Follow up report to National Council on Disability Beyond Guardianship 2018 report. This report explores the experiences of people with I/DD through interviews and research. Report discusses school-to-guardianship pipeline.
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ABA: Guardianship and Supported Decision-Making (January 15, 2019)
ABA Commission on Law and Aging resource page on supported decision-making.
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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.
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.
Visit resource: This 87-year-old D.C. woman just made it easier for you to keep your independence
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.
Alternatives to Guardianship and Guardianship (Mass.) (November 2017)
Provides an overview of guardianship alternatives in Massachusetts including Supported Decision-Making, health care proxies, and powers of attorney. Also provides overview of guardianship in Massachusetts, including information about the rights of individuals who are subject to guardianship.
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Report to the House of Delegates on SDM resolution 113 (2017)
Report to the House of Delegates from the American Bar Association on Resolution 113. Resolution 113 urges legislatures to amend their guardianship statutes to ensure that supported decision-making be identified and fully considered as a less restrictive alternative.
Report authored by American Bar Association Commission on Disability Rights, Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice, Section of Real Property, Trust And Estate Law, Commission on Law and Aging
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Alternatives to Guardianship and the Promises of Supported Decision Making ACLU (March 9, 2017)
Four videos on Alternatives to Guardianship and the Promises of Supported Decision Making ACLU and from UC Davis MIND Institute describing SDM, positioning it as an alternative to guardianship, and offering advice regarding putting SDM into practice. (Note that playlist also links to other UC Davis MIND Institute Videos)
- Supported Decision-Making: Protecting Rights and Ensuring Choices
- 5 Reasons to Rethink Guardianship
- What Supported Decision-Making is and why it Matters?
- Using Supported Decision-Making: a Step-by-Step Guide
Visit resource: Alternatives to Guardianship and the Promises of Supported Decision Making ACLU
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.
