Concurrent Session C

Moderator: Barbara Kleist, JD, MEd, FAAIDD, University of Minnesota, AAIDD Legal Process & Public Policy Interest Network

Lessons Learned from the Technical Assistance to Support Alternatives to Guardianship carried out by the Center for Youth Voice and Youth Choice
Valerie Bradley, MA, FAAIDD, Human Services Research Institute
Dorothy Hiersteiner, MPP, FAAIDD, Human Services Research Institute
Lindsay DuBois, PhD, Human Services Research Institute

Youth Voice, Youth Choice: Insights and Strategies from I DECIDE Georgia
Dana Lloyd, Georgia Advocacy Office
Darien Todd, Georgia State University

CYVYC: Strategies for Advancing Alternatives to Guardianship for Youth with IDD Through Responsive Technical Assistance Across 11 State Teams 
Morgan Whitlatch, JD, Center for Public Representation
Allison Hall, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston
Melody Cooper, Self Advocates Becoming Empowered

Who Gets to Decide?: Physician Perspectives on Determining Healthcare Decision Making Capacity for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 
Linsey Anderson, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Kayley Anderson, MPH, University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Guardianship Experiences: People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Their Caregivers
Hope Sparks, PhD, Northwestern University

Data 'Without Us': Parents with Intellectual Disability, the Law, and Child Welfare Services and Outcomes
Jennifer Kendrick, MSSW, MFT, University of Louisville

Child Welfare Involvement and Caregivers with Intellectual Disability
Jennifer Kendrick, MSSW, MFT, University of Louisville