Experiences of College Students with Disabilities and the Importance of Self-Determination in Higher Education Settings (PDF) Article describes a study that identifies …
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Facts About Law and the Elderly Author(s): Nancy Coleman, Charles Sabatino, Erica Wood, Lori Stiegel, Naomi Karp and Norma Gregerman Publication Date: …
Families and Intellectual Disability in Europe.pdf This report provides information about the needs of people with intellectual disabilities and their families in …
Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 The National Resource Center for Supported Decision-making (NRC-SDM) hosted an online survey to collect stories of SDM …
ONLINE Training: Finding the Right Fit: Decision-Making Supports and Guardianship Want to help a loved one make decisions? Do you or someone …
Author: Jonathan Martinis, Legal Director, Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities About a year-and-a-half ago (time really does fly!), I had the …
Supported decision-making is at the forefront of modern disability research. This is due to Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights …
Supported decision-making is at the forefront of modern disability research. This is due to Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights …
Getting Older, Moving On: Book 4 of 5 The Guide to Special Education in Maine: A Team Approach “Reviews the planning process …
Basically an argument that giving guardians the power to allocate medicaid funds is more efficient and effective (and reliable) than leaving the …
Guardianship and Alternatives for Decision-Making Support (PDF) The brief discusses guardianship issues and provides an outline of informal and legal support options …
Date: Thursday, September 28, 2017 Time: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. EST Contact: Lindsey Polansky – lpolansky@aaidd.org More Information and Registration *Please note this is …
Guardianship for Persons with Mental Illness – A Legal and Appropriate Alternative? Argues that the ADA & the 2006 United Nations Convention …
Senate Report – Guardianship for the Elderly: Protecting the Rights and Welfare of Seniors with Reduced Capacity Author(s): Senators Gordon H. Smith …
Guardianship Reform (PDF) Review and analysis of guardianship reforms, arguing that reforms are underappreciated. Author(s): Frolik, Lawrence A. Publication Date: Spring 1998
Hear Our Voices.pdf This study consolidates information on the status of people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Most importantly it shares …
Implementing Legal Capacity Under Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: The Difficult Road Addresses “legal …
Improving Graduation and Employment Outcomes of Students with Disabilities: Predictive Factors and Student Perspectives (PDF) “Reports on finding from two studies that …
In the Matter of E.T. (Constituional Court of the Slovak Republic, 2012) Court found applicant to have fundamental right of legal capacity …
In the Matter of the Guardianship of Dameris L. (PDF) This case presents the opportunity to reconcile an outmoded, constitutionally suspect statute, …
Include.pdf This newsletter discusses issues related to self-determination of people with intellectual disabilities, the problems of guardianship laws in the European region, …
The article describes a study, in which systems were put into place, including self-determination contracts, to assist secondary-age students in their studies …
Informing Social Security’s Process for Financial Capability Determination [PDF 201 pgs] With support from SSA, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the …
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) v. Belgium (PDF) The FIDH complained of a shortage of accommodations for highly dependent adults with …
The Minnesota Department of Human Services has produced a series of YouTube videos, available to anyone, about supporting the rights of people …
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