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Supported Decision-Making Part Two: SDM In Action 

Supported Decision-Making Part Two: SDM In Action 

Posted on January 27, 2025

Learn more about SDM from a recognized expert and hear from people putting SDM into action.

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Get Your HRC Questions Answered: ‘Ask The Expert’ with Amy Tabor

Get Your HRC Questions Answered: ‘Ask The Expert’ with Amy Tabor

Posted on March 3, 2024

A Q&A style webinar featuring Amy Tabor, one of the most prominent voices involving HRCs.

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Real Life Human Rights Committees In Practice

Real Life Human Rights Committees In Practice

Posted on September 7, 2023

Human services organizations share how they have implemented and maintained effective Human Rights Committees.

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The ‘Right’ To An Effective Human Rights Committee

The ‘Right’ To An Effective Human Rights Committee

Posted on July 25, 2023

Insight into creating a Human Rights Committee and ensuring that it protects and promotes people's rights.

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Mad Pride: Reducing Shame, Stigma, and Sanism

Mad Pride: Reducing Shame, Stigma, and Sanism

Posted on July 7, 2022

Learn about mad pride, why it’s important, and how to celebrate yourself and those you support.

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Inclusive Practices To Spark Change At Your Organization

Inclusive Practices To Spark Change At Your Organization

Posted on August 31, 2021

Strategies to promote inclusion and participation among people supported in all aspects of organizational life.

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Creating Inclusive Boards And Committees

Creating Inclusive Boards And Committees

Posted on May 26, 2021

Ensure that people receiving services are not only on boards and committees, but are also active members in meaningful roles.

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Disability and Identity: We Need To Do Better

Disability and Identity: We Need To Do Better

Posted on January 21, 2020

We explore the role that identity plays in the lives of people with IDD, along with issues like stigma, belonging, and empowerment.

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Self-Advocacy: It’s a Movement, Not a Program

Self-Advocacy: It’s a Movement, Not a Program

Posted on March 7, 2019

Learn practical tips and specific steps to strengthen your self-advocacy efforts.

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Best Practice: What Rights are Most Important?

Best Practice: What Rights are Most Important?

Posted on December 11, 2018

This webinar covers the discovery process of finding out what rights are most important to people.

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Supported Decision-Making: An Emerging Model

Supported Decision-Making: An Emerging Model

Posted on September 24, 2018

This webinar shares why Supported Decision-Making is important to agencies and people supported.

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HCBS Guide: Your Right To A Community Life

HCBS Guide: Your Right To A Community Life

Posted on March 16, 2018

Access information and tools for advocacy about the HCBS Settings Rule

Guide
Tips For Speakers

Tips For Speakers

Posted on February 28, 2018

Learn tips and advice on how to be an effective public speaker.

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States Need to Expand Self-Advocacy Services in their LTSS

States Need to Expand Self-Advocacy Services in their LTSS

Posted on December 20, 2017

This study examined how Medicaid HCBS waivers provided self-advocacy services for people with IDD

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Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: Exercising Rights

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: Exercising Rights

Posted on March 30, 2016

Identify and implement supports for people with disabilities to exercise their rights

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Stigma and Intellectual Disability

Stigma and Intellectual Disability

Posted on December 11, 2014

We examine the role stigma can play in people with intellectual disabilities’ sense of identity

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Sexual Self-Advocacy

Sexual Self-Advocacy

Posted on December 2, 2014

In this study we examined how people with IDD defined and experienced sexuality

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