𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄: 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 Clients served by this program must be over 18 years of age. Consideration for prospective participants will be given to those individuals who are developmentally disabled with a primary diagnosis of: •𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 •𝗗𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 •𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺 •𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝘀𝘆 •𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 and the need for an overall 2:3 (or in special cases, 1:1 or 2:1) staff to client ratio due to behavior, medical, or disability related severity of need and to assure personal safety and benefit from instruction. Individuals will be admitted based on the assessment of a team comprised of agency and Regional Center staff. In order to be considered for the CAL program, the individual must be denied approval to attend 2 traditional day programs due to behavioral challenges requiring a richer staffing ratio. To be eligible for admission to the program, applicants must exhibit needs in at least 2 of the following areas: 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲: includes the need for assistance with toileting, eating, self-medication, grooming, and personal hygiene. Individuals who are incontinent will be accepted. 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹/𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀: includes individuals who are non-ambulatory as well as those with epilepsy, blindness, deafness, and non-verbal. Those with ongoing special of intensive medical or physical needs will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀: Individuals who display dangerous behavior to include but not limited to aggression; elopement; self-abuse; property destruction; pica; or other behavior that threatens personal health/safety or the health/safety of others or is deemed of social and personal significance.