The Interchange | Site-Wide Activity https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:37:35 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 a68993b5363c9df9a21d5bdec827a44d Michelle EVANS started the topic in the forum https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/variance-between-dds-approved-burden-rate-18-90-and-actual-rate-charged-22-75/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:12:49 -0700 Hello, we have been in the SDP program for 2 years. We just discovered that DDS approved Employer burden rate is 18.90% but the FMS has been charging us 22.75%. Anyone else experiencing this issue? Thank you

]]> 2e15ad73c8985ffa35faac643d76ed37 Tim Lewis started the topic in the forum main-logo@2x-768x160 https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/communication/forums/topic/recommendations-for-special-needs-trust-attorney/ Thu, 08 May 2025 01:37:13 -0700 Hi – The post title says it all. Our needs are pretty straightforward so I would like to find someone who knows this area and who is reasonable in price. Thanks, Tim

]]> 904b5356fa228ab1a4d3bce628f763b3 Nick Williams started the topic in the forum main-logo@2x-768x160 https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/communication/forums/topic/applique-digitizing-service/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 04:33:01 -0800 Applique Digitizing Service  transforms your designs into precise embroidery files, ensuring clean edges and intricate details. This technique allows for fabric layering, creating a textured, high-quality finish on garments, hats, and accessories. Our expert digitizers optimize stitch paths, reducing thread breaks and production time while…Read more

]]> 5e62b23652a9db645e666d4039c1773e Mai Vu started the topic in the forum Register https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/training-program/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 01:34:41 -0800 Hi, I am interested in becoming an Independent Facilitator for the Self-Determination Program.  Do you any training programs available at the moment? I live in Irvine, CA.  Please advise.  Thanks.

Mai

]]> b230619befe4a6cbf1684ce6027db159 Dorianne Tanaka started the topic in the forum https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/sdp-connect/ Wed, 11 Sep 2024 22:25:27 -0700 Hi,

How do I sign up to receive notices of the SDP connect presentations?

]]> cbc56539d12c1c8e599b75aa83078d97 Seth Wegher-Thompson changed their profile picture https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/activity/p/1839/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 22:16:25 -0700 0 097a4d6de55ecde9dddbc871797a555a Seth Wegher-Thompson changed their profile picture https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/activity/p/1838/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 22:15:48 -0700 0 d22b9412e998fd1fd271ec50084b4339 Jennifer Johnson started the topic in the forum https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/sdp-connect-zoom-link/ Sat, 11 Nov 2023 18:16:59 -0800 How do I register to get the zoom link for SDP Connect?

]]> bd2d4dcd7b564bb15dc5ac944042caa2 Debra Jorgensen started the topic in the forum https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/updating-this-website/ Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:40:38 -0700 Hello, I see that the last updated SDP connect is from last April. Will you be updating these soon?

]]> 17f4feebb4d67911086439816367756b Karen Toto started the topic in the forum main-logo@2x-768x160 https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/communication/forums/topic/non-vendored-resources-for-individuals-with-idd/ Mon, 21 Aug 2023 23:17:48 -0700 Hello there, Where does someone go to get information on non-medical therapy options through self determination in NLARC? There doesn’t seem an easy way to access resources.  Thank you for any help.  (o:

]]> 63b7ce42a964f7c76fbdbbc351a655e5 Angela Raffin replied to the topic in the forum Activity https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/reimbursement-for-purchases/#post-1294 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:41:19 -0700 No reimbursing allowed, as I understand it : (

]]> af2779e515b4c8d54025fe6bca4c6408 Melissa Sanford started the topic in the forum https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/sunday-school/ Fri, 19 May 2023 02:18:35 -0700 My son wants to attend religious school because part of his desire is to become more a part of his community. Our church is one of the only integrated settings where he is welcomed and embraced.

