It was a yearlong battle, Maribel Ahumada said, to get her teenage son into the program that changed his life. The Gardena mother was dissatisfied with the traditional system that arranges supportive services for Californians with developmental disabilities like D'Angelo Ahumada, who has cerebral palsy, epilepsy and other conditions. It has long been plagued by inequities, including lower spending on Latinos. "Before, everybody chooses for him: 'This is what we have. This is what you get. That's... Read this story
