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    In California, spending on adults with disabilities differs by 'race and place'

    by Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times Oct 27, 2022 4 minutes
    Families gather in Costa Mesa last month to protest the California Department of Developmental Services and the Regional Center of Orange County.

    The system charged with ensuring that California adults with developmental disabilities get crucial services is plagued with stark differences in spending by race, ethnicity and where people live, according to a report released Wednesday by a disability advocacy group.

    The report from Disability Voices United, titled "A Matter of Race and Place," builds on long-standing concerns about racial disparities at regional centers — a system of nonprofits that are responsible for coordinating services for developmentally disabled children and adults. It also underscores dramatic differences in spending between centers serving different parts of California.

    "We shouldn't have 21 different ways that people are receiving services," said Judy Mark, president of Disability Voices United, who is also the parent of an adult

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