Specialized Information and Referral (Disabilities Issues)

The agency provides services for people with disabilities, age 18 and older, in Los Angeles County. Services include disability related center based employment or individuals with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, media materials, and specialized information and referral. Services are provided to individuals and their families who live in the Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center catchment area which includes the Central Los Angeles, Hollywood/Wilshire, Glendale and Pasadena health districts, and the communities of La Crescenta, La Canada/Flintridge, Eagle Rock and Burbank. Geographic restrictions apply.

Services include long-term, closely supervised, paid employment. Individuals must be able to feed and clean themselves, to use the toilet without assistance and must be able to perform workshop tasks such as simple assembly and disassembly, sorting, collating and packaging.

Local businesses and agencies contract with the workshop to provide employment opportunities. Employees may also be assigned to one of four independent living skills classes offered by the workshop. These classes teach participants about grooming, telling time, coin recognition and other general skills.

Individuals may also learn reading, writing and mathematics skills. Various recreational activities such as occasional field trips and a bowling league are also offered.