Date of Conferral
2022
Degree
Ph.D.
School
Public Policy and Administration
Advisor
Anne J. Hacker
Abstract
Culturally and linguistically diverse populations in the developmental disability system suffer from socioeconomic and social services disparities. Efforts to address the disparities issue included enacting Welfare and Institutions Code 4519.5 § (e), (f), (g), and (h), also known as the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act or the disparities law. The law mandated monitoring of developmental disability system expenditures and allocated funding to the regional centers and community-based organizations to assist with implementing activities to address the disparity. Schneider and Ingram’s and Jun’s theories of social construction framed the inquiry as to how the law impacted considerations of the social construction of culturally and linguistically diverse populations. The analysis utilized a code-based deductive content analysis of California grant proposals and reports from 2016–2017 through 2019–2020. Findings indicated themes supporting a positive impact of the disparities law on the social construction of the target populations. A strong indication of increased services was evident in the analysis of the grant reports. The analysis of grant proposals indicated a stakeholder engagement. Findings may promote positive social change through continued engagement of stakeholders and the target populations to ensure that effectively implemented activities are being institutionalized in the developmental disability system to support members of the culturally and linguistically diverse population to meet their individual goals.
Recommended Citation
Neri, Helen Grace, "Disparities in the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act" (2022). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 13639.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/13639
