Summer is past and vacations are over. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and get to work. There is so much self-advocacy to do. Here in California the legislative year is wrapping up and time to set plans for next year. Many reforms are needed for Self-Determination. The state needs to fund hiring more Services Coordinators to bring caseload ratios down to compliant levels. Accessing your SC becomes difficult when they are overworked. It isn’t fair to anyone involved. It is time to start networking with our friends and peers to find out what the issues are, so when January comes we can help propose new legislation. Next year will be a midterm election year and politicians will be distracted. We must try harder than ever to get our messages heard.