Join us for a live webinar.

Everyone deserves the opportunity to participate in activities in their community. Social Recreation Services support regional center clients with services like camping, swimming, and horseback riding to build social skills and have fun.

Learn more about Social Recreation Services in this webinar.

The training will be offered in English and simultaneously interpreted into Japanese and Vietnamese.

You can also register for this event in Japanese or Vietnamese.

About the webinar:

Japanese and Vietnamese clients and families are invited to join the Office of Clients’ Rights Advocacy (OCRA) for a free webinar to learn about the restoration of camping and social recreation services. This webinar is being offered based on feedback from previous OCRA outreaches to the Japanese and Vietnamese communities.

In 2009, because of a financial emergency, regional centers had to stop paying for social recreation services.  Some of the services that were not allowed included camping, social recreation, and other related services. These services were restored effective July 1, 2021.  Recent changes to the law make it easier to get these services approved. 

What you will Learn:

• How do regional centers decide who gets these services?
• How do I request these services?
• Are there new instructions from the Department of Developmental Services about how regional centers must review and approve these funding requests?
• What if the regional center says no?
• How can OCRA help you?

About the Speaker:

Elizabeth Campos – ​OCRA Northern California Outreach Coordinator 

Elizabeth started with Disability Rights California (DRC) in September 2021 as the OCRA Northern California Outreach Coordinator.  She organizes and attends community events.  Elizabeth conducts trainings for clients, parents, and professionals about OCRA’s services in both English and in Spanish. 

Prior to joining DRC, Elizabeth worked in the blindness rehabilitation field for over 10 years.  She received her National Orientation and Mobility Certification (NOMC) in 2018 and is recognized as an O&M instructor on the national level.  Elizabeth understands that blindness is not a characteristic that defines her, but rather an inconvenience that she has learned to overcome. 

Reasonable Accommodations:

Please contact Peer Advocate Scott Barron at (213) 213-8178 or Scott.Barron@disabilityrightsca.org by June 7, 2024, if you require any reasonable accommodations.