Services, Professionals, Agencies
Services for the Blind in Louisiana
Adults
Louisiana Office of Elderly Affairs
412 North Fourth Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Local Telephone: (225) 342-7100Early Intervention, Children and Youth
Louisiana Department of Education:
Division of Special Populations
PO Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
Local Telephone: (225) 342-3631
TDD/TTY Telephone: (225) 219-4588
Organizations
National Federation of the Blind - Louisiana
Louisiana Center for the Blind
101 South Trenton Street
Ruston, LA 71270
Local Telephone: (318) 251-2891
Toll Free Telephone: (800) 234-4166
Professionals Serving Blindness
Teacher Certification
DOE Division of teacher standards, assessment and certification
Bulletin 746 Standards for La. State Certification
p. 108 Minimal guidelines for approved teacher education programs of visually impaired students
p. 112 Add-on visually impaired
University of New Orleans Dept. of Special Education and Habilitative Services
Add-on curriculum worksheet
La. Tech / La. Center for the Blind Master's degree O&M program
Louisiana Tech University: College of Education
Master's in Educational Psychology
Ophthalmology and Optometry
Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists
721 Papworth Avenue Suite 206
Metairie, LA 70005
Local Telephone: (504) 835-3937
Louisiana Association of Ophthalmology
1010 Common Street Suite 1740
New Orleans, LA 70112
Local Telephone: (504) 569-9516
Louisiana State Association of Optometrists
115-B North 13th Street
Oakdale, LA 71463
Local Telephone: (318) 335-0675
Toll Free Telephone: (888) 388-0675
American Association For Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
(La. members)