Supported Decision-Making Resource Library

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General Information about Supported Decision-Making

• FAQs about Supported Decision-Making (descargar en español aquí)
• Brainstorming Guide to Supported Decision-Making
• Guardianship laws in my state
• National Guardianship Association position statement on Supported Decision-Making
• When Do I Want Support
• Supported Decision-Making for Supporters (Pamphlet)
• Guide to Programs to Implement Supported Decision-Making

Video Library

• Supported Decision-Making: Protecting Rights, Ensuring Choices (Jonathan Martinis)

• Making Healthcare Choices: Perspectives of People with Disabilities

• Supported Decision-Making: 5 Reasons to Re-Think Guardianship

• Supported Decision-Making: What Supported Decision-Making is and Why It Matters

• Supported Decision Making, an Alternative to Conservatorships

Tools for Implementing Supported Decision-Making

• How to Make a Supported Decision-Making Agreement
• When Do I Want Support? Supported Decision-Making Self Assessment Tool
• Beyond the Binary: Using a Supported Decision-Making Lens in Evaluating Competence
• What’s Next: A Self-Advocate’s Guided Tour through Transition for Parents and Other Supporters

Sample Supported Decision-Making Agreements:

• ACLU Supported Decision-Making Agreement
• Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities Supported Decision-Making Agreement
• Autistic Self Advocacy Network Supported Decision-Making Agreement
• Nonotuck Resource Associates and Center for Public Representation Supported Decision-Making Agreement
• Authorizations to Share Medical and Educational Records (California-based)

Legal Information about Supported Decision-Making
Legal arguments opposing guardianship/conservatorship:

• Sample Arguments for Brief Opposing Conservatorship in California
• Amicus Brief opposing guardianship in Texas

Court cases endorsing Supported Decision-Making:

• In re: Guardianship of Dameris L. (New York, 2012)
• In re: Peery (Pennsylvania, 1999)

Supported Decision-Making Legislation:

• Texas Supported Decision-Making Statute
• Autistic Self Advocacy Network Model Legislation: Supported Decision-Making in Healthcare
• British Columbia Representation Agreement Act

Sample Expert Reports

• Sample Expert Capacity Evaluation

Other Supported Decision-Making Projects

• National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making
• Center for Public Representation/Nonotuck Resource Associates Supported Decision Making Pilot Project
• Autistic Self Advocacy Network Supported Decision-Making Toolkit
• Nidus Personal Planning Resource (British Columbia)
• Supported Decision-Making New York
• Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, Guardianship Alternatives: Supported Decision-Making