San Diego Regional Center

02/24/2026

A high school student in New Jersey promotes inclusion and accessibility by using recycled materials to create braille keyboards. “I couldn’t accept that accessibility tools were priced out of reach for so many people." Read more about Sharma's $10 braille keyboards on Disability Scoop. ⬇️

When Umang Sharma saw an ad for a $7,000 Braille keyboard, he knew there had to be a better way. Now his nonprofit has grants from Google and Microsoft to distribute a much more affordable version.

02/24/2026

Join the next SDP Mini Masterclass! Learn what makes a strong spending plan, how to link your person-centered goals directly to budget categories, and practical tips for detailing services, estimating costs, and getting it approved. Get your questions answered by attending one of the sessions below.

➡️ Thursday March 19th, 12pm-1:30pm presented in English with Spanish translation
➡️ Thursday March 26th 12pm-1:30pm presented in Spanish with English translation

Register: https://tinyurl.com/yebn7jjb

02/23/2026

The upcoming season of Peppa Pig features a new character with a disability: Peppa's youngest brother is moderately deaf. Read more on Disability Scoop. ⬇️

A popular children's television show is revealing that a key character has a disability.

02/23/2026

02/20/2026

Welcome to the SDRC Services Spotlight, a new series designed to break down our services one program at a time.

Next up: the Paid Internship Program (PIP).

PIP offers individuals opportunities to work toward their career goals by receiving hands-on experience in a real-world job setting. Swipe to learn how PIP works, who is eligible, and how to get started.

To learn more, visit sdrc.org/services

02/19/2026

02/18/2026

California Department of Developmental Services invites you to a training on Language Milestones for Young Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children with Dr. Julie Rems-Smario. Register for "Language Milestones for Young Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: Supporting Early Language Access, Preventing Language Deprivation, and Advancing Language Equity."

Friday February 20 at 10am
Register: https://tinyurl.com/5faktnm4

02/17/2026

Happy Lunar New Year! February 17th marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year, aligning with this month's new moon. This year is the Year of the Fire Horse. The Fire Horse represents transformation, freedom, and intense, bold energy. Lunar New Year celebrations often last up to 16 days including gifting red envelopes with money symbolizing good fortune, decorating with red lanterns and paper decor, and enjoying meals with loved one.

There are many Lunar New Year celebrations you can join in around San Diego including the San Diego Lunar New Year Festival in City Heights, the San Diego Tết Festival in Mira Mesa, the Balboa Park Chinese New Year Fair: Hosted by the House of China, and many more.

Wishing everyone a happy and bold Lunar New Year!

02/14/2026

With love in the air today, we would like to introduce the very happy couple: Taylor, an SDRC Board Member, and her fiancé, Dan. Taylor and Dan have been together for almost two years and are happily engaged.

People with disabilities have a right to have and maintain meaningful relationships, romantic and not. Often individuals with disabilities can face harmful assumptions about relationships, independence, and romance. For Taylor, it's important to her that others know people with disabilities can absolutely be in successful, loving relationships. And her advice for a successful relationship is: "Take it slow, don’t rush things, and just really enjoy being each other’s best friend. He makes me feel loved and cared for like I’ve never felt before. I feel like I'm just one of lucky ones."

Dan shared what he loves most about Taylor: "She's beautiful, cute, funny, and fun to be around and always has a good smile and always tries to help people. And being around her makes me happy." They both agreed they're looking forward to spending their whole lives together.

We're wishing Taylor and Dan many happy years to come, and a happy Valentine's Day to all! ❤️

02/13/2026

With the election for California's next governor around the corner, join LantermanCoalition in conversations with candidates running for California's Governor and their commitment to individuals with disabilities and submit your questions during the live Q&A.

Learn more about Keeping California's Promise and the upcoming candidate interviews: https://thelantermancoalition.org/events

02/13/2026

Monday, February 16th is Presidents Day. In observance of the holiday, SDRC offices will be closed. We will return to normal office hours on Tuesday February 17th.

02/13/2026

Sending all the love from San Diego Regional Center! We hope you have a very lovely Valentine's Day weekend. ❤️