Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Recording & Transcripts
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Transcripts
Episode 25 Transcript (PDF)
Transcripción en español 25 (PDF)
Speaker
Description
Jonathan Martinis, Legal Director for Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities and the Project Director, National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making will discuss the relationship between guardianship and the ADA. He has over 20 years’ experience representing people with disabilities in cases under the Americans with Disabilities Act, The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The Social Security Act and other civil rights laws. In 2013, he represented Margaret “Jenny” Hatch in the “Justice for Jenny” case, which held that Ms. Hatch has a right to use Supported Decision-Making instead of being subjected to a permanent, plenary guardianship. Topics include: What rights do persons with disabilities have under a guardianship? What are the alternatives to guardianship if I think it’s too restrictive? What is supported decision making? How does it work? What other issues do I need to think about that will enable a person with a disability to live more independently in the community?
Featured Organization
Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
Quality Trust is an independent, non-profit advocacy organization focused on improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities and their families. Quality Trust works with individuals and family members to solve problems, identify opportunities for learning and contribution and find creative ways to minimize “differences” and make the most of each person’s abilities.
Their Vision is a community where everyone is respected, belongs, contributes, is valued and shapes his or her own present and future.
Their Mission is to be an independent catalyst for change in the lives of people of all ages with developmental disabilities. We partner with people and their families so they can succeed, thrive and experience full membership in the communities they choose.
To Learn More about Quality Trust visit their website at www.dcqualitytrust.org