The Self Advocate Coalition of Kansas is a 501(c)3 where 100% of the board members are folks with I/DD. To the best of my knowledge, they haven’t had any legal implications with the board makeup even though many of the board members have guardians. They have been in existence for over 15 years.

Craig Knutson

Public Policy Coordinator

Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities

785-296-1980

xxxxxx@kcdd.org

www.kcdd.org

From: "Cronin, Nancy E" <xxxxxx@maine.gov>
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Date: Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 10:55 AM
To: "xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com" <xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com>
Subject: DD Councils Self Advocacy Boards

Hello!

We recently had an interesting question posed to us regarding individuals who are not their own guardian serving as board members or in seats in which they have legal requirements. For example, our self-advocacy organization is a 501(c)3 board and 100% of the board members are individuals with DD, many of whom are not their own guardians. Has anyone tossed around the legal implications of this and found ways to overcome the barriers?

Thanks!

Nancy

Nancy Cronin

Executive Director

Maine Developmental Disabilities Council

207-287-4214