US Edition‘What Will Happen when I’m Gone?’: Parents of People with Disabilities Push to Expand Services
California lawmakers seek to extend regional center eligibility to people with brain injuries starting ages 18-22, potentially adding 1,000 to 2,000 new clients, costing $15 million to $60 million.
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‘What will happen when I’m gone?’: Parents of people with disabilities push to expand services
(CalMatters) - In California, a person’s disability must begin before age 18 to qualify for regional center services. Parent advocates say that leaves behind people whose disability started in early adult years, when their brains were still developing.
‘What will happen when I'm gone?’: Parents of people with disabilities push to expand services
In summary In California, a person’s disability must begin before age 18 to qualify for regional center services. Parent advocates say that leaves behind people whose disability started in early adult years, when their brains were still developing. Thirty years ago, Jim O’Hara Jr. woke up from a coma, unable to walk, talk or eat. An 18-wheeler had broadsided his car, leaving him, then 18 years old, with a severe brain injury, according to his fa…
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