Seeking individuals with developmental disabilities to test a new system!

If you receive services from Alta California Regional Center and meet the following requirements:

• are 18 years of age or older,
• receive Supported Living, Independent Living, In-Home Respite, and/or Supported Employment services,
• understand English or Spanish,
• and have an email address and access to the internet

you are invited to test the PAVE Services Outcome System from the California Community Living Network! The overall aim of the PAVE Service Outcomes System is to promote improvement in the quality-of-life outcomes experienced by people with developmental disabilities and their families across California, reducing disparity and inequity in service provision and quality. 

If you are interested, email Julie at PAVE@ccln.org.

What is PAVE? 

It is an acronym, with each letter standing for something.

Person-centered: putting people at the center of their own lives and of the services they receive
Advocacy (and Action): Ensuring those who provide support in any capacity have the knowledge to advocate for and the skills to act in a way that enables and empowers all people with developmental disabilities to experience better quality of life outcomes, while at the same time empowering individuals themselves to advocate for their own needs and wishes.
Vision: providing a clear vision for others to share, with a particular focus on what good looks like in developmental disability services and how good life can be for people with the right support.
Education: this is achieved by:

• Supporting people with developmental disabilities to have new experiences so that they can develop new skills, grow in independence (no matter how small the steps might be) and make informed choices.
• Providing training to people receiving services, Direct Support Professionals, families, providers, and Service Coordinators so that they have the knowledge and skills they need to maximize the participation, independence and autonomy of people with disabilities.
• Providing data that will help regional centers and state government to understand the real-life experiences of people with developmental disabilities on what is needed now, and in the future to maintain and improve the quality of services and the outcomes experienced.