Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center

On average, we are still losing 10 of our residents each day to COVID-19. The 3 vaccines we now have would prevent just about everyone vaccinated from getting infected, being hospitalized, and dying. It's your turn now! Appointments are available at VaccinateLACounty.com

Solo un recordatorio de que esto es mañana, así que regístrese hoy.

County of Los Angeles and L.A. Found are here to help caregivers of those living with Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism or other cognitive impairments. When the pe...rson you are caring for goes missing, we've got you! El condado de Los Ángeles y L.A. Found están aquí para ayudar a los cuidadores de personas que viven con Alzheimer, demencia, autismo u otros impedimentos cognitivos. Cuando la persona que está cuidando desaparece, ¡cuente con nosotros! #alzheimers #dementia #wandering #LAFound

Judy Mark, President of DVU, will be speaking at a Town Hall this Thursday on Law Enforcement Interactions with People Who Have Mental Health Conditions or Developmental Disabilities. Join us Thursday at 5:30 PM. Register here: https://bit.ly/2Qr4xiM

¡Este próximo miércoles!

This coming Wednesday!

We AskedYou AnsweredAnd This is What You Had to Say After a year like no other, we wanted to give every client and family served by Lanterman Regional Center an opportunity to provide the Center with feedback on how we’re doing and how things are going. We invited the 11,000 clients and families we serve to participate in a mail-in survey sent out in their primary language to evaluate our performance and processes, and received an above average response, hearing back from 2...0 percent or more of you in each of the four languages English, Spanish, Korean or Chinese. So, what did you have to say? Overall, 93% of clients and families reported that they were satisfied or extremely satisfied with the services and support that Lanterman provides. And then we broke it down into 10 different aspects of service and support for which responses were given along a 5-point scale: - Extremely Satisfied - Satisfied - Not sure - Dissatisfied - Extremely Dissatisfied We asked survey recipients questions in the following 10 areas and we’re sharing the percentage satisfied/extremely satisfied: 1. Easy to reach by telephone 87% 2. Timely response to concerns as needed 90% 3. Respectful/professional staff communication 97% 4. Staff respect and honor my race/ethnic culture 96% 5. I feel listened to/understood by staff 94 % 6. Staff partner with helpful solution-based ideas 91% 7. Service coordinator knows and informs me about relevant services and supports 90% 8. Feel comfortable as active participant in IPP/IFSP 92% 9. I receive the services and supports I need 91% 10. The services and supports I receive have made a difference 93% In 9 out of the 10 areas, 90 percent or more were satisfied or extremely satisfied. Our lowest mark at 87 percent satisfied/extremely satisfied was how easy, or perhaps not easy, we are to reach by telephone. Overall percent satisfaction by ethnicity was also over 90% among 7 self-identified ethnicities. While there is a small percentage that is unsure, dissatisfied or extremely dissatisfied, in each of these areas, overall it was reaffirming after this extraordinary year to hear back from our community that we’re mostly meeting or exceeding your expectations. Also, respondents who had expressed a question or concern in their survey response, and chose to provide contact information, received a follow-up phone call. The takeaway is there is always room for improvement. And your feedback will help us deliver an ever-better experience with the regional center to our clients and families.

El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), commonly known as Día, is a nationally recognized initiative that emphasizes the importance ...of literacy for all children from all backgrounds. Kayamanan Ng Lahi Philippine Folk Arts will share traditional dances and costumes, as well as history and stories. Kayamanan, a critically acclaimed non-profit based in Los Angeles, is committed to presenting, promoting, and preserving the richness and diversity of Philippine culture through dance and music, to educate, entertain and enrich.

"Perceptions of 'deficit' and 'failure' are replaced by those of potential."

The data you are seeing in this graph is a sign that the COVID-19 vaccines are a highly effective way of preventing infection, serious illness, and death. Let's keep moving forward! It's your turn now. COVID-19 Vaccine appointments are available at VaccinateLACounty.com

Yesterday was ARCA - Association of Regional Center Agencies's Grassroots Day and all 21 regional centers participated virtually this year. This year's Lanterman team included: - Joe Perales, KYRC family support specialist - Evie Jung, KYRC family support specialist... - Poulette Minasyan, service coordinator - Taleen Katchatourian, parent - Kimberly Issac, service provider - Sam Daley, client Members of the Lanterman team met with: - Bethany Renfree representing State Senator Maria Elena Durazo - Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo - Assemblymember Richard Bloom - Assemblymember Laura Friedman - Yesenia Jimenez representing Assemblymember Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr. Advocacy focused on the following points: - Service coordination and caseloads ARCA and SEIU-California are jointly requesting $55.0M (General Fund; $83.3M Total Fund) to meet statutory caseload requirements and the ability to better meet the needs of the individuals and families whom we serve. - AB 445 (Calderon) ARCA is sponsoring AB 445, which would get rid of an old law that makes regional centers collect certain information from the parents of individuals getting regional center services. This is a barrier to service. - Lessons From The Pandemic Throughout the pandemic, ARCA has appreciated the state’s commitment to flexible service delivery and the removal of barriers to meeting new and existing needs. Done through directives from the Department of Developmental Services, this ensured services could remain flexible and dynamic. Going forward, this person-centered flexibility should remain, and barriers like the Annual Family Program Fee and Family Cost Participation Program should be removed. - Uniform Holiday Schedule and provider rate sunsets The Governor’s Budget continues to propose a delay to the Uniform Holiday Schedule and again extends recent service provider rate increases. Both of these outcomes are good, but should be made permanent. - Better minimum wage rate adjustments Our system and the providers who help make its promises into reality deserve a more effective and efficient way to meet salary costs for their professional staff.

