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Decision-Making Project with Transition-Aged Students in Medford Public Schools in Massachusetts (February 2022)

This Report summarizes activities and findings from a project to promote alternatives to guardianship and Supported Decision-Making for youth through an innovative, replicable decision-making workshop that was piloted in the summer of 2021 as part of Medford Public Schools’ transition program in Massachusetts.  This PowerPoint summarizes the key results.  This project was funded by the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council and facilitated by the Center for Public Representation (CPR) and Emily Berheide, CPR consultant.

Law/Legal

Amicus Brief in Britney Spears case (July 13, 2021)

by American Civil Liberties Union and amici including CPR

Amicus brief filed in Britney Spears’ conservatorship case by American Civil Liberties Union with the support of Center for Public Representation and 25 civil rights and disability rights organizations.

The amicus brief argues that Britney Spears has the right to select her own attorney for her conservatorship proceedings. The brief also urges the court to ensure Ms. Spears has access to assistance and tools, including supported decision-making, to make this choice.

Read our statement about the amicus brief here.

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The Horror of an Unwanted Conservatorship, According to People Who Lived It (July 8, 2021)

by Reina Sultan

Article on people who had their guardianship or conservatorship terminated. Features Cory, participant in CPR and Nonotuck Supported Decision-Making pilot, who had his guardianship terminated in favor of Supported Decision-Making.

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Letter from Senator Warren and Senator Casey on federal response of guardianship reform (July 1, 2021)

by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Robert P. Casey

Letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding federal response of guardianship and conservatorship reform as highlighted by Britney Spears’ experiences.

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