Information for Washington DC on Special Education and SDM. Contains link to model SDM agreement form.
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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.
Wisconsin: Supported Decision-Making Agreement (August 30, 2018)
Wisconsin Department of Health SDM Agreement form.
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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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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.
District of Columbia Supported Decision‐Making Agreement : Information And Instructions (May 2018)
District of Columbia’s supported decision-making agreement and instructions on how to fill out the agreement.
Beyond Guardianship: Toward Alternatives That Promote Greater Self-Determination for People with Disabilities (March 22, 2018)
Report for National Council on Disabilities recommending supported decision-making as an alternative to guardianship.
Beyond Guardianship, National Council on Disability (March 22, 2018) at 23.
Supported Decision Making in Serious Mental Illness (March 1, 2018)
Research article in Psychiatry regarding SDM and mental illness/mental health.
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Emerging Policy and Practice Issues in Supported Decision Making – video with Michael Kendrick (January 25, 2018)
Video with Michael Kendrick of CPR discussing SDM policy, best practices, and history of the movement toward the use of SDM.