My Health LA provides free health care at a clinic near you. Call 844-744-6452 or visit dhs.lacounty.gov/mhla to learn more.

This Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., no appointments required, at the Pico Union Project.

Sup. Supervisor Sheila Kuehl invites you to a Free Drive-thru Food Giveaway on Thursday, April 22, from 9am-12pm at @LosAngelesCityCollege. Car line-up starts a...t 8:30am. Please #wearamask and stay in your vehicle. La Sup. Sheila Kuehl le invita a la entrega de comida gratis a su automóvil el jueves, 22 de abril, de 9am a 12pm en Los Angeles City College. La alineación de autos comienza a las 8:30 am. Por favor use #cubreboca y permanezca en su vehículo. #freefood #foodpantry County of Los Angeles

Gillian is a seven-year-old girl who cannot sit still in school. She continually gets up, gets distracted, flies with thoughts, and doesn't follow lessons. Her... teachers worry about her, punish her, scold her, reward the few times that she is attentive, but nothing. Gillian does not know how to sit and cannot be attentive. When she comes home, her mother punishes her too. So not only does have bad grades and punishment at school, but she also suffers from them at home. One day, Gillian's mother is called to school. The lady, sad as someone waiting for bad news, takes her hand and goes to the interview room. The teachers speak of illness, of an obvious disorder. Maybe it's hyperactivity or maybe she needs a medication. During the interview another teacher arrives who knows the little girl. He asks all the adults, mother and colleagues, to follow him into an adjoining room from where she can still be seen. As he leaves, he tells Gillian that they will be back soon and turns on an old radio with music. As the girl is alone in the room, she immediately gets up and begins to move up and down chasing the music in the air with her feet and her heart. The teacher smiles as the colleagues and the mother look at him between confusion and compassion, as is often done with the old. So he says: "See? Gillian is not sick, Gillian is a dancer!" He recommends that her mother take her to a dance class and that her colleagues make her dance from time to time. She attends her first lesson and when she gets home she tells her mother: "Everyone is like me, no one can sit there!" In 1981, after a career as a dancer, opening her own dance academy and receiving international recognition for her art, Gillian Lynne became the choreographer of the musical "Cats." Hopefully all different children find adults capable of welcoming them for who they are and not for what they lack. Long live the differences, the little black sheep and the misunderstood. They are the ones who create beauty in this world.

"Childhood disability is not a priority in health systems. A recently published article in the BMJ by Cieza and colleagues argues why this needs to change. Image Description: 1 year old girl with Down Syndrome doing rehabilitation training. Credit: WHO / NOOR / Sebastian Liste

¿Te sientes abrumado? CalHOPE puede conectarlo con recursos importantes de salud mental. Llame al (833) 317-HOPE (4673) para hablar con alguien que pueda ayudar o visite http://ow.ly/ARQB50DBUUA.

Join in Support This Afternoon for New Funds for Service Coordination Are you free this afternoon? Do you want to help support better service coordination? Join ARCA starting at 2:30 p.m. During the hearing, there will be "public comment," which is your chance to phone in to say: "I support Assemblymember Frazier's request for service coordination funding!"...Continue reading

Feeling overwhelmed? CalHOPE can connect you to important mental health resources. Call (833) 317-HOPE (4673) to talk to someone who can help or visit http://ow.ly/ZkLA50DBUJx.

Join in Support This Afternoon for New Funds for Service Coordination Are you free Wednesday afternoon? Do you want to help support better service coordination? Join ARCA starting at 2:30 p.m. During the hearing, there will be "public comment," which is your chance to phone in to say: "I support Assemblymember Frazier's request for service coordination funding!"...Continue reading

Didn’t receive a stimulus payment? Be sure to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit when you file your 2020 income taxes! Watch this video to learn more or visit www.irs.gov/rrc. ¿No recibió un pago de estímulo? ¡Asegúrese de reclamar el Crédito de Reembolso de Recuperación cuando haga su declaración de impuestos para 2020! Vea este video para más información o visite www.irs.gov/rrc. #COVIDreliefIRS #stimuluspayment #EIP IRS County of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Mayor Robert Garcia Ethnic Media Services

"Our reasons for joy are countless and unique."

