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      • FAQs
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      • Agreement
      • Slide Deck (Powerpoint)
      • Slide Deck (PDF)
      • Articles / Publications
    • Healthcare and Wellness
      • Trainings
      • Fact Sheets
        • Assertive Community Treatment – DD Modifications
        • Cognitive-Behavior Therapy & Intellectual Disabilities
        • Dialectical Behavior Therapy & Intellectual Disabilities
        • EMDR & Intellectual Disabilities
        • Multi-systemic Therapy & IDD
        • Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) & IDD
        • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy & IDD
      • Guides
        • A Guide for the General Clinician: Providing Behavioral Health Services for Individuals with Co-Occurring Disabilities
        • A Guide for Individuals with Co-Occurring Disabilities and their Families
    • Criminal Justice
    • Emergency Preparedness
  • Services
    • State Personal Assistance Services
    • Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund (TBSCI)
      • Spinal Cord PCA Packet
      • THSCI Application Packet
      • THSCI Factsheet
    • Micro-Enterprise
      • FAQ’s
      • Application
      • Small Business Centers
  • Get Involved
    • How to Become an Arc
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    • Disability Resources
      • Aging
      • Autism
      • Brain Injury
      • Cerebral Palsy
      • Developmental Disabilities
      • Education
      • Mental Health
      • Speech & Hearing
    • Apply for Disability Services
    • Legal Resources

LA ABLE

LA ABLE

The Louisiana Achieving a Better Life Experience (LA ABLE) is a savings program enacted in 2014. This program designed to help individuals with disabilities put aside money to pay for qualified disability expenses.

The primary purpose of the ABLE Act is to encourage and assist individuals and families in saving private funds for the purpose of supporting individuals with disabilities to maintain health, independence, and quality of life.

Start saving money AND keep your benefits!

The money deposed into this account is disregarded when determining eligibility for federal benefit programs, such as Medicaid and Social Security!

  • For more information, visit https://www.able.osfa.la.gov »
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The Arc of LA About Us

The Arc of Louisiana is affiliated with The Arc of the United States, which advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities on a national level. We also are proud to have 21 affiliated local chapters working to provide additional supports and services to families in communities throughout the state.

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  • LA ABLE
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Contact

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Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Office 1.866.966.6260 | 1.225.383.1033
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