Disability Agency
Apr 1st, 2009 • Posted by Alain Lambert • Category: Health, Social policies
The Disability Agency (Maison départementale des personnes handicapées) exists to help disabled people (whether children or adults) and their friends and family get access to information and rights about disability issues.
The Agency is run by a GIP (Public Interest Group) whose chairman is the President of the County Council, Alain Lambert, and is composed of:
- the County Council
- the State
- the health service (Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie (CPAM))
- the Child Benefit Agency (la Caisse d’allocations familiales (CAF))
- the health insurance group Mutualité française Orne
- representatives from disability associations and charities
The Disability Agency is a one-stop-shop for all your disability-related issues in the county…
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it provides reception, assessment, orientation and assistance
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it helps you to get access to services and benefits
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it is there to listen and to advise
More information on our website (in French)
La Maison départementale des personnes
handicapées de L’Orne13 rue Marchand Saillant
BP169
61005 Alençon cedex02 33 15 00 31
Opening hours
Monday - Friday 8.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 5.30pm
(closes at 5pm on Friday)www.mdph61.fr
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