| SAMPLE LETTER : Ms. Nichole Dupree Early Steps Program Manager 1010 Common Street, Room 1147 New Orleans, LA 70112 Dear Ms. Dupree, Please accept this email in support of the recommendation to include a System of Payments Section in the 2007 State Early Intervention Program Application that removes the family fee schedule from the family cost participation policy, but retains the consent to access private insurance. I feel strongly that parents of children with disabilities in this state are dropping out of the Early Steps Program because they are not able to afford the cost participation required by the program. Our children in Louisiana need a system of supports that assists all children in order that they may become independent and successful in adulthood. Sincerely, Name Address Telephone cc: Dr. Fred Cerise Dr. Susan Berry |