What is a Supported Decision|Making Agreement?

Supported Decision-Making (SDM) allows individuals with disabilities to make choices about their own lives with support from a team of people they choose.

Getting Started With Supported Decision-Making

1. Understanding SDM · 2. Identifying Supporters · 3. Working with Multiple Supporters · 4. Talking to Your Supporters · 5. Drafting an Agreement · 6. Making Your ...

TOP 7 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING

The supporters and the types of support needed are often written down into a supported decision-making agreement. 2. Who can use Supported Decision-Making?

Supported Decision Making - Disability Rights Texas

Texas law recognizes supported decision-making agreements (SDMA) as an alternative to guardianship. SDMAs allow people with disabilities to make their own ...

Supported Decision-making: Why the Right to Make Choices With ...

Our model legislation creates forms for supported decision-making agreements. These agreements help people with disabilities let doctor's offices, hospitals, ...

Supported Decision-Making and Supported Decision-Making ...

Supported Decision-Making Agreements are a way for adults with developmental disabilities living in Virginia to document when they want to receive support.

FAQ: Supported Decision-Making - Disability Rights Wisconsin

A Supported Decision-Making agreement includes a list of decisions the person with a disability wants assistance in making and identifies a Supporter(s) they ...

How to Expand Supported Decision-Making and Increase Informed ...

Ongoing evaluation and review of SDM agreements may also support continued success and growth of guardianship alternatives. I t n. Implement pilot/demonstration ...

Less Restrictive Options - American Bar Association

Recently, supported decision-making (SDM) has emerged as a cutting edge alternative to guardianship, placing the individual with a disability at ...

Supported Decision-Making Agreement

Supported decision-making agreements DO. NOT take away any rights from the person asking for support. Supporters agree to help explain information, answer ...

What is Supported Decision-Making? - SDMNY

Supported decision-making (SDM) is a now well recognized practice by which people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are able to make ...

Supported Decision-Making

Supported Decision-Making agreements can be used for many kinds of decisions including medical, financial, housing and other life matters. Powers of attorney, ...

What is Supported Decision-Making? - Disability Rights Florida

Supported Decision-Making can be formalized in an agreement where you detail all the areas in your life that you would like support in making your decisions. In ...

755 ILCS 9/ Supported Decision-Making Agreement Act.

A principal and his or her supporter entering into a supported decision-making agreement shall sign and date the agreement in the presence of 2 or more ...

Supported Decision-Making Act - Illinois.gov

The legislation does not specifically require the use of the exact form contained therein, only that any agreement substantially follow the legislated form; ...

SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING: THE TOP TEN QUESTIONS

The arrangements are often captured in a simple written agreement that describes the supporters and the type of support they will provide. 2. Who can use ...

Supported Decision Making | The Arc of Indiana

The new law recognizes Supported Decision Making Agreements as an alternative to guardianship and requires Less Restrictive Alternatives (LRAs), including ...

Supported Decision-Making Explainer - Disability Rights Texas

With supported decision-making, you are the decision-maker and you make your own choices. With guardianship, the guardian is the decision-maker ...

Supported Decision Making | dds - Department on Disability Services

Supported decision making (SDM) allows people with disabilities to make choices about their own lives with support from a team of people.

Supported Decision-Making Agreement Tool - Disability Rights Texas

Use this tool to create a Supported Decision-Making Agreement so you can make your own decisions and stay in charge of your life.