This eight-minute video helps medical professionals understand what supported-decision making is and why it is important to use when assisting victims of sexual violence who have an intellectual or developmental disability.
This webinar will describe guardianship and less restrictive decision-making alternatives, as well as help debunk some of the myths about guardianship and supported decision-making that persist.
The National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making provides education and training on how supported decision-making is used around the country, including supported decision-making and guardianship rules in each state.
This webinar discusses supported decision-making and how people with IDD are using supports to live good and independent lives.
“People assume because we have a disability we don’t need to know what sex means and how to give consent. They only see the disability. Too many people believe we can’t have an intimate relationship or get married. I didn’t have sex education because my parents wanted to protect me. My mother took me out […]
Download free resources on why decision-making is important, what supports are available, and myths about guardianship—as well as alternative options
The goal of this letter is to help more people with disabilities make their own decisions about their health.
All individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities1 (IDD) have the right to recognition as persons before the law and to enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with individuals who do not have disabilities in all aspects of life (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), 2006). The personal autonomy, […]
During Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, The Arc celebrates the decision to allow Ryan King, a man with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD), to make his own decisions. According to a Washington Post column, Ryan King is a man in his 30s who was placed under the guardianship of his parents when he turned 18. For over 15 […]
Family support services1 and other means of supporting families across the lifespan should be available to all families to strengthen their capacities to support family members with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities2 (IDD) in achieving equal opportunity, independent living, full participation, and economic self-sufficiency. Family caregivers include, but are not limited to, parents (including those with […]
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