Category: Press

Cathy and Jim Gott, parents of two adult sons with autism, share their family’s story and speak on protecting and strengthening disability services. Cathy is co-founder and president of Education Spectrum and a commissioner on the LA County Commission of Disabilities; Jim is a former MLB pitcher, now pitching coach for the Stockton Ports.

Education Spectrum co-founder Cathy Gott joins fellow LA County 5th District Commissioner Jack Darakjian for a conversation hosted by the North Los Angeles County Regional Center. They discuss disability advocacy, regional center services, and the work of the county’s disability commission.

Every October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month gives us a reason to look at who’s getting hired and who isn’t. This year, Los Angeles County has something concrete to point to. The problem, in one number Up to 85 percent of college graduates with autism are unemployed or underemployed. That’s not a talent shortage, and…

Cathy Gott sits down with the Autism Resource Podcast to share her family’s story and her work as an advocate and board member with the Cornerstone Housing organization, focused on long-term housing and support for adults with developmental disabilities.

Founders recognized in LA County during April’s Autism Awareness Month, with a downloadable article from THE Magazine.

Article from the LA Times, September 22, 1994 He lives in a world that is scary and unknown, at least to those on the outside trying to get in. So little is known about the way Christian James Gott thinks, or what he hears. And experts can only surmise what he feels. All anybody really…