EDD provides short-term Disability Insurance (DI) and Paid Family Leave (PFL) to eligible workers who need time off work to care for a seriously ill family member, bond with a new child, or attend a family member’s military deployment to a foreign country.

Adelante’s Ticket to Work program provides support services to individuals receiving disability benefits who want to return to work. Services include resume and interview assistance, job leads, plus help understanding how to protect your benefits.

The Partnership’s Disability & Disaster Hotline provides information, referrals, and guidance to people with disabilities and their allies seeking assistance with immediate and urgent disaster-related needs.

The California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) provides free specialized phones and accessories for mobile phones that make it easier to hear, dial, and call.

Include NYC’s Help Line delivers direct assistance to parents, caregivers, & professionals in English, Spanish, & other languages on disability related topics.

Child Development Services offers services in California to infants and toddlers who are blind, visually impaired or have multiple disabilities, including parent support groups, advocacy trainings, educational workshops and family activities.

The In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program will help pay for services so that recipients can remain safely in their own home. The types of services provided are housecleaning, meal prep, grocery shopping and personal care services.

Receive training to overcome the disabling effects of blindness or visual impairment. Individuals can prepare themselves to resume a full and normal life. All services are provided at no charge to the totally and legally blind.

The John Stewart Company provides affordable housing and specialized supportive services to substance dependent households and individuals who were formerly homeless, are mentally ill, physically disabled, or have HIV/AIDS.

California State Park provides a 50% discount pass for vehicle day use, family camping, and boat use fees at California State Park operated units.

Spectrum Center offers early learner classrooms for children with disabilities to participate in a play and social skills-based learning environment.

California DOR independent living network facilitates 28 independent living centers, which are living communities that are fully accessible and integrated so that all persons with disabilities can live, work, shop, and play where they choose, without barriers.

California State Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) assists Californians with disabilities to become employed and live independently by offering career counseling and job search services.

Disability Rights California’s Peer Self Advocacy (PSA) program presents self-advocacy training to people with mental health disabilities who live in mental health residential care facilities, state hospitals, and the community.

Disability Rights California offers help investigating and submitting complaints about serious physical and sexual abuse, neglect-related deaths and other crimes against people with disabilities.

The Italian Catholic Federation Gifts of Love Program grants funds to help developmentally disabled children and adults achieve greater independence in their lives. Funds may be granted to individuals, non-profits, or educational institutions.

Amputee Outreach has an equipment lending program to provide items such as wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches, grab bars, potties, ramps, and showers and benches to amputees.

The Office of Clients’ Rights Advocacy (OCRA), a part of Disability Rights California, provides advocacy services to regional center clients of all 21 regional centers throughout California, their families, and interested community members. The services include free legal information, advice, and representation.

Federal law prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability. If you have been trying to buy or rent a home or apartment and you believe your civil rights have been violated, you can file a fair housing complaint online. Your complaint will be reviewed by a fair housing specialist to see if it violates the Fair Housing Act. If it does, the specialist will assist you in filing an official complaint.

Antelope Valley Transit Authority’s Dial-a-Ride Service offers seniors age 62 and older, and people with disabilities, discount curb-to-curb van service. A Personal Care Assistant (PCA) may ride with the individual at no cost.