Texas’ supported decision-making agreement form. This agreement is taken from the Texas SDM statute.
SDM Resource Library
Type: Document
The Support Model of Legal Capacity: Fact, Fiction, or Fantasy? (January 2014)
Law review article that explores a legal framework within which to ground a support model of legal capacity and fully replace substituted decision making.
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PowerPoint – Guardianship is Not the Only Option – Hosted by PPAL
This is the PowerPoint to a webinar hosted the Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL) in June 2025. Entitled “Guardianship is Not the Only Option: Supporting Decisions in Adulthood,” these webinars are tailored to families and professionals who support people with behavioral and mental health disabilities, including people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who are dually diagnosed.
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Questions and Answers about Supported Decision-Making for Parents, Family Members, and Supporters in Massachusetts
This Question and Answers document (rev. 06/25/2025) was developed for a June 2025 webinar hosted by the Parent/Professional Advocacy League. CPR is working with CLMA to update this handout. Stay tuned for an updated version.
Implementing Legal Capacity Under Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: The Difficult Road From Guardianship to Supported Decision-Making
This law review article by Professor Robert D. Dinerstein discusses how supported decision-making will be defined and implemented in light of the language of Article 12 of the United Nations United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It also provides an overview of guardianship and its alternatives.
Restoration of Rights in Adult Guardianship Research & Recommendations
Report from the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging (ABA Commission) on restoration of rights in guardianship. Report includes legal and empirical research involving collecting the first multi-state data on restoration.
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PowerPoint – Supported Decision-Making: Supporting Youth with Disabilities in Adulthood
This PowerPoint is from a presentation for families and supporters of transition-age youth in Massachusetts.
