Article based on podcast interview with reporter Sara Luterman discussing #FreeBritney movement and disability justice context. Includes discussion of Supported Decision-Making as an alternative to guardianship. Access full podcast and transcript here.
Visit resource: For the Disability Community, Britney Spears’ Situation Is All Too Familiar
Op-Ed describing Britney Spears’ conservatorship case including discussion of Supported Decision-Making as an alternative to guardianship.
Handbook from Disability Voices United for parents and supporters of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Contains advice about how Supported Decision-Making can work with people who use augmentative and alternative communication.
Handbook is specific to California, but contains excellent information helpful to families in all states.
Report from The Arc of Northern Virginia and the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University about the success of the Virginia Supported Decision-Making Pilot Project. Includes reporting on the ten individuals who participated in the pilot and used Supported Decision-Making with positive outcomes. Four pilot participants use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
Pilot was funded by the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities.
Report to the House of Delegates from the American Bar Association on Resolution 113. Resolution 113 urges legislatures to amend their guardianship statutes to ensure that supported decision-making be identified and fully considered as a less restrictive alternative.
Report authored by American Bar Association Commission on Disability Rights, Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, Section of Real Property, Trust And Estate Law, Commission on Law and Aging
Visit resource: Report to the House of Delegates on SDM resolution 113
News article describing state guardianship reform efforts in California. Discusses Supported Decision-Making as an alternative to guardianship.
Visit resource: After Britney Spears testimony, lawmakers push changes to conservatorship laws
News article describing case of first older adult in D.C. who had her guardianship terminated in favor of Supported Decision-Making. Includes interviews with the decision-maker and with her attorney, Morgan Whitlach, Legal Director at the Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities.
Visit resource: This 87-year-old D.C. woman just made it easier for you to keep your independence
Radio show on Britney Spears and guardianship reform on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Central time featuring Anna Krieger of Center for Public Representation and Professor Rebekah Diller of Bet Tzedek Civil Litigation Clinic at Cardoza Law. Discussion includes Britney Spears’ case and alternatives to guardianship like Supported Decision-Making.
Access the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities Supported Decision-Making toolkit here.
News story on guardianship reform and Britney Spears featuring discussion of Supported Decision-Making as an alternative to guardianship.
Visit resource: How Britney Spears’ Case Could Change the Future of Conservatorship
Toolkit about getting started with using Supported Decision-Making. This toolkit has some references to materials specific to the Wisconsin state law, but is useful for anyone interested in thinking about Supported Decision-Making.
Copies of the toolkit in Spanish and Hmong available at this link.
Visit resource: Supported Decision-Making Toolkit (Wisconsin)
