Last month, more than 350 organizations joined the State Council on Developmental Disabilities in urging that personal protective equipment be available to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The council asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to make PPE available for workers who give in-person services to people with disabilities through either in-home supportive services or regional centers. Recently Deborah Kindley of the council met with Jerry Freitas of Redwood Coast Regional Center to deliver supplies to the center in Crescent City. #placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');According to a press release from the council, regional centers and in-home service providers now can get PPE by requesting it. They no longer must be taking care of someone with a positive COVID-19 test result or symptoms to get this critical protection. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });