This infographic provides information about adult guardianship in Massachusetts in English. It is also available in Spanish.
SDM Resource Library
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Handout – Learn About Adult Guardianship (March 2025)
Handout – Learn about Supported Decision-Making (March 2025)
This infographic describes Supported Decision-Making in English. It is also available in Spanish.
Visit resource: Handout – Learn about Supported Decision-Making
INFORME – Abordar la diversidad, la equidad y la inclusión: Un proyecto para avanzar en la toma de decisiones con apoyo a través de asociaciones comunitaria (July 2024)
Desde julio de 2023 hasta junio de 2024, el Centro para la Representación Pública (CPR), en colaboración con socios clave de la comunidad y con el apoyo financiero del Consejo de Discapacidades del Desarrollo de Massachusetts (MDDC), diseñó e implementó una innovadora iniciativa de “llenado de vacíos” para hacer que la Toma de Decisiones con Apoyo (SDM) esté más disponible para las comunidades lingüística, étnica y culturalmente diversas en Massachusetts. Lea nuestro informe, “Abordar la diversidad, la equidad y la inclusión: Un proyecto para avanzar en la toma de decisiones con apoyo a través de asociaciones comunitarias”.
Este Proyecto, “Apoyo a la Toma de Decisiones: Diversidad, equidad e inclusión” fue financiado en parte mediante una subvención del Consejo de Discapacidades del Desarrollo de Massachusetts, Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE.UU., Administración para Comunitaria, Subvención Federal nº 93.630.
Report – Addressing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: A Project to Advance Supported Decision-Making Through Community Partnerships (July 31, 2024)
From July 2023 through June 2024, the Center for Public Representation (CPR), in collaboration with key community partners and with the financial support of the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC), designed and implemented an innovative “gap-filling” initiative to make Supported Decision-Making (SDM) more available to linguistically, ethnically, and culturally diverse communities in Massachusetts. This final report summarizes the project, its approach, lessons learned, and promising practices. The report is also available in Spanish.
This Project, “Supported Decision-Making: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion,” was 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.
Amici Brief defending the right to zealous counsel for people subject to guardianship (May 2024)
Amici curiae (“friend of the court”) brief to support an appeal of a Missouri case involving critical right-to-counsel issues in adult guardianship cases. 10 disability and civil rights organizations joined this brief.
The amici brief argues that a person subject to guardianship has the right to hire a zealous advocate to challenge the terms of the guardianship under federal due process grounds, and it educated the court about best practices identified through national trends in the field.
PowerPoint – “La tutela no es la única opción: Apoyo de decisiones en la edad adulta” (March 2024)
¿Cuál es el camino correcto para tu ser querido?
Únase a nosotros el jueves 28 de marzo de 2024, de 6:30pm a 8:00pm. por Zoom para conocer otras formas de apoyar a
las personas con discapacidades en la toma de decisiones sobre sus vidas. El Arc de Greater Haverhill-Newburyport,
Conexiones Latinx-MA y el Center for Public Representation están colaborando para ayudar a empoderar a las familias y
personas con discapacidades a través de educación e información sobre todas las opciones, incluida la toma de
decisiones con apoyo.
Proyectos: “Empoderamiento y Capacidad en la Comunidad Hispana” y “Apoyo a la Toma de Decisiones: Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión.” Financiado a través de una subvención del Consejo de Discapacidades del Desarrollo de Massachusetts, EE. UU. Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos, Administración para la Vida Comunitaria, Adjudicación Federal No. 93.630.
La tutela no es la única opción – Recursos y Formularios (March 28, 2024)
También compartiremos con usted un folleto con enlaces útiles a formularios y recursos relacionados con estas opciones, para que pueda hacerse una idea de cómo son y cómo funcionan.
Proyectos: “Empoderamiento y Capacidad en la Comunidad Hispana” y “Apoyo a la Toma de Decisiones: Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión.” Financiado a través de una subvención del Consejo de Discapacidades del Desarrollo de Massachusetts, EE. UU. Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos, Administración para la Vida Comunitaria, Adjudicación Federal No. 93.630.
Visit resource: La tutela no es la única opción – Recursos y Formularios
Guardianship is Not the Only Option – Resources & Forms for Massachusetts Families (March 21, 2024)
We want families and people with disabilities in Massachusetts to know about all their options for decision-making support in adulthood, so they can find the right fit for them. This handout providers useful links to forms and resources related to alternatives to guardianship in education, health care, and finances. It is also available in Spanish.
This handout was developed as part of a training initiative, “Supported Decision-Making: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” and “Empower and Ability in the Hispanic Community,” 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.
Visit resource: Guardianship is Not the Only Option – Resources & Forms for Massachusetts Families
PowerPoint – “Guardianship is Not the Only Option: Supporting Decisions in Adulthood” (March 2024)
We want families and people with disabilities in Massachusetts to know about all their options for decision-making support in adulthood, so they can find the right fit for them. We partnered on a training initiative, “Guardianship is Not the Only Option: Supporting Decisions in Adulthood.”
This PowerPoint was developed as part of a training initiative, “Supported Decision-Making: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” and “Empower and Ability in the Hispanic Community,” 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.
