627 North Four Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
800-737-2958 (Toll free)
504-219-2225
504-219-2942 (Fax)
www.dss.state.la.us

Blind and Visually Impaired Services
Programs and services include:

• [link opens in a new window]Blind Services: Provides services to eligible individuals who are blind or visually impaired. The Randolph-Sheppard Business Enterprise Program and the Older Blind/Visually Impaired Program are parts of Blind Services.
• Independent Living Program: Provides services to enable individuals with significant disabilities to function independently in the family or community.
• Louisiana Commission for the Deaf: Organized in 1980 to insure that Louisiana's public and private services are accessible to deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, and speech impaired citizens.
• Traumatic Head and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund: Provides services in a flexible, individualized manner to Louisiana citizens who survive traumatic head or traumatic spinal cord injuries. The TH/SCI program enables individuals to return to a reasonable level of functioning and independent living in their communities.
• Vocational Rehabilitation Program: Provides a one-stop career development program to individuals with disabilities.