Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Legal and Policy Advocacy

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Legal and Policy Advocacy
This is the home page for keeping up-to-date with the work of DRC’s Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Practice Group to advance equity, inclusion, and self-determination of Californians with I/DD. Here, you can find policy reports, legal updates, plain language resources, and community perspectives.
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Porterville Developmental Center Q&A
This explainer has information about Porterville Developmental Center and what it’s like for the people who live there. It also includes statistics about the race and ethnicity of Porterville residents, their length of stay, and troubling data about how often and for how long DDS staff at Porterville put people in manual and mechanical restraints.
Community-Led Solutions for Addressing Racial Disparities in California’s Regional Center System
Disability Rights California is asking the legislature to fund a type of study called community based participatory research. We want this study to help figure out the root causes of racial and ethnic disparities in California’s regional center system by identifying structural barriers, how they disproportionately impact communities of color, and how they can be dismantled. Read more to learn about how community based participatory research is different from traditional research and how it treats people with disabilities as equal partners in research and policymaking.
From Navigation to Transformation: Addressing Inequities in California’s Regional Center System Through Community-Led Solutions
This policy brief makes the case for community-led solutions to address longstanding racial and ethnic disparities in California’s regional center system and offers four key strategies to make the system more equitable for disabled people of color.