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Supported Decision Making For Adults With Disabilities

April 7, 2022
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Supported Decision-Making (SDM) allows people with disabilities to make choices about their own lives with support from a team of people they choose.

Attend this session and learn among other things:
  • What is Decision Making?
  • What is Supported Decision Making?
  • What is Decision Making Capacity?
  • Health Care and Financial Decision Making Supports
Presenters:
Nancy Murray, President, The Arc of Greater Pittsburgh
Kelly Darr, Legal Director, Disability Rights PA

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