Independent evaluation of year one of CPR and Nonotuck’s initial SDM pilot by Human Services Research Institute.
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SDM Resource Library
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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.
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Supported Decision-Making: Lessons from Pilot Projects
This law review article – 72 Syracuse L. Rev. 99 (2022) – explains how SDM has transformed the lives of many individuals with disabilities who participated in SDM pilot programs, including those led by CPR in Massachusetts and Georgia, and outlines the key principles necessary for successful replication. It was drafted to inform the deliberations at the Fourth National Guardianship Conference, which resulted in key recommendations for promoting SDM.
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Supported Decision-Making: Potential and Challenges for Older Persons
This law review article – 72 Syracuse L. Rev. 165 (2022) – describes how SDM can be used to help older adults retain or regain their legal decision-making rights, and it includes recommendations for how to make SDM more accessible to that population. It was drafted to inform the deliberations at the Fourth National Guardianship Conference, which resulted in key recommendations for promoting SDM.
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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!
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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.
Visit resource: PowerPoint – “What Happens at 18?: Supports for Decisions in Adulthood”
