Supported Decision Making Pennsylvania (SDMPA) will host a webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. to raise awareness about Supported Decision Making (SDM), which is an alternative to guardianship for young adults with disabilities. The webinar aims to inform individuals with disabilities, their families, educators and professionals about SDM and its benefits.
SDM empowers individuals with disabilities to make their own decisions with support from a trusted network. The webinar will highlight the differences between SDM and guardianship–which is more restrictive–as well as the advantages of SDM for individuals, families and communities, plus explain how to implement SDM using resources from SDMPA.org.
The webinar is open to anyone interested in learning more about SDM and promoting its practices across Pennsylvania.
Those interested in attending can register online. For questions or accommodation requests, individuals can contact
in**@sd***.org
or
Le*********@lv***.org
.
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