Regional Center said we can’t pay for religious school with SDP funds because they can’t pay for anything religious.  Although it’s called religious…Read more

]]> 9e7e711d297411c4dcc2fafb37cc9105 Melissa Sanford started the topic in the forum Activate https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/out-of-state-provider/ Fri, 19 May 2023 01:55:08 -0700 Are you required to only use vendors that have their business license in California.

I have a provider that was already approved on our spending plan, but I just found out she moved out of state this year. It would be the same exact service.

]]> 86c1b625b01d98fd729db7c800e82cc1 Gigi Thompson started the topic in the forum https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/reimbursement-for-purchases/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 01:55:00 -0700 If I purchase something like a computer or tablet myself, can I ask my FMS to reimburse me since I have money in my budget?

]]> da1d331e0212b3b7e4f3895c30c53272 Sherri Marble changed their profile picture https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/activity/p/1008/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 03:22:36 -0700 0 b204e43b0c0d0501424b64c0ee2efefd Sherri Marble changed their profile picture https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/activity/p/1007/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 03:21:46 -0700 0 531da9e8d883cfa73122ba5b817993ce Embroidery digitizer started the topic in the forum Group-142@2x-300x70 https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/communication/forums/topic/embroidery-digitizing/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 01:57:06 -0800 Embroidery Digitizing: The Future of Embroidery Design

Embroidery has been a staple of clothing design for centuries, but with the rise of technology, a new way of creating embroidery designs has emerged: embroidery digitizing. This process involves taking a digital design and converting it into a format that can be read by an embroidery machine,…Read more

]]> 6e5f067c30a65bbc01a0cf1d809842e8 Susanne Knapp started the topic in the forum https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/available-bill-payers/ Tue, 20 Dec 2022 23:52:46 -0800 Hi everyone, still discovering the site but are there other lists besides what the regional center has for FMS provers?  I cannot find one – they are all booked or don’t answer.  Thank you!

]]> 7ce0e20ad60d433859a20684b24d0ec0 David Lopez started the topic in the forum Members https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/searching-for-if-in-kern-county-bakersfield/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:36:07 -0700 I am looking for an IF in my area (Kern County, Bakersfield) that is knowledgeable and works with adults I have been on Facebook groups. DDS website and others.

]]> 5644c235980ca98949e869a48cb83e38 Lilia Valitova started the topic in the forum Activate https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/how-to-understand-per-frequency-graph-in-spending-plan/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 06:26:40 -0700 Hello, I have a question.                                          My SDP coordinator asked me to make some corrections to my SDP plan for my son.   Here are her comments:

“The 20.65 figure is in a column called, “Per (frequency)” that is not factored into the spending plan. Per is the pricing unit. Frequency is the number of units.”

I put i…Read more

]]> 2241d8aca229314845bc97e6eb255555 Melissa Sanford started the topic in the forum Activate https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/timeline/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:41:34 -0700 Hi Does the SDP program have implementation timelines for the regional center to approve my budget or give me a NOA.  I been trying to get through this process for months and I’m not getting a response. I know with IEPs there are timelines… what about SDP?

]]> 2467e64ade9f669ffd1be3b45ed1afa9 dan fritz started the topic in the forum https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/paying-caregivers/ Sun, 20 Mar 2022 22:38:48 -0700 Where I live supported living has a hard time hiring caregivers because of DDS limitations’ In SDP as a parent will I be able to supplement

their earnings ?

]]> 3d07f39b26aa636cd2d86cb611575d42 Valerie Brown started the topic in the forum Register https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/independent-facilitator-2/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:03:36 -0800 Hello,

I would like to make my name and email address available to families in need if an Independent Facilitator for the Self-Determination Program.

Thank you,

Valerie Brown

vbrown310@gmail.com

]]> 46d6bc41ee2751c0c74fd2e9f94f2cd4 Valerie Brown started the topic in the forum Symbol-2-–-1@2x https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/communication/forums/topic/independent-facilitator/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:01:25 -0800 Hello,

I would like to make my name and email address available to families in need of an Independent Facilitator for the Self-Determination Program.

