Dear DD Council Network –

As you know, NACDD/ITACC features data from NCI (Data Nuggets) in its monthly e-newsletter, Field Notes. Please see the webinar opportunity below as an informative follow-up to the report on guardianship.

 

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Best,

Angela

 

Sarah Taub NCI Webinar Series: What Do NCI Data Reveal About the Guardianship Status of People with IDD Receiving Services?

July 23, 2019

3:00PM-4:30PM Eastern Time 

As a complement to the latest data brief, NCI staff will present the next installment in the Sarah Taub NCI Webinar Series: What Do NCI Data Reveal About the Guardianship Status of People with IDD Receiving Services?

You can see the data brief here.

This webinar will explore the characteristics and outcomes of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have full or partial guardianship compared to those without guardianship. The webinar will also pose some starting points for examining the need for guardianship reform and the ways in which supported decision-making (SDM) can be expanded and alternatives instituted. DC has been successful in creating legislation around SDM and the District is working to encourage families and individuals to think about and use SDM. The work in DC will be described in this webinar. The webinar will then look at a Missouri initiative that has helped families understand the nature and implications of guardianship and has resulted in reform legislation.

Presenters:

  • Val Bradley, President Emerita of HSRI
  • Erin Leveton, Deputy Director Quality Assurance & Performance Management Administration, Department on Disability Services, Washington DC
  • Jane St. John, UMKC, Missouri


Be sure to register in advance!

To register, please go to: https://hsri.adobeconnect.com/guardian/event/registration.html

Once you register, you will get a response email with a link to access the webinar on July 23. Keep this response email handy so you can get into the webinar!

**Please note: There is a limit to the number of people that can sign on to the webinar platform to participate in this webinar. Please double-up with colleagues if you can. Entry into the webinar is on a first-come-first-served basis.