• CDC Autism Page
  
• Seasame Street in Communities Explaining Autism
  
• Siblings of Autism
  
• Support for Siblings of People with Autism
  
• Grants for Autism Cost
  
• My Autism Team (Social Network for Parents of Kids with Autism)
  
• Autism on the Seas: Cruises for People with Autism
  
• AAPD Career Center
  
• Cox Communications: Connect2Compete (Low Cost Internet for Low Income Families)

 

Hurricane, Emergency, and Natural Disaster Help

• Emergency Plan for Families Who Have a Child with a Disability
• EasterSeals: Safety First
  
• Louisiana Citizen Awareness and Disaster Evacuation Guide
  
• Hurricane Preparedness for People with Disabilities
• Emergency Preparedness: Including People with Disabilities
  
• Special Needs Hurricane Preparedness
  
• OCDD – Emergency Preparedness Information
• Louisiana Guide to Supports & Services for Individuals with Disabilities, Elders, and
• Their Families Affected by Disasters
  
• FEMA