The California Self-Determination Program has been a game-changer for people with developmental disabilities and their families. For regional center clients, it can be an alternative to the traditional way of providing regional center services. The program allows participants to use their specific budgets to purchase services and supports they need to make their person-center plans work better for them. Participants may choose what services they want, which providers to provide those services and the amount they pay those providers with some limitations. Participants are not restricted only to what the regional center typically pays for and service providers specifically vendored with a regional center. Notwithstanding the world of possibilities opened with the program, it still can be challenging to navigate, and many regional center clients are ...