SDI · SDTA For individuals and families: choices.sdta-np.com
An invitation from the Self-Determination Institute and the Self-Determination Tech Alliance

Join the Choice Crew

Choices is a statewide awareness campaign. There are three ways to get regional center services: traditional services, participant-directed services, and the Self-Determination Program (SDP). The Choice Crew is the people and organizations spreading the word, so every person and family knows all three before their next planning meeting.

Join the crew See where the crew is active

The kickoff is Thursday, November 12, on Zoom.Register on Zoom, in EnglishRegister on Zoom, in Spanish
Illustration of Ruth, an older woman with gray hair and glasses, and Maya, a younger woman with curly hair, talking on a bench.

So which one
did you pick?

The one that
fits my life.

What the crew does

Pick what fits. One person or a whole organization can join, at no cost.

1

Share

Pass the flyer or the home page to your group, your network, or one person.

2

Host

Hold an information session for your group, in person or online. Write to us and we will help you plan it.

Write to us: support@sdta-np.com

Use the organizer kit

3

Help in your area

Pick your regional center area when you join. Then spread the word close to home: at your regional center's local Self-Determination advisory committee and wherever people already gather. Everyone who wants to help in an area is welcome.

Join the crew

Add your name and tell us how you will help. Your email is never published.

See who is on the crew

How will you help? Check all that apply.

Published: your name (or "Anonymous"), your role, city and area, how you said you will help, when you joined, and anything you write under "Other ways you will help" and "Website". Your email is never published. SDTA and the Self-Determination Institute run this campaign together, and both see everything you enter here, including your email. To take your name off the list, write to support@sdta-np.com from the email you joined with. More in our privacy policy: sdta-np.com/privacy.

Crew toolkits

The Choices flyer

One sheet. The front shows the three ways as one range. The back has next steps for each.

Slides for an information session

For a session you host, in person or online. The three ways with next steps for each, how to get ready for a planning meeting, and the tools. Every sentence comes from the home page.

Ask for a speaker

Send us the date and time of your meeting. We are happy to attend, present the three choices to your group and answer questions. On Zoom, there is no charge. In person, we ask you to reimburse our out-of-pocket travel expenses.

The organizer kit

This kit has everything your group needs to run its own information session: the three ways, a 10-minute talk to read or adapt, a guide for the meeting, answers to common questions and words to share.

The “You are not alone” team kit

Start your own team: two or more people going through it together. Your team runs its own meetings. This kit gives you the steps, the homework and a one-page roster to print.

For doctors and clinics

One PDF to print: a guide for the doctor or nurse, in English or Spanish; the Choices flyer in both languages; and a bilingual waiting-room flyer with tear-off tabs. Ready-to-send notes are online.

For schools and IEP teams

One PDF to print: a guide for counselors, teachers and school staff, in English or Spanish; the Choices flyer in both languages; and a bilingual front-office or classroom flyer with tear-off tabs. Ready-to-send notes are online.

What to hand a person or family

The home page has the three ways, how to get ready for a planning meeting, and the tools: DAN and Acierto PCP.

The kickoff

Thursday, November 12, 2026, on Zoom. In English with Spanish interpretation at 12 noon Pacific, and in Spanish at 11 a.m. Pacific. Registering also signs you up for our quarterly check-in meetings.

Where the crew is active

Each area belongs to one of California's 21 regional centers. An area fills in as people there join the crew. Choose an area to see who is on the crew there and what its numbers are.

Alta California Regional CenterCentral Valley Regional CenterEastern Los Angeles Regional CenterLanterman (Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center)Far Northern Regional CenterGolden Gate Regional CenterHarbor Regional CenterInland Regional CenterKern Regional CenterNorth Bay Regional CenterNorth Los Angeles County Regional CenterEast Bay (Regional Center of the East Bay)Orange County (Regional Center of Orange County)Redwood Coast Regional CenterSan Andreas Regional CenterSouth Central Los Angeles Regional CenterSan Diego Regional CenterSan Gabriel/Pomona Regional CenterTri-Counties Regional CenterValley Mountain Regional CenterWestside Regional CenterLos Angeles CountyEastern Los Angeles Regional CenterLanterman (Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center)Harbor Regional CenterNorth Los Angeles County Regional CenterSouth Central Los Angeles Regional CenterSan Gabriel/Pomona Regional CenterWestside Regional Center
  • No one yet
  • 1
  • 2 to 4
  • 5 or more

See everyone on the crew

Map: California Health and Human Services open data, regional center catchment areas.

The numbers

Awareness is the goal: people know all three ways before their next planning meeting. SDP enrollment is an outcome that is reported, not a target.

1,460DAN sessions from July 1 through November 11, 2026. DAN helps people get ready for a planning meeting, whichever of the three ways they use.
12,000+participants in the State Council on Developmental Disabilities' Self-Determination Program orientation, through November 2025
10,279people in the Self-Determination Program in June 2026, up 1,196 since February (Department of Developmental Services)

At today's pace, SDP doubles again in about three years. We believe awareness can make it two.

By regional center

See all 21 centers

Each center is shown with its own count and its own change. The centers are different sizes, so this is not a ranking.

Regional centerCrew membersPeople in SDP, June 2026Change since February 2026DAN sessions that named this center, since July 1, 2026
Alta California Regional Center669+5856
Central Valley Regional Center197+15fewer than 10
East Bay (Regional Center of the East Bay)596+5482
Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center399+3918
Far Northern Regional Center429+5120
Golden Gate Regional Center488+93109
Harbor Regional Center613+7141
Inland Regional Center934+12376
Kern Regional Center365+27fewer than 10
Lanterman (Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center)469+5139
North Bay Regional Center131+1713
North Los Angeles County Regional Center801+9565
Orange County (Regional Center of Orange County)712+85112
Redwood Coast Regional Center66+4fewer than 10
San Andreas Regional Center449+8585
San Diego Regional Center1,269+13483
San Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center361+28fewer than 10
South Central Los Angeles Regional Center218+23fewer than 10
Tri-Counties Regional Center149+19152
Valley Mountain Regional Center148+1011
Westside Regional Center816+11462