Toxic Conservatorships: The Need for Reform – Videos
Videos
Provided By: Laura Smith Butler, PD My Choice KY, HDI Univ. of KY Description: Dawn – Used SDM to avoid guardianship https://youtu.be/80D-VQfAZeg
Provided By: Laura Smith Butler, PD My Choice KY, HDI Univ. of KY Description: Clayton – Had his rights restored https://youtu.be/6Is4ifO4dmM
Provided By: Laura Smith Butler, PD My Choice KY, HDI Univ. of KY Description: Stella – Clayton’s mother and former guardian https://youtu.be/hbDjso6utCw
Provided By: Melissa Keyes, Indiana Disability Rights Description: Jamie Beck – first IN resident to have guardianship terminated in favor of SDM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfbD4MwmK5I
Provided By: Dana Lloyd, GAO Description: John McCarty – GA resident who uses AAC who got his guardianship terminated (possibly the first AAC user ever to have guardianship terminated in the US) https://youtu.be/OiAwj-ywpl4
Provided By: Tami Jackson, WI Board of People with DD Description: Jordan Anderson – Was just hours away from a court hearing in WI that would have awarded his parents guardianship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPC1VoFRCx0&t=65s
Provided By: Suzanne Bennett Francisco, Exceptional Rights Advocacy Description: Video of use of SDM [Cut and paste from Chat of 9/15/2021]