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The agency provides services for California residents with developmental disabilities, such as autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, intellectual disability and conditions related to intellectual disability. It provides services through nonprofit agencies called regional centers. There are 21 regional centers throughout the state of California. [2]
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit legal service organization created to help California's low-income individuals and communities. CRLA represents all types of individuals and communities, including farmworkers, disabled people, immigrant populations, school children, LGBT populations ( sexual minorities ...
Roberts was appointed as the director of the California Department of Vocational Rehabilitation in 1976 by Governor Jerry Brown. In 1976, newly elected Governor Jerry Brown appointed Roberts Director of the California Department of Vocational Rehabilitation—the same agency that had once labelled him too severely disabled to work. He served in ...
She is among the 72,257 students in California eligible to participate in the Migrant Education Program, a federal initiative intended to help students with supplementary after-school and summer ...
Supported employment was developed in the United States in the 1970s as part of both vocational rehabilitation (VR) services (e.g., NYS Office of Vocational Services, 1978) and the advocacy for long term services and supports (LTSS) for individuals with significant disabilities in competitive job placements in integrated settings (e.g., businesses, offices, manufacturing facilities).
The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Act (AB 846), also known as the Lanterman Act, is a California law that was initially proposed by Assembly member Frank D. Lanterman in 1973 and passed in 1977 and gives people with developmental disabilities the right to services and supports that enable them to live a more independent and normal life.
“During the week of April 29 through May 3, 2024, all public high schools, including charter schools, will be required to provide students in grades 11 and 12 with information on workers ...
California workers who serve those with disabilities are still waiting to see whether they will receive promised pay raises on July 1, as lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom battle over whether to ...