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I am a 21-year-old home school graduate and cancer survivor who happens to have autism. A lot of people like me have a guardian — but I don’t. A guardian is someone like a family member, friend or ...

I have in my trusty toolbox the estate planning documents I think every adult should have, but there are a lot of other available documents that I use only sparingly. The Supported Decision-Making ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A bill in the Ohio Statehouse seeks to establish a presumption that all adults with developmental disabilities are capable of making their own decisions unless otherwise ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) – The Ohio Senate recently passed Senate Bill 35, which recognizes Supported Decision-Making as an alternative to guardianship for adults with developmental disability. Senator ...

All but two states have specific language supporting unilateral clinician decision-making for initiating or maintaining life-sustaining treatment (LST). Requirements, justifications, and oversight ...