¿Necesita aseguranza para su automóvil a bajo costo? ¡ El Departamento de Aseguranza de California podría ayudarle! Infórmese en www.insurance.ca.gov. #carinsurance #lowcostinsurance County of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Mayor Robert Garcia Ethnic Media Services

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Free tax prep for households that meet the eligibility requirements.

States will receive their biggest boost yet in coronavirus vaccine doses this week, a 23% increase over the previous week and a 57% increase since President Joe Biden took office, administration officials told governors Tuesday.

On Wednesday, the Library is offering a presentation on managing debt.

DDS and California Early Start present the Early Start Webinar Series (December 2020 thru May 2021) to address the needs of Early Start during the coronavirus pandemic. This Webinar Series offers: - Telepractice Series which focuses on web-based strategies to support the development of infants and toddlers in Early Start. - Wellness, Mental Health, and Resilience Series which focuses on preventing, recognizing, and addressing stressors for children, families, and professional...s. Register now for the encore presenation of the first webinar in the Telepractice Series, "Using Video to Enhance Early Intervention Services," with Larry Edelman, Senior Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics-JFK Partners on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. To learn more or to register, visit Early Start Online at https://www.cpeionline.net 1. Login or create an account 2. Enroll in a Webinar Series 3. Sign up for individual webinars in the series as they become available Early Start Personnel Development is a collaborative effort of the California Department of Developmental Services and California Department of Education, administered by WestEd Center for Prevention and Early Intervention (CPEI). Download flyer: https://lanterman.org///ESPDSeries2021flyer_v6REPEATv2.pdf

Joshua Leonard is empowering a new generation with Team Supreme. His animated series is currently in development and is about a crime-fighting group of special-needs kids whose disabilities double as superpowers. #superpowers #disabilites #ndeam #animatedseries #empowering #teamsupreme https://www.ozy.com//turning-childrens-disabilitie/374189/

Because sometimes we just need to watch something lighthearted.

Which of our #LACountyParks winter classes are you most excited for? Choose from hundreds of our diverse class offerings! Classes start January 11. Register online at parks.lacounty.gov/winter20

Food distro at MacArthur Park/Westlake

Many states recommend sending in your ballot a week out from the election; that’s today.

Lots of FREE classes and workshops on a wide variety of topics!

A estas alturas, ya debería haber recibido su boleta por correo. Si planea votar por correo, ¡asegúrese de revisar sus buzones postales y enviar su boleta con anticipación para que su voto cuente este 3 de noviembre! Conozca más en WeAreThe25.org

By now you should have received your ballot in the mail. If you plan to vote-by-mail, be sure to check your mailboxes and submit your ballot early to have your vote counted on November 3! Learn more at WeAreThe25.org, a website page created by our partner Easterseals Southern California. #WeAreThe25 #VoteYourWay #Disability #DisabilityVote #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityPride

Just a reminder that the playgroup starts in 2 days so be sure to sign up today. Solo un recordatorio de que el grupo de juego comienza en 2 días, así que asegúrese de registrarse hoy.

Lanterman Regional Center in collaboration with Waterson Huth & Associates invites you to participate in an Estate Planning: Plan Ahead for Your Special Needs Child presentation on Monday, November 9, 2020 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Learn about: - What is Estate Planning? - How do you leave funds for the benefit of your child?... - How to prevent for your child not to lose public benefits? - How do you make sure funds are well managed? - How do you make sure there’s enough money to meet your disabled child’s needs? - How do you make sure that your other children are not over-burdened with caring for the disabled sibling? Space is limited. Registration required. Contact Joe Perales at 213.252.5600 or [email protected]. Download flyer: https://lanterman.org//training_/Estate_Planning_flyer.pdf

Just because Judge Amy Coney Barrett has a child with Down syndrome, doesn't mean she has a perfect record on disability rights.

Just a reminder to check your mail, and then complete and return the survey. It is good for us to know how we are doing and what areas might need some improvement this is one way we learn and grow. Thanks! Solo un recordatorio para que revise su correo y luego complete y devuelva la encuesta. Es bueno para nosotros saber cómo lo estamos haciendo y qué áreas podrían necesitar alguna mejora esta es una forma en que aprendemos y crecemos. ¡Gracias!

NEED HELP WITH YOUR SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS? The Los Angeles Public Library's Student Zones are now online! Trained LA-based Homework Helpers will assist K-12 students with school assignments and help navigate the library's online student resources.... When? Monday through Thursday from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Schedule your free 25 minute appointment here: https://lapl.org/student-zone For more information, please contact [email protected].