Supported Decision Making
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Date/Time
Wed, Sep 21 2016
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Location
Maple Heights Library
Categories
Speaker: Morgan K. Whitlatch, Legal Director, Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
Sponsor: Welcome House
Contact: Tony Thomas at tthomas@welcomehouseinc.org
Cost: Free, lunch included
At its most basic, Supported Decision Making presumes that, with appropriate support, persons with disabilities can retain their legal rights to make their own decisions, and not turn over those rights to a guardian. The concept has been supported in numerous courts, but each state must implement its own law. For families looking for solutions to long-term support for their loved ones, SDM provides an appealing alternative to guardianship.