On August 28, DRLC staff participated in the Special Needs Network 6th Annual Back to School Resource Fair held at the Jr. Blind Foundation in Los Angeles. Gabriela Franco, a DRLC undergraduate student-intern from University of California, Santa Cruz, helped staff the event with John Villar de Longoria, Director, DRLC Community Outreach Program. They provided the attendees, middle school and high school students and their parents, with information about DRLC's programs and services, as well as, "Know Your Legal Rights" informational and resource materials.

On August 29, John Villar de Longoria, Director of the DRLC Community Outreach Program, in partnership with Jan Garrett of the DBTAC-Pacific ADA Center, conducted an Americans with Disabilities Compliance and Disability Awareness & Sensitivity training to the staff of the Double Hi Express Tours, Inc., a bus transportation company based in the San Gabriel Valley. Mr. Villar de Longoria provided an overview of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the provisions that require that transportation services are accessible to individuals with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices, and how to accommodate their customers with other disabilities. The following day, Mr. Villar de Longoria gave the same presentation to the staff of the Illumination Foundation in Costa Mesa. The Illumination Foundation provides multiple services, including housing, medical outreach and care, to people who are experiencing homelessness in Orange County.

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Thank you so much for championing the rights of people with disabilities by supporting the DRLC through Ralphs Community Contribution Program. The new program year began on September 1, 2011. Even if you are currently registered as a member, you must register again. The DRLC uses every dollar donated from this program to serve people with disabilities. Please visit www.ralphs.com  to both re-register and to register.

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