To assist people with disabilities and their families, here are external links to other sites and organizations that you might want to visit, as well as documents that you may find of interest. Clicking on external links will take you to a new window out of AbilityFirst’s site. Please note that we are not responsible for information that appears on these sites.
American With Disabilities Act – www.ada.gov
Department of Developmental Services – www.dds.ca.gov (916) 654-1987
Department of Developmental Services Appeals, Complaints and Comments – www.dds.ca.gov/complaints
California Department of Rehabilitation – www.rehab.cahwnet.gov
California State Council on Developmental Disabilities - www.scdd.ca.gov
City of Pasadena’s Adaptive Recreation Program - www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/humanservices/recreation_services_adaptive.asp
American Camping Association - www.acacamps.org
Alpine Training Services – www.alpinets.com
Special Needs Network - www.specialneedsnetwork.net
UCLA Policy Note: Challenges to Sustaining California’s Developmental Disability Services System
Regional Centers:
Eastern Los Angeles - www.elarc.org
Harbor Regional Center - www.harborrc.org
Inland Regional Center - www.inlandrc.org
Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center - www.lanterman.org
North L.A. Regional Center - www.nlacrc.org
Regional Center of Orange County - www.rcocdd.com
San Gabriel/Pomona - www.sgprc.org
South Central Regional Center - www.sclarc.org
Tri-County Regional Center – www.tri-counties.org
Westside Regional Center - www.westsiderc.org
Legislative Directories:
Contact information for the California State Legislature - http://www.legislature.ca.gov/port-zipsearch.html#
Contact information for California state legislators serving Los Angeles County - www.lavote.net/OnlineDistrictmapApp/
Contact information for California state legislators serving Orange County - www.ocvote.com
Contact information for California state legislators serving Riverside County - www.election.co.riverside.ca.us/incumbents/xmllookup/IE6/Index.asp
Contact information for California state legislators serving San Bernardino County - http://www.sbcounty.gov/rov/general_info/contact.htm