TransparencyNational Core Indicators Survey
Let your voice be heard!
The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is conducting the National Core Indicators (NCI) survey which gives individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families the opportunity to voluntarily and confidentially participate in surveys to share their experiences on access to and use of regional center and community services.
Surveys are mailed from the State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD). If you receive a survey, but lose it or need another one, please call (714) 558-4421.
If you receive a survey, please participate! Let your voice be heard! You can learn about the surveys via this website link or watch a short video on the importance of participating in the NCI survey. For 2026/2027, the Adult In-Person Survey is the primary focus.
There are four types of surveys used:
Adult In-Person Survey (IPS): The In-Person Survey is conducted face-to-face or remotely with individuals who are 18 years or older, have an intellectual/developmental disability, and receive at least one service from the regional center, in addition to case management. The In-Person Survey is administered once every other year and collects data from all 21 regional centers.
Child Family Survey (CFS): The Child Family Survey is a mailed survey that can be completed on paper or online by parents or guardians who live with the child. The child must be between 3 and 17 years old, have an intellectual/developmental disability, and receive at least one service from the regional center, in addition to case management. The survey is conducted once every other year along with the Adult Family Survey and Family/Guardian Survey.
Adult Family Survey (AFS): The Adult Family Survey is a mailed survey that can be completed on paper or online by parents or guardians who live with an adult family member with an intellectual/developmental disability. The individual must be 18 years old or older, have an intellectual/developmental disability, and receive at least one service from the regional center, in addition to case management. The survey is conducted once every other year along with the Child Family Survey and Family/Guardian Survey.
Family/Guardian Survey (FGS): The Family/Guardian Survey is conducted with families or guardians of an adult family member who is 18 years or older, has an intellectual/developmental disability, and does not live with their family or guardian. The individual must also receive at least one service from the regional center, in addition to case management. The survey is administered once every other year along with the Child Family Survey and Adult Family Survey.
If you have questions about the survey, please email George Lewis, Quality Assessment Coordinator for SCDD, at George.Lewis@scdd.ca.gov.