To request help from the Advocacy Center, call 1-800-960-7705 (Voice or via 711 Relay) or 1-855-861-3577 (TTY) or email advocacycenter@advocacyla.org. Our intake specialist will contact you within 1-2 business days to discuss your issue in detail and determine if AC can help.

Publications

The Advocacy Center offers publications free of charge. You may click on underlined titles to open a printable version of that publication, or you may request any publications by contacting the Advocacy Center:

Advocacy Center
8325 Oak Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Telephone: (504) 522-2337 (New Orleans)
or 1-800-960-7705 (Voice) 1-866-935-7348 (TTY)
e-mail: AdvocacyCenter@AdvocacyLA

Please Note: Accessing the publications on this page requires Acrobat Reader, which is free and can be downloaded from: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

If the publications are not accessible to you, please e-mail AdvocacyCenter@AdvocacyLA.org or call 1-800-960-7705 ext. 143 to request our publications in an alternate format.

Advocacy Center:

Pushing the Envelope: AC News in Brief

Cover of Beyond Repair report

On Tuesday, June 9th, the Advocacy Center released Beyond Repair: An Investigation Into Serious Abuse and Neglect at Northeast Supports and Service Center. The report exposes a culture of disregard for residents’ rights and a consistent substandard level of care that continues to endanger those who remain at the institution.

Download the full press release.

Download the full report.

Watch the press conference below.

Beyond Repair Press Conference

Annual Report:

Abuse and Neglect:

Accessibility:

Advocacy Skills:

Employment/Rehabilitation:

Exposés/Reports:

Higher Education:

Housing:

Institutional Care:

Elderly woman

Legal Status/Living Wills/Power of Attorney:

Public Benefits:

Special Education:

Transportation:

  • Going Places…Your Right to Equal Transportation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Brochure)

Voting/Elections: