Clockwise from top left: Nancy Bargmann, Director of the Department of Developmental Services (DDS); Julisa Pineda, Lanterman parent; Brian Winfield, Acting Deputy Director, Community Services Branch, DDS; and Pierre Landry, Chairperson of the Los Angeles State Council Regional Office
The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) conducted four meetings throughout the State to discuss and develop strategies for addressing disparities in purchase of services. On Friday, August 26, 2016, DDS met with the Los Angeles Regional Centers. The Department shared purchase of service (POS) data for the entire State while local regional centers shared activities and efforts intended to reach out to underserved communities.
Lanterman Regional Center shared the success of its Promotora Project and that it intends to apply for some of the special disparity funding from DDS to replicate this project in its Korean community. Lanterman also advocated for DDS to use some of its funding to purchase an automated message system so families can receive messages in their native language as well as for DDS to fund a statewide study of the disparity issue.
The study would seek to better understand whether these differences are a result of family decisions due to differing cultural beliefs and preferences; personal or family choice; or if these variances are due to inequities prevalent in the developmental disabilities service system based on lack of culturally competent services, linguistic barriers, socioeconomic or other factors that in some way limit access to services and negatively impact utilization of services.The study should consider regional differences such as rural, urban and other factors representative of the State as a whole.
California law and regulation requires that regional centers display on their Web sites information about the dollar value of services they purchase for clients. These data (called "purchase of service" or "POS" data) must be reported separately by clients' ethnic/racial group, langauge and diagnosis.
¿Cuáles son sus necesidades de servicio actuales? ¡Responda la encuesta y avísenos!
Lanterman is seeking your feedback and assistance in completing a short survey so we can better understand the current service needs. This survey is for our community to complete, including clients, family members, service providers or community partners. Thank you in advance for your time!
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Lanterman busca sus comentarios y ayuda para completar una breve encuesta para que podamos comprender mejor las necesidades actuales del servicio. Esta encuesta es para que la complete nuestra comunidad, incluidos los clientes, los miembros de la familia, los proveedores de servicios o los socios comunitarios. ¡Gracias de antemano por su tiempo!
Regional centers must post information regarding how providers are doing with ensuring individuals served are part of their communities (Welfare and Institutions Code section 4519.2(b)). This information is to be updated at least every six months until DDS has determined that statewide compliance has been met.
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The Internet is awash in info and resources about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) from the federal to the state and local levels. We're starting this page to share some of the resources and info we found most helpful and accessible, plus to share information specific to Lanterman about any effects this is having on our operations, our service providers and community as a whole.