Thank you,

Valerie Brown

vbrown310@gmail.com

]]> 7642a43c328d033a4f23871d652130ff Sandra Rowley started the topic in the forum Register https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/how-do-i-become-an-independent-facilitator/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 21:06:14 -0700 I was wondering if there was an online class training to become an Independent Facilitator.  I can’t find anything so far.  I am in San Diego.

]]> 73f58e35179d3f4f94b6de7580f3f3ae Carla Lehmann started the topic in the forum https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/dating-and-sexual-education/ Sun, 03 Oct 2021 07:30:51 -0700 Hello, I am looking for a dating and sexual educator for a young adult in the Los Angeles area. Does anyone have someone great to recommend?

]]> bf17e3abad496746bc20bfeea7b15c4a Doris Melissa Longmire changed their profile picture https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/activity/p/748/ Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:33:09 -0700 0 fe33fc479d839ebce3abb01ef1785c77 JOHNNY WATANABE started the topic in the forum Activate https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/housing/ Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:26:29 -0700 Family Home Agency, can I open this housing type to provide a home for my own son when he turns 18 y/o? My FHA is his place to live.

]]> f1a3234ed4bb2a01cf78baf19f11f962 BEBO SAAB started the topic in the forum Register https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/suggestions-requested/ Sun, 25 Jul 2021 20:06:46 -0700 Does anyone have suggestions for a good independent facilitator in West LA for a high functioning adult that has significant personal care needs.

]]> 47f6f1bbaeae97a0bd9472dadaaaf2bf lynell messineo started the topic in the forum Register https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/free-training/ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:17:25 -0700 hello,  going through the self determination orientation. would like to know how to receive free independent facilitator training. Also, During this orientation, I’ve been informed that if someone is a IHSS/PA  worker for their child can not also be a IF. I feel this is wrong! I do about 4 to 5 zoom a month for my William and constantly r…Read more

]]> a7e8a7ba5f1685fa193b4815b2b13cf0 Jan Opsvig started the topic in the forum main-logo@2x-768x160 https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/communication/forums/topic/asl/ Tue, 01 Jun 2021 19:50:45 -0700 How can a client find a personal assistant that also knows ASL? The mother has been looking for someone and may have an emergency need. Corona area. Thanks

]]> f4a2045caf2f0ebff8ca24fbf7490a6e Danielle Alvarado started the topic in the forum https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/transcripts/ Thu, 20 May 2021 02:09:03 -0700 hello. do you all save the transcripts from the SDP connect sessions like the one today? thank you

 

]]> 8f60dd1793ef5f683bd2b348378b5c59 Ashlyn Jauregui started the topic in the forum https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/think-outside-the-box-manual/ Mon, 17 May 2021 17:57:36 -0700 Hello,

I’ve been trying to purchase a Think outside the box self-determination manual but it doesn’t seem to be working on your website. Any suggestions? Thank you!

]]> 79d00c01be6f87c90d682dd72453544a Margeret Fritz started the topic in the forum Members https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/how-do-i-know-what-my-adult-son-really-wants-in-his-life/ Sat, 01 May 2021 05:58:12 -0700 My son is very high functioning but I am worried that he is so used to going along with my wishes, trying to please me, that he doesn’t really know how he would like to live his life.  Activities are easy but how and where he wants to live is the biggest question for me.

]]> 37236297f5974f1db02da90d00f0819f Robert Taylor started the topic in the forum Register https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/is-their-a-way-we-can-get-more-independent-facilitators/ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 02:08:14 -0700 Is their a way we can get more Independent Facilitators?

