Eligibility Toolkit
CALIFORNIA REGIONAL CENTER
Intro to Regional Center Eligibility
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Disability Rights CA
RIGHTS UNDER THE LANTERMAN ACT
This is a comprehensive manual and reference website designed to help individuals with developmental disabilities, their families, and advocates navigate California's regional center system.
FASD Network of Northern California
FASD & THE RULA
Combines rules on eligibility of DRC's RULA with FASD common characteristics and traits. Helps to define how FASD fits in with eligibility criteria.
This is a quick cheat sheet to understanding.
REGIONAL CENTER
DOCUMENTATION
GUIDE
Building an Eligibility File
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Regional Center eligibility is not determined by a single diagnosis, report, or test score. This guide will help you understand what documentation matters, how to identify functional evidence, and how to build a stronger eligibility file.
Advocate from a position of knowledge, confidence, and informed decision-making.
FASD Functional Impact Guide
FASD Reference Guide
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Provides an overview of Lanterman Act eligibility requirements, along with definitions, references, and examples from childhood through adulthood. The guide is intended to help families identify, document, and explain functional limitations in the terms used to evaluate Regional Center eligibility.
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Use this guide as an aid when completing the Functional Impact Declaration.
Functional Impact Declaration
SUPPORTING DOCUMENT FOR ELIGIBILITY
Using the FASD Functional Impact Guide and your daily support logs, document real-life examples of how your loved one's disability affects daily functioning and the major life activities considered under the Lanterman Act.*
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*This tool is provided for guidance, understanding, and documentation purposes only. It is not a determination or guarantee of eligibility for Regional Center services.