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DESCRIPTION:Who: Families United For Equity is an equity group consisting of parents, 
 community advocates/advocates, & service providers of the BIPOC community 
 \n\nWhen: Monday, September 19, 2022\nat 10:30 am\n\nWhat: We want to stop 
 Discrimination practices against black & Latinx persons with Developmental 
 Disabilities! \n\n-DDS lack of oversight & transparency relates to 
 Developmentally Disabled persons not being offered vital services to 
 enhance quality of life\n\n-Unfair Business Practices: Black service 
 providers routinely not paid on time for service already rendered 
 \n\n-Retaliatory practices against disabled persons/families/service 
 providers\n\n-Black service providers paid different rates than their white 
 counterparts providing the same service \n\n-The Lanterman Act Disabilities 
 Act Law is not being followed and adhered to \n\nWhy: \n-DDS funds all 21 
 Regional Centers in the State of California. They are not providing 
 oversight and ensuring equity in services to Black & Latinx Developmentally 
 Disabled Persons \n-Mistreatment of Black & Latinx clients, families, & 
 service providers\n-We want to bring public awareness to the long history 
 of discrimination and disparities of services against BIPOC disabled 
 persons \n-We are calling for Nancy Bargmann, DDS Director to resign due to 
 lack of leadership \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/09/18/18852106.php
SUMMARY:DDS / Regional Center Protest
LOCATION:Department of Developmental Services (DDS)\n1215 O Street \nSacramento, Ca 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/09/18/18852106.php
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