Wisconsin’s supported decision-making statute. WIS. STAT. ANN. § 52.01(6) (West, Westlaw through 2017 Act 370).
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Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act (January 2017)
The Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act (UGCOPAA) of 2017 is the model guardianship statute produced by the Uniform Law Commission.
The UGCOPAA includes provisions promoting SDM as an alternative to guardianship. (See, e.g., UGCOPAA, Sec. 301(a)(1)(A))
Link includes list of states that have adopted the model statute.
Visit resource: Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act
What Guardianship Means to Me (September 7, 2016)
Stories from individuals living in Maine about what guardianship means to them. Includes people who are under guardianship and who are not.
Emerging International Trends and Practices in Guardianship Law for People with Disabilities (July 2016)
Law review article providing overview of use of SDM internationally.
Delaware: Supported Decision-Making Law (July 2016)
Delaware’s supported decision-making statute. DEL. CODE ANN. tit. 16, § 9403a(8) (West, Westlaw through 82 Laws 2019, ch. 4).
Delaware: Supported Decision Making Your Support, My Decisions (April 2016)
Stories from Delaware about people using supported decision-making.
Visit resource: Delaware: Supported Decision Making Your Support, My Decisions
Making Healthcare Choices: Perspectives of People with Disabilities (March 10, 2016)
A video describing people with disabilities making health care choices.
Visit resource: Making Healthcare Choices: Perspectives of People with Disabilities
The Right to Make Choices: New Resource on Supported Decision-Making (February 2016)
This guide by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network explains Supported Decision-Making, guardianship, and laws about decision-making in an easy-read format.
Easy version read for families is available here.
Visit resource: The Right to Make Choices: New Resource on Supported Decision-Making
Legal Capacity for All: Including Older Persons in the Shift from Adult Guardianship to Supported Decision-Making (January 2016)
Law review article discussing the role of elders in the SDM movement.
What’s Next? : A Self-Advocate’s Guided Tour through Transition for Parents and Other Supporters (2016)
A guide authored a self-advocate on transition planning for young people. Useful for families and supporters assisting with transition. Available in variety of formats.
