Get Help
Lighthouse Louisiana offers a variety of services to help individuals of all ages who are blind, visually impaired and who have other disabilities. Our mission is to provide the tools for independence, self-reliance and success, regardless of disability.
Your support allows us to provide over 6,000 services annually that help individuals regain and maintain their independence.
Youth Vision Services
For more than 30 years, the Lighthouse has provided services to youth with visual impairments. We offer a variety of services for children with disabilities to achieve success in life. These services are housed under the Lighthouse Step Program.
To learn more about Youth services or programs offered by Lighthouse Louisiana,
please call (504) 899-4501 ext. 245 or info@lighthouselouisana.org.
STEP
1
Baby Steps
Designed to mirror Louisiana’s Early Steps Program, an early intervention program for infants and toddlers ages 0 to 3 who are visually impaired or are experiencing a developmental delay.
STEP
2
Light Steps
Upon developing a strong collaboration with the children and their caregivers, the Lighthouse bridges the gap between Baby Steps and kindergarten by offering opportunities to develop pre-braille, technology training, and mobility skills for children with vision loss.
STEP
3
Forward Steps
This stage provides opportunities for students to develop the adaptive skills and attitudes to support social-emotional learning, equity, and achievement. Forward Steps supplements the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC), used specifically to educate students with visual impairments. Through training and instruction, themed events and parties, and summer recreational programs, Forward Steps helps children and young adults receive the resources they need to prepare them for life beyond high school.