]]> a9e893b800b3678630aee3609b62a00e Robert Taylor changed their profile picture https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/activity/p/678/ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 02:03:07 -0700 0 57519b7e57a61fee4a0fe64ac6ec7b90 Robert Taylor changed their profile picture https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/activity/p/677/ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 02:01:23 -0700 0 875d63dfaa00d91cf42bb149b29b5ea4 Linda Chan Rapp started the topic in the forum https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/open-letter-to-the-ca-senate-budget-committee/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 08:19:15 -0800 <div class=”kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q”>
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<div dir=”auto”>”Self-determinatioin will change your child’s life.”  These were the words on a sign written by my daughter, who has Down…Read more

]]> 5f9baa8feebb27350310af2ae74d47c9 Rosalva Ibarra started the topic in the forum Register https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/length-of-service/ Sat, 20 Feb 2021 05:51:25 -0800 How long are PCPs good for and what is the approximate time Independent Facilitators provide services for each person?

]]> bb3783883f5b81a42ae21e4cbc111cd6 Farzaneh (Tiffany) Vakharia started the topic in the forum Members https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/pcp-2/ Sat, 20 Feb 2021 04:09:46 -0800 Should the PCP be conducted in the clients native language?

]]> 6098e42d0808a3fb9ed438cc9eb7489a Farzaneh (Tiffany) Vakharia started the topic in the forum Register https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/hello/ Sat, 20 Feb 2021 03:56:00 -0800 I just wanted to say hello and I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s training.

]]> 5e4d1e426b8b941854945f3e2146db2f Ron Craig started the topic in the forum Members https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/question/ Fri, 19 Feb 2021 22:45:08 -0800 Can the parent be the PCP? and who pays for the PCP?

]]> 7cc37fc84f9984fcad53b8bc5cb7a7c9 Kaelyn Lopez started the topic in the forum Members https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/person-centered-independent-facilitating/ Sun, 14 Feb 2021 04:52:27 -0800 I believe it is always imperative to have person-centered thinking in mind. To me, that means always checking with the individual that is the subject of the plan when making suggestions as an independent facilitator. They make the decisions.

]]> fdb007bf54b567c84b5003a6eed34c6d Janet Heathcote started the topic in the forum Activate https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/how-to-successfully-ask-for-a-budget-increase/ Sat, 13 Feb 2021 01:52:02 -0800
  • To successfully gain access to an increased budget, what must you use as evidence/necessity for the increase?
    Thank you.
    • ]]>         23668ca4c0f682825d40ada99f3b13ee Letisia Espinoza started the topic in the forum https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/hh/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 05:09:47 -0800 Are the SDPConnect Zoom meetings offered is Spanish?

    ]]>         6c8d50f183c777c2b86abeb12543c47c Imara Ampie changed their profile picture https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/activity/p/599/ Wed, 10 Feb 2021 15:19:08 -0800 0 f7d5eebcc25776bd92d07c28c21e7fbe Mary Nisson changed their profile picture https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/activity/p/590/ Thu, 04 Feb 2021 19:26:39 -0800 0 560727aa5f07d16fc5365a47443196c7 admindvu replied to the topic in the forum Activity https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/join-the-wed-call/#post-1096 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 20:44:09 -0800 Hi Jen,

    There is no registration for the Wednesday SDP Connect calls. Additionally, we will not host an SDP Connect this Wednesday.

    However, if you’d like to know when we are having an SDP Connect, subscribe to our email list! We send out weekly event schedules, as well as reminders.

    Disability Voices United mailing list

    https://tinyurl.com/joinDVUmail

    ]]>         7fc89f4023a120865b3ac27f869c9d1a Jenn Delgado started the topic in the forum https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/join-the-wed-call/ Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:20:28 -0800 Hello, I’m unsure how to register to joint he zoom call on Wednesdays. is there a space to do this?

    ]]>         58ba3bd531dbb10133bc4cb6da9a4457 admindvu replied to the topic in the forum Activity https://disabilityvoicesunited.org/interchange/self-determination/forums/topic/buscando-clientes/#post-1079 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 21:08:09 -0800 Hola, Doug –

    Conoce a usted el sitio web “Jenny’s Helpers?” Se puede anunciarse en este sitio web: https://jennyshelpers.com

    Los grupos de Facebook también son útiles. Hay grupos de Facebook para el programa de autodeterminación. Participantes y familiares de participantes a veces buscar facilitadores independientes en estos grupos.

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