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.
SDM Resource Library
Tag: families
HSRI Evaluation: Year 1 of CPR Nonotuck SDM Pilot (2015)
Independent evaluation of year one of CPR and Nonotuck’s initial SDM pilot by Human Services Research Institute.
Visit resource: HSRI Evaluation: Year 1 of CPR Nonotuck SDM Pilot
National Resource Center on Supported Decision-Making
Comprehensive resource on SDM for the United States. Includes in-depth resource pages on each state’s SDM activities and legislation as well as, up-to-date news on SDM, comprehensive resource library, and stories of SDM.
Visit resource: National Resource Center on Supported Decision-Making
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.
Hasan’s Journey with Supported Decision-Making
This is a video of a young man with disabilities, Hasan Ko, sharing his story with using Supported Decision-Making. In Mr. Ko’s culture, guardianship was not something that was used, and so his parents did not know what it was when Mr. Ko’s teachers said he needed a guardian. Mr. Ko talks about how he and his family decided to use Supported Decision-Making instead. This is just one example of how someone might use Supported Decision-Making. Everyone’s path is different!
Visit resource: Hasan’s Journey with Supported Decision-Making
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.
Visit resource: PowerPoint – “What Happens at 18?: Supports for Decisions in Adulthood”
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.
https://supporteddecisions.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/CMAA-Definitions-Sheet-08242024-English-1.pdf
Visit resource: Handout – Key Words to Know in Massachusetts: Supports for Decisions in Adulthood
