A Consumer's Guide to the Lanterman Act - California State Council ...
A Consumer's Guide to the Lanterman Act - California State Council ...
A Consumer's Guide to the Lanterman Act - California State Council ...
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IWHAT IS THIS BOOK ABOUT?<br />
This book is about <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lanterman</strong> Developmental<br />
Disabilities Services <strong>Act</strong> (people also call it <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Lanterman</strong> <strong>Act</strong>, for short) which was passed in 1969.<br />
This is <strong>the</strong> <strong>California</strong> law that says people with<br />
developmental disabilities and <strong>the</strong>ir families have a<br />
right <strong>to</strong> get <strong>the</strong> services and supports <strong>the</strong>y need <strong>to</strong><br />
live like people who don’t have disabilities.<br />
This book will help you:<br />
• Learn about what <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lanterman</strong> <strong>Act</strong><br />
promises you<br />
• Be a partner with<br />
<strong>the</strong> regional center<br />
and o<strong>the</strong>r service<br />
providers when you<br />
make choices about<br />
your life<br />
• Get ideas about how <strong>to</strong> get <strong>the</strong> services and<br />
supports you need<br />
There are many words that lots of people don’t like,<br />
like <strong>the</strong> word “mental retardation.” Labels like this<br />
don’t tell o<strong>the</strong>rs about <strong>the</strong> person. We use this word<br />
and o<strong>the</strong>r labels in this book because those are <strong>the</strong><br />
words written in <strong>the</strong> law. Labels are used <strong>to</strong> get<br />
services.<br />
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