LANGUAGE ACCESS AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY
The 2020-21 Budget Act included $16.7 million in ongoing funding for regional centers to improve and promote Language Access and Cultural Competency (LACC) 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.
Welfare and Institutions Code §4620.4 requires that the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) implement this initiative through its contracts with regional centers.
For additional details regarding LACC funding, please visit the Department of Developmental Services LACC page.
SCLARC LACC Report
Project Duration
FY 26/28: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028
Allocation amount
$ 1,586,156.00
Project Summary
- Build internal capacity by retaining the Cultural Community Coordinator to conduct outreach and engagement activities.
- Collaborate with community consultants to provide support to Spanish-speaking families on the use of the SCLARC Family App.
- Contract with 211 LA County to provide information and resources to families in their primary language and referrals to Regional Center services.
- Enhance language accessibility by providing American Sign Language and Spanish interpretation at all public meetings.
- Partner with EveryoneOn for Parent Technology Access Training classes for Spanish-speaking families as well as ongoing assistance with technical issues.
- Provide American Sign Language classes for individuals served and families to reduce barriers and increase communication with Regional Center staff.
- Raise awareness of Regional Center services by advertising on local media channels in multiple languages.
Ethnicities and Languages
Ethnicity: Black/African American, Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) / Deaf+, Hispanic
Languages: American Sign Language, Spanish, English
Approved Activities
- Contract with a Community Liaison Consultant to increases service awareness and accessibility, including support for Spanish speaking families to utilize SCLARC’s Family App.
- Retain RC LACC Staff (Chief Advancement Officer & Cultural Community Coordinator) to strengthen community engagement and support implementation of the LACC program
- Provide culturally responsive interpretation and translation services to meet diverse community needs
- Attend outreach events for diverse cultural and linguistic communities to increase access to RC information and services
- Advertise/Social Media Outreach to Connect Spanish-Speaking Families with SCLARC Resources and Information
- Partnership with 211 LA County to help refer services to the Latino and Spanish speaking community
- Conduct public meetings to provide information to diverse communities and get feedback on RC services
- Developing culturally responsive resources to provide information on RC services for diverse communities
- Conduct developmental screenings for diverse communities
- Attend trainings to increase cultural awareness for the Chief Advancement Officer and the Cultural Community Coordinator
- Provide training to parent support groups to support multicultural communities in accessing RC services and meetings
- Contract with EveryoneOn to provide parents with technology classes in Spanish and ongoing technical support to improve digital access to Regional Center resources
- Contract with The ASL Shop to provide ASL courses for individuals and families to improve communication with the Deaf+ community
- Provide trainings to Spanish speaking parent groups to better understand resources
Project Duration
FY 25/26: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
Allocation amount
$ 746,832.00
Project Summary
| • Build internal capacity by retaining the Cultural Community Coordinator to conduct outreach and engagement activities. • Collaborate with community consultants to provide support to Spanish-speaking families on the use of the SCLARC Family App. • Contract with 211 LA County to provide information and resources to families in their primary language and referrals to Regional Center services. • Enhance language accessibility by providing American Sign Language and Spanish interpretation at all public meetings. • Partner with EveryoneOn for Parent Technology Access Training classes for Spanish-speaking families. • Provide American Sign Language classes for individuals served and families to reduce barriers and increase communication with Regional Center staff. • Raise awareness of Regional Center services by advertising on local media channels in multiple languages. |
Ethnicities and Languages
Ethnicity: Asian, Black/African American, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Hispanic
Languages: American Sign Language, Spanish
Approved Activities
- Provide translation and interpretation services to meet diverse community needs
- Conduct outreach events for diverse communities
- Conduct public meetings
- Community Liaison Consultant provides support to Spanish speaking families to access the SCLARC family app
- Partnership with 211 LA County to help refer services to the Latino and Spanish speaking community
- Contract with EveryoneOn to provide parents with technology classes in Spanish
- Contract with Ronnessah Phylow Communications to provide ASL classes for families
- Provide training to the Spanish speaking Parent Advisory Committee to better understand resources
- Social media outreach / advertisement to connect Spanish-speaking families with SCLARC resources and information