This 2-page factsheet describes how in 2015, during its 84th session, the Texas legislature passed the first statute in the United States to recognize supported decision-making agreements, as well as how persons with I/DD may use these agreements as an alternative to guardianship.
Keywords: Texas, United States, SDM agreements, legislation
Factsheet list made by the South Australia government on supporting a person to make their own decisions describing the acknowledging of a person’s capacity and listing considerations that should be taken into account to support and communicate with a person to allow autonomy (their own decisions; want, need, and wishes). Keywords: South Australia, Australia, capacity, autonomy,…
This 3-page factsheet helpfully gives examples of supported decision-making practices and explains how supported decision-making differs from other alternatives to guardianship available in California.
Keywords: California, United States, supported decision-making, alternatives, guardianship
This 2-page factsheet describes the types of guardianship available in Texas and their ramifications for the person deemed “incapacitated” by a court, while introducing supported decision-making agreement as a better alternative for persons with I/DD that are now available in Texas thanks in large part to legislative advocacy by the Arc of Texas. Keywords: Texas,…
This one page factsheet briefly describes supported decision-making as a process of skill-building that promotes self-determination. Links to tools and resources on supported decision-making both nationally and in Maine are included.
Keywords: Maine, United States, SDM, self-determination, tools, resources
This 2-page factsheet explains the implications of child with intellectual disabilities turning 18. It briefly introduces supported decision-making as an alternative to guardianship and crucially warns, “Some families pursue guardianship because they believe or have been told that it’s the only legal answer to concerns they may have about their young adult’s ability to handle…
This 2-page factsheet introduces family members to supported decision-making and provides prompts to get them started thinking about alternatives to guardianship.
Keywords: Wisconsin, United States, transition, youth, SDM, alternatives, guardianship
This one page factsheet briefly describes supported decision-making as a process of skill-building that promotes self-determination. Links to tools and resources on supported decision-making both nationally and in Maine are included.
Keywords: self-determination, skills, resources, Maine
This 2-page factsheet describes how in 2015, during its 84th session, the Texas legislature passed the first statute in the United States to recognize supported decision-making agreements, as well as how persons with I/DD may use these agreements as an alternative to guardianship.
Keywords: agreements, Texas, factsheet, statute.