LADBP Enrollment Welcome Letter
Dear Parents/Guardian:
Thank you for enrolling your child with the
Louisiana Deafblind Project for Children and Youth.
Students qualify for inclusion in the
Project’s
work when they present with concomitant, permanent
hearing and vision impairment resulting in communication, developmental and/or educational needs
that cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for children with deafness or
children with blindness.
Verification regarding your child’s hearing and vision impairment is
required. Also, verification of your
child’s need for special education services is required. These verifications can be accomplished
by
providing the
Project
copies of hearing evaluations, vision evaluations, educational evaluations,
Individual Education Plan (IEP) or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP). All information
regarding your
child is held in confidence.
Personal education and healthcare information is protected by Federal laws including the
Family
Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)
&
Health Insurance Privacy & Accountability Act (HIPAA).
These
laws make sure your child’s educational & health information is kept private and requires
that we give
you notice of our legal duties and privacy practices. Included in this packet of information is
a
Notice of
Privacy Practices Protected Health Information
which details our obligations under
HIPPA.
Please review
this document. Once reviewed, please complete the
Acknowledgement of Receipt of Notice of Privacy
Practices
form and return it to the Louisiana Deafblind Project along with the other application
materials. The following check-list may assist you in organizing the needed information for your
child.
Documents in This Packet
Documents Available via the LADBP Technical Assistance PageTechnical Assistance Page, http://www.hdc.lsuhsc.edu/ladbp/ladbptechassisstance.aspx
Additional Required Official Documentation
Thank you again for enrolling your child with the
Louisiana Deafblind Project for Children and Youth.
We look forward to working with your child and your family.
Sincerely,
Michael C. Norman, Coordinator