Organization Mission
To enable people with developmental disabilities to live purposeful lives as active members of their communities.

About Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center
Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center is a private, non-profit corporation that operates under contract with California’s Department of Developmental Services. The Center serves over 7,000 children and adults with developmental disabilities, who have or are at risk for a developmental delay or disability, and who are at high-risk of parenting an infant with a disability. A developmental disability is defined by state law as: • A disability that begins before the person’s 18thbirthday, • Continues or can be expected to continue indefinitely, • Presents a significant disability in three or more functional life areas, • And must be due to one of the following conditions: o Autism o Cerebral palsy o Epilepsy o Mental retardation o Disabling conditions closely related to mental retardation or requiring similar treatment.