This toolkit is intended to help California Children’s Services (CCS) beneficiaries and their families navigate CCS program grievances and appeals. The toolkit provides guidance and best practices on the grievance and appeals process so that readers can understand how to get care through the CCS program.

In 2024 Medi-Cal added assistive robotic arms to the Medi-Cal Durable Medical Equipment (DME) manual. This is an extremely exciting development for people with significant disabilities who receive Medi-Cal. Assistive robotic arms attach to a power wheelchair and operate like a human arm and hand, enabling people to perform many activities of daily living more independently.

Many people with disabilities are hurt or killed by police. Disability Rights California fights to end police contact with people with disabilities and expand services in the community that keep people safe.

You may need services and supports to reach your goals. This means you may be communicating with agencies and systems that offer services to people with disabilities. It can also mean attending meetings and advocating for yourself. Self-advocacy can begin at any age. 

Your goal is to best prepare your child or family member for adulthood and to ensure they have the services and supports to reach their goals. For many families this means communicating with agencies and systems that offer services to people with disabilities.

This pub is about CONREP. That stands for “Forensic Conditional Release Program.” It is a community program for people charged with a felony and committed to a state hospital. The pub tells you how to get into the program. It tells you about your rights while in the program.