Christina Aragon

Christina began her journey in disability rights advocacy in 2008. It began very personally when she had to navigate the inscrutable and often unjust special education system for her own family. Christina had a lot of experience interpreting and applying laws outside of special education and adeptly transferred those skills to learning the laws applicable to schools and regional centers in California. As her knowledge and experience grew, she became a resource for other families. With the opening up of the Self Determination Program to every Regional Center client in 2021, Christina expanded her knowledge and services to include supporting families through the transition to SDP and beyond. Christina has a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, a Bachelor of Arts from UCLA in Psychology, training in Person Centered Planning, SDP Ongoing Supports (including budget and spending plan creation) and continues to grow every day in her knowledge of the evolv