Possible Cuts For the Lanterman Act

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget proposals for California include massive cuts for services to the developmentally disabled. These services are offered through a law enacted in 1969 called the Lanterman Development Disabilities Services Act. It guarantees that the state provides treatment and rehabilitation services to the disabled at no cost to the recipient. But the program is among the fastest-growing in the state as costs for services and caseloads have soared. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is talking about saving money by repealing the Lanterman Act. Diane Onand, Executive Director of the Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center, in the Mid-Wilshire District, joins Host Larry Mantle.