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  1. Supported Decision Making Program

    … Supported Decision Making Program Supported decision making (SDM) is one alternative to …

  2. Preserving the Right to Self-determination: Supported Decision-Making

    … Preserving the Right to Self-determination: Supported Decision-Making Wed, 01/28/2015 - 12:00 For many years, state courts …

  3. New Funding Opportunity: Supported Decision Making Across the Lifespan Planning Grant

    … New Funding Opportunity: Supported Decision Making Across the Lifespan Planning Grant Mon, 07/01/2019 - …

  4. The Freedom to Make Your Own Choices

    … to Make Your Own Choices Fri, 10/10/2014 - 12:00 Adam’s* Decision In 2012, “Adam” (not his real name) was fighting an … life. They believed Adam’s disability was keeping him from making an informed decision about the procedure. They were … ongoing assistance with paying bills on a monthly basis. Supported Decision-Making Supported decision-making is a …

  5. Alternatives to Guardianship

    … adults and people with disabilities. Being able to make decisions about one’s own life is a fundamental right and … restrictive alternatives are available. We all need support making decisions at times throughout our lives. There are … promising models of alternatives to guardianship, including supported decision-making and other formal and informal …

  6. New Grants Awarded for Coalitions to Develop Action Plans to Advance Decisional Support for All Adults

    … Awarded for Coalitions to Develop Action Plans to Advance Decisional Support for All Adults Thu, 10/03/2019 - 12:00 … will provide access to more strategies to support decision-making. This will provide individuals the opportunity to use … professionals The Indiana State Plan Development to Expand Supported Decision-Making and Decision Supports for …

  7. 25th Anniversary of Olmstead Decision

    … 25th Anniversary of Olmstead Decision Sat, 06/01/2024 - 12:00 Lois Curtis (plaintiff), … anniversary of the landmark Olmstead vs L.C. Supreme Court decision, which ruled that unjustified segregation of people … Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The Olmstead decision required states to ensure that people with …

  8. Consumer Choice and Control

    … person has the right to make choices and to control the decisions in their lives. This right to self-determination … Planning  allows individuals to be engaged in the decision making process about their options, preferences, values, and financial resources. Supported Decision Making  is an alternative to guardianship …

  9. ACL Awards Alternatives to Guardianship Youth Resource Center

    … disabilities (ID/DD) away from guardianship to supported decision making (SDM), which allows individuals with disabilities to …

  10. Olmstead Ownership for Older Adults

    … marks the 17th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision. In  Olmstead v. L.C . the Court ruled that people … services in the most integrated setting possible. This decision, based on the Americans with Disabilities Act, has … with dressing, grocery shopping, and other routine tasks, making it possible for them to continue living in their …

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