Invites you to a Three Part Webinar Series
The Next Generation of Freedom and Self-Determination:
Moving Support Decision-Making from Theory to Practice
Webinar Part I: Supported Decision-Making and Youth in Transition
April 16, 2015 | 1:00pm-2:30pm
Presenters: Pamela Downing-Hosten, Office of Specialized Instruction,
District of Columbia Public Schools
Jonathan Martinis, Legal Director, Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
Special Education Transition Services are designed to facilitate the movement of the
child from school to post-school activities based on the individual child’s needs, taking into
account the child’s strengths, preferences and interests.
20 USC 140(34)
The individualized transition plan is an opportunity to not only focus on development of
employment and independent living skills but also to build and practice self-determination.
Why then are so many parents being told to consider guardianship and deny their child’s right
to fully participate in the IEP development?
Webinar Part II: Supported Decision-Making and Medicaid, Home and Community
Based Services Settings Final Rule
May 14, 2015 | 1:00pm-2:30pm
Presenters: Barbara Brent, Director of State Policy, NASDDDS
Samantha Crane, Director of Public Policy, ASAN
Jonathan Martinis, Legal Director, Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
This project was supported, in part by grant
number HHS-2014-ACL-AIDD-DM-0084, from
the U.S. Administration for Community Living,
Department of Health and Human Services,
Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking
projects under government sponsorship are
encouraged to express freely their findings and
conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not,
therefore, necessarily represent official
Administration for Community Living policy.
“The setting is selected by the individual from among setting options including non-disability
specific settings… are based on individual needs and preferences.”
“The setting is integrated in and supports full access of individuals receiving Medicaid HCBS to
the greater community, including opportunities to seek employment and work in competitive,
integrated settings and engage in community life…”
“How can individuals with disabilities be more involved in the decisions about settings that
enhance engagement in community life? How would supported decision-making help to make
decisions about setting options that are based on individual needs and preferences?”
January 16, 2014
CMS Final Rule on Home and Community Based Settings
Webinar Part III: Supported Decision-Making and the ABLE Act, “Achieving Better
Life Experience”
June 17, 2015 | 1:00pm-2:30pm
Presenters: Lisa Mills, Public Policy Chair, TASH
Allison Wohl, Executive Director, APSE
Jonathan Martinis, Legal Director, Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
Register for Webinar
The Achieving Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act breaks new ground in exploring opportunities for
eligible individuals with significant disabilities to rethink their future goals regarding work, income saving
and investment, and community participation. The beneficiary of an ABLE account is also the owner of
the account. Over 25 states are now considering legislation to set a framework for the establishment
and administration of ABLE Accounts. Who will make decisions about savings goals and disbursements
from ABLE accounts? Are there less restrictive options for account owners than guardianship and the
removal of decision-making authority?
For more information, visit the National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making.
This project was supported, in part by grant
number HHS-2014-ACL-AIDD-DM-0084, from
the U.S. Administration for Community Living,
Department of Health and Human Services,
Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking
projects under government sponsorship are
encouraged to express freely their findings and
conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not,
therefore, necessarily represent official
Administration for Community Living policy.