Join us for a live webinar

Do you receive services from the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) and have to move to attend school? In this webinar, you will learn about updates to DOR’s policies about housing cost assistance for school. We encourage current, former, or prospective DOR clients to join us.

About the webinar:

A recent California Court of Appeal decision clarified how the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) should interpret regulations related to school housing requests. As a result of this decision, DOR cannot deny a request simply based on the duration of the training program (school) and must make a case-by-case analysis when individuals make requests for school-related housing costs.  

This clarification applies to people who need to move to complete required training or schooling for them to reach their employment goal. DOR will assess whether they can pay for additional costs because of having to relocate.

Join us as we discuss: 

• When the DOR can pay for school housing. 
• What the Appellate court decision clarifies. 
• Why the court decision is important. 
• How to get help. 

Speakers:

Lucia Mirandé is a Senior Advocate at Disability Rights California (DRC) on the Pathways to Work Practice Group. She primarily works as a Client Assistance Program (CAP) advocate, focusing on the needs of clients and prospective clients of the Department of Rehabilitation as well as systemic advocacy. She holds a BA in Sociology from San Francisco State University and a Juris Doctorate from Golden Gate University School of Law. 

Ivan Guillen works as a Senior Advocate Specialist, doing primarily advocacy work for DRC’s Client Assistance Program (CAP) grant, but has also worked with DRC in other positions since 2005.  He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and Society from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2004. He currently lives in San Diego, California and in his free time likes to go hiking, camping, and just spending time outdoors