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"I will define myself by the things I dare to dream I will do.” (excerpt from Otto’s high school graduation speech) | - Otto, Youth Ambassador from California | | | | |
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Hello, everyone!
Welcome to ICI’s 10th edition of the Alternatives to Guardianship (A2G) newsletter. This quarterly newsletter features content from our two projects: Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice (CYVYC) and Guardianship Alternatives and Transfer-of-Rights (GATOR).
Allison Cohen Hall, Principal Investigator
Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice
Guardianship Alternatives and Transfer-of-Rights
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Read our quarterly newsletter featuring content from our two projects:
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Otto Graduates from Fusion Academy | | |
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This past June, Otto graduated from high school. He is a Youth Ambassador from California and is now on his way to college in the fall. Read his graduation speech! | |
Plain Language Legal Glossary | | |
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This glossary contains a list of legal words with definitions in plain language. It is meant to help youth better understand these words that often come up when talking about guardianship, supported decision-making, and alternatives to guardianship. The glossary is available in multiple formats: PDF, CYVYC webpage, video channel. | | |
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Giancarlo Vicari, Youth Ambassador from New Jersey, created a comic called “Thinking for Me” about turning 18 and talking to your parents about alternatives to guardianship. We helped make Giancarlo's comic into a 5-minute audio story narrated by Giancarlo and his friends. This audio story is a great resource to share with anyone interested in learning more about supported decision-making and alternatives to guardianship! | |
This page has a variety of videos about alternatives to guardianship, supported decision-making, and transfer-of-rights. Videos include archived webinars for parents and special educators and educational material for self-advocates. | |
CYVYC presented with the Texas State Team leaders, including Youth Ambassador Matthew Leos, at the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities last month. CYVYC also recorded a presentation for the virtual annual Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) conference, which will be held on September 11 and 12, 2024, highlighting the work of its third round of State Teams. Presenters included each of the State Team’s organizational co-leads and their youth leaders, Claire Adams from Arizona, Kason Erwin from Texas, and Otto Lana from California. Learn more and register. | |
From left to right: Morgan Whitlatch (The Center for Public Representation), Matthew Leos (Texas Youth Ambassador), and Brianna TenBrink and Lauren Gerken from the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities. | |
From left to right: Matthew Leos (Texas Youth Ambassador), and Brianna TenBrink (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities). | |
2024 Speaker Series for Educators Continuing this Fall | |
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In April, CYVYC launched the kick-off webinar for our Speaker Series for Educators Exploring Alternatives to Guardianship for Students with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities. The webinar recordings are available for anyone who missed it.
CYVYC will hold two more sessions of its 4-part Speaker Series this fall so keep an eye out for announcements! The session’s speakers will include young adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) and content experts from CYVYC.
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Florida Gets a Supported Decision-Making Law | |
On June 14, 2024, the Florida Governor signed Supported Decision-Making into law. Florida joins the 26 other states and the District of Columbia that have passed laws recognizing supported decision-making agreements or requiring courts to consider supported decision-making as a less restrictive option. Learn more about the law. | |
Legislation Introduced to Promote Alternatives to Guardianship | |
Senator Casey (D-PA) and Representative Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5) have introduced the Alternatives to Guardianship Education Act (S. 4283 / H.R. 8328). The bill is intended to increase awareness of alternatives to guardianship, like supported decision-making, and fund education programs to provide information and resources to healthcare workers, educators, family members, and court personnel. The bill was referred to the House Education and Workforce Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Read the bill or track its progress. | |
Supported Decision-Making Video | |
Guardianship Alternatives and Transfer-of-Rights is funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, US Department of Education, grant # R324A190114.
Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice is funded by cooperative agreement # 90DNDM0004, Administration for Community Living (ACL), US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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