Disclaimer

Scope and professional advice

Hero Facilitation publishes general educational and practical information about California's developmental-services system, the Self-Determination Program, person-centered planning, Independent Facilitation, access, implementation, and related resources.

Website information is not legal, medical, clinical, tax, accounting, or other licensed professional advice.

Information on this website is not a substitute for advice from an appropriately qualified professional when that expertise is needed.

Sources and current rules

Hero works to use current, reliable sources and to distinguish law, regulation, binding DDS authority, statewide guidance, participant-specific records, regional-center written policy, and local practice.

Laws, directives, guidance, policies, forms, and program procedures can change.

The current controlling authority and the participant's actual governing record control when website information becomes outdated, incomplete, or does not fit a specific situation.

A source link or explanation on this site does not guarantee that the same answer applies to every participant, service, date, or factual situation.

No attorney-client or service relationship from website use

Hero Facilitation is not a law firm.

Using this website or reading legal/program information on it does not create an attorney-client relationship.

Contacting Hero through the website also does not, by itself, create an Independent Facilitation, person-centered planning, or other client relationship.

A service relationship begins only when the applicable scope, service arrangement, and required paperwork or funding arrangement are established.

External links

Hero may link to government agencies, regional centers, community organizations, tools, videos, and other external resources.

External links are provided because they may be useful.

Hero does not control external websites and cannot guarantee their availability, accessibility, accuracy, privacy practices, or continued currency.

When a current official source matters, use the current source itself and verify that it applies to the issue in front of you.