This worksheet helps individuals using SDM think through: what decisions they want assistance with, who they want assistance from, and what type of assistance they want.
SDM Resource Library
Tag: Audience
Beyond the Binary Competence Evaluation Tool (2019)
Tool for supporters, families, and providers to consider questions of competency, particularly to assess whether individual with a disability is a good candidate for supported decision-making.
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The Right to Make Choices: International Laws and Decision-Making by People with Disabilities (2019)
Toolkit discussing supported decision-making and guardianship laws, both in the United States and internationally. Contains both easy read and families versions of toolkit.
Your Vote Counts: A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Voting in the U.S. (2019)
Voting is important! Did you know that even if you have a guardianship you may still be able to vote? Whether you can vote while under a guardianship depends on the laws in your state and on what your guardianship paperwork says. If you are under a guardianship you may still have the right to vote. The Your Vote Counts guide from Autistic Self Advocacy Network explains the rules in every state about voting while under a guardianship.
You can also read more about your RIGHT to vote and HOW to vote on this page from Autistic Self Advocacy Network.
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New Uniform Act Boosts Guardianship Reform (October 2018)
Article describing guardianship reform efforts in new 2017 Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship and Other Protective Arrangements Act including provisions related to SDM.
IACHR Welcomes Measures Recognizing the Legal Capacity of People with Disabilities in Peru (October 2, 2018)
Article describing law passed in Peru on September 4, 2018 recognizing that people with disabilities have full legal capacity and the concept of support and safeguards.
This 87-year-old D.C. woman just made it easier for you to keep your independence (June 27, 2018)
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.
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28-year-old Jamie Beck makes Indiana history as 1st to regain decision-making rights (June 1, 2018)
News article describing first woman in Indiana to regain decision-making rights in favor of SDM.
See also article in Indiana Lawyer.
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District of Columbia: Supported Decision Making Law (Disability Services Reform Amendment Act of 2018) (May 2018)
Disability Services Reform Amendment Act of 2018 of the District Columbia establishing supported decision-making in the District.
The Right to Make Choices: A Supported Decision-Making Toolkit for People with Disabilities and their Supporters (January 2018)
A toolkit and guide to supported decision-making for people with disabilities and their supporters.
