CYVYC Webinar on Planning Early for Turning 18: Self Determination and Decision Making for Students With I/DD

May 23, 2024

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 | 4:00 PM ET
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The ACL-funded Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice (CYVYC) alternatives to guardianship youth resource center at the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at UMass Boston is hosting the second session in their four-part speaker series for educators. "Planning Early for Turning 18: Self-Determination and Decision-Making for Students with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities" is intended for educators of youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) who are interested in learning more about the range of options for providing decision-making support.

Speakers:

• Allison Hall, Director, CYVYC, ICI
• Daria Domin, Research Associate and Knowledge Translation Manager, Guardianship Alternatives and Transfer-of-Rights (GATOR) project, ICI
• Kamisha Heriveaux, Self-advocate and Researcher, GATOR project, ICI
• Morgan Whitlatch, Director of Supported Decision-Making Initiatives, Center for Public Representation
• Derek Heard, Georgia Youth Ambassador, and Teresa Heard, Derek's mother and supporter

Contact [email protected] with any questions.

The Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice (CYVYC), funded by ACL, is a national youth resource center on alternatives to guardianship. CVYVC conducts research, advocacy, and education about alternatives and works with youth with I/DD, families, supporters, and researchers from a variety of backgrounds.