Your Child as an Adult: True Stories of Legal Adulthood versus Legally Limiting Adult Rights


Your Child as an Adult: True Stories of Legal Adulthood versus Legally Limiting Adult Rights


October 21, 2016

Learn what every parent of a child with a disability and each adult with a disability should know about what it means to be a legal adult in Louisiana. The impact of Adult Legal Status on the everyday lives of Louisiana adults with disabilities will be shared through the lens of their real life experiences. This webinar will include a brief review of Adult Legal Status laws, and the rights of people legally recognized as adults.

Join us to for greater insight into the ways that laws and rights apply to Louisiana citizens with disabilities receiving Home and Community Based Services through Medicaid Waivers. The Advocacy Center's Supported Independent Living Advocacy Program provided legal advocacy to those whose experiences we will share, while protecting their confidentiality.

Presenters: Katheryn Fernandez, Staff Attorney and Cindy Arceneaux, Advocate - Advocacy Center of Louisiana

To register, please click on the link below. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Your Child as an Adult: True Stories of Legal Adulthood versus Legally Limiting Adult Rights

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