Informational Hearings

Informational Hearing - 8/5/14

Vocational Training & Employment for Individuals
with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) & Related Disorders:
Challenges & Innovative Solutions

August 5th 2014
Tuesday 10AM – Noon;
Capitol Building Room 112

• Hearing Agenda 08-05-14 [pdf]
• Hearing Overview 08-05-14 [pdf]
• Video of 08-05-14 Hearing [video]

Informational Hearing on SB 946 (Steinberg) - 3/4/14

• Agenda 03-04-14 [pdf]
• Informational Hearing - SB 946 complete book [pdf]
• Video of Hearing on SB 946
• Transcript of Hearing on SB 946
• ASC Survey Executive Summary 
• ASC Complete Survey
• Current CA Early Start Challenges Survey
• Survey: Better Access to Autism Care, but Co-Pays Too High for Many Families
• 'We Ain't Done Yet,' Steinberg Says at Legislative Hearing on Autism Coverage
• Additional Information Provided At The Hearing

Entrepreneurial Philanthropy: An Important Model for Autism Research and Treatment in the 21st Century - 11/13/13

  Hearing Video

• Entrepreneurial Philanthropy

  Hearing Presentations

• Children & Families Commission of Orange County - Dr. Maria Minon and Christina Altmayer [pdf]
• The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Donnelly [pdf]
• UCI Center for Autism Research and Translation (UCI CART) - John Jay Gargus, MD, PHD [pdf]
• Partnerships in Autism & Technology - Gillian R. Hayes [pdf]
   

Taskforce on Equity & Diversity for Regional Center Autism Services

• Senate Human Services Hearing 4/9/13 [Video]
• Taskforce Overview [pdf]
• Participants [pdf]
• Participant Bios [pdf]
• A Report by the Taskforce on Equity and Diversity for Regional Center Autism Services [pdf]
   

Ensuring Fair & Equal Access to Regional Center Services for Autism Spectrum Disorders - 4/30/12

• Fair and Equal Access Agenda [pdf] 
• Hearing Overview [pdf]
• Background & Literature Review [pdf]

  Submitted Testimony & Public Comment

• Public Counsel Law Center - Angelo's Story [pdf]
• Association of Regional Center Agencies [pdf]
• Central Valley Regional Center, Inc. [pdf]
• Congreso Familiar [pdf]
• Fred Baldir [pdf]

  Video

• Video of Fair and Equal Access hearing part 1
• Video of Fair and Equal Access hearing part 2
• Video of Fair and Equal Access hearing part 3

  News Reporting

• Los Angeles Times coverage of Fair and Equal Access hearing [pdf]
• Los Angeles Times Series on Autism - Alan Zarembo, December, 2011 [pdf]

  Transcipts

• Transcript of Fair and Equal Access hearing - complete version [pdf]
• Transcript of Fair and Equal Access hearing - abbreviated & edited version [pdf]
   

Telehealth and Autism Spectrum Disorders - 2/22/12

• 2/22/12 - Agenda [pdf]
• Overview and Perspectives [pdf]
• Autism Statistics & Quick Facts [pdf]
• Telehealth Facts and Information [pdf]
• UC Davis Health System: The Role of Telehealth - slide presentation 
• Capitol Autism Services: Autism Telehealth Programs
• ASD Education Initiatives: Autism Distance Education Parent Training (ADEPT) - slide presentation
• The Children's Partnership: School-Based Telehealth [pdf]
• The Center for Connected Health Policy: Advancing California's Leadership in Telehealth Policy [pdf]
• Center for Autism and Related Disorders: Service Provider Training [pdf]
• Overview of Telehealth Technology for Individuals with ASD - slide presentation

  Video

• Video of Telehealth hearing part 1
• Video of Telehealth hearing part 2

  Transcripts

• Transcript of Telehealth hearing - complete version [pdf]
• Transcript of Telehealth hearing - abbreviated & edited version [pdf]