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Resources for Guardians, Family Members, and Friends
This web page is intended to focus specifically on how guardians, family members, and friends can support self-determination for people with disabilities. For additional resources on self-directed supports and self-determination, please go to Resources for People with Disabilities.
How to support self-determination
- Views on Guardianship, by People First Wisconsin (a self-advocacy organization) discusses how "personal guardians" (not "legal guardians") and support agencies can help people with disabilities survive well.
- Guardianship and Self-directed Supports (PDF) by Roy Froemming, Wisconsin
- Challenging Incompetence: The Meaning of Self-Determination, by Thomas Nerney, Center for Self-Determination. What is self-determination? How does pursuing guardianship fit with the philosophy of self-determination? This article delves into these complex issues. How must guardianship be re-thought in order to ensure that basic human rights are kept and self-determination supported regardless of the level or type of disability, while ensuring that people receive the protection and support they need? In includes stories of how people with disabilities have been valued and devalued throughout recent history.
Alternatives that support decision-making
Other
- Wisconsin Guardianship Support Center. Staffed by attorneys, the Wisconsin Guardianship Support Center is a state-wide resource for information about guardianship related issues. This web site contains educational resources and information about guardianship as reflected in the most recent changes to Wisconsin guardianship laws.
- Find, Choose, and Keep Great DSPs: A toolkit for families looking for quality, caring, and committed direct support professionals (Minnesota).
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