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Handout – Key Words to Know in Massachusetts: Supports for Decisions in Adulthood

The Center for Public Representation wants families and people with disabilities in Massachusetts to know about their options for decision-making support in adulthood, so they can find the right fit for them.  We partnered on a training initiative with the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association in Lowell, Massachusetts.  This is the English version of one of the handouts we used. The Khmer version is available here.

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PowerPoint – “What Happens at 18?: Supports for Decisions in Adulthood”

The Center for Public Representation wants families and people with disabilities in Massachusetts to know about their options for decision-making support in adulthood, so they can find the right fit for them.  We partnered on a training initiative with the Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association in Lowell, Massachusetts.  This is the English version of the PowerPoint we used. The Khmer version is available here.

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Facebook Live – Introduction to Supported Decision-Making for Haitian Creole Community

This video captures a conversation about Supported Decision-Making between an attorney from the Center for Public Representation and community leaders from the Black Autism Coalition and Autism 509.  This conversation was held through a Facebook Live session in March 2024.  It is in both English and Haitian Creole.

Event was part of a training initiative, “Supported Decision-Making: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion,” funded in part through a grant from the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Federal Award No. 93.630.

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