Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity Policy
NLACRC is excited to share its Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity Policy! NLACRC is committed to identifying opportunities for change. We will focus on solutions and bringing awareness to different cultures and identities in the community.
Read the DEIB Newsletter here!
To read our policy click here Below are parts of the policy:
Policy Vision Statement
NLACRC affirms and celebrates the inclusion, equity, and diversity for all staff, people served, their families, and communities that we support and represent. NLACRC’s vision is to empower people with developmental disabilities to have opportunities to achieve their fullest potential in all aspects of life and to embrace and showcase differences.
Policy Mission Statement
NLACRC will be a regional center in the community that brings together perspectives of all positions and roles within the community and to share thoughts and suggest actions that foster inclusion, advance equity, and promote diversity.
Language Access and Cultural Competency
The Language Access and Cultural Competency plan is a strategy to better support the language needs of individuals with developmental disabilities, their caregivers, and their family members. The primary purpose will be to improve consumer and family experience and to facilitate more consistent access to information and services for multi-lingual, monolingual, and diverse cultural groups.
The goal of the plan is to provide access to equitable, timely, and quality language assistance services to individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP), consistent with Assembly Bill (AB) 959 which requires regional centers to (a) improve access to and the quality of Agency services, programs and activities for non-English speakers and LEP persons; (b) Reduce disparities and delays, if any, in the provision of state services/programs to eligible non-English speakers and LEP persons compared with eligible English speakers; and (c) Increase agency effectiveness and public interactions.
The 2020-21 Budget Act includes $16.7 million ongoing funding for regional centers to improve and promote Language Access and Cultural Competency to better support the language needs of individuals with developmental disabilities, their caregivers, and their family members. The primary purpose of these funds is to improve consumer and family experience and to facilitate more consistent access to information and services
for multi-lingual, monolingual, and diverse cultural groups.
North Los Angeles County Regional Center received over $1 million to develop a Language Access and Cultural Competency plan based on guidance and support provided by the Department of Developmental Services.
The plan is available for viewing below:
FY 21/22 Regional Center Funding To Improve Language Access And Cultural Competency
Disparity Committee
NLACRC has a Disparity Committee. This Committee address disparities that impact individuals served by NLACRC, their families, and others in the community. It includes NLACRC staff, as well as partners who serve people with disabilities and other minority populations.
CBOs and Partnerships
NLACRC also works with Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to address disparities. Here is a list of current CBOs that partner with NLACRC:
Community Based Organizations (CBOs)
| 24-Hour Care 24 Hour Home Care is an in-home care services provider. Phone: (866)416-9573 · https://www.24hrcares.com/ |
| AV Seed and Grow AV Seed and Grow has parent/professional support group collaborations, social events, recreational opportunities, educational workshops, links to resources, advocacy efforts and many other outreach activities for individuals and families of individuals with special needs in the Antelope Valley. Phone: (661) 492-3907 · http://avseedandgrow.org/ |
| California State University Northridge Pride Center The Pride Center supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) students, faculty and staff through programming and educational outreach. It works to improve the campus climate for LGBTQIA+ individuals as well as advocate for the respect and safety of all members of the campus community. Phone: (818) 677-4355 · https://www.csun.edu/pride |
| Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is one of the nation’s leading pediatric hospitals. Phone: (323) 660-2450 · https://www.chla.org |
| Integrated Community Collaborative (ICC) ICC focuses promotes equity, equality, and eradication of purchase-of-service disparities for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Phone: (424) 262-2119 · https://www.integratedcommunitycollaborative.org/ |
| Los Angeles LGBT Center The Los Angeles LGBT Center provides services for LGBT people, offering programs, services, and global advocacy that span four broad categories: Health, Social Services and Housing, Culture and Education, Leadership and Advocacy. Phone: (323) 993-7500 · https://lalgbtcenter.org |
| Mixteco Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) MICOP responds to needs of the Indigenous Mixteco community in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties through advocacy and outreach. Phone: (805) 247-1188 · https://mixteco.org |
| PathPoint PathPoint partners with people with disabilities, people with mental health diagnoses, and young adults to strengthen workplace abilities, build life skills, and develop meaningful relationships. Phone: (818) 773-9570 · https://www.pathpoint.org |
| State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD) SCDD was established by state and federal law as an independent state agency to ensure that people with developmental disabilities and their families receive the services and supports they need. Phone: (818) 543-4631 · https://scdd.ca.gov/losangeles/ |
| UCLA Tarjan Center The mission of the UCLA Tarjan Center, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities is to advance the self-determination, inclusion, and quality of life among the diversity of people with disabilities and their families. They do this through collaborative leadership in training, community education, research, service, and information sharing. Phone: (310) 825-5054 · https://www.semel.ucla.edu/tarjan |