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Your Voice, Your Choice

The Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice is a national resource center for youth with disabilities. We talk about alternatives to guardianship (A2G). We work with you, your families, and your supporters. The Center does research, advocacy, and teaches about alternatives to guardianship (A2G). A2G are tools you can use to get the support you need to make tough decisions about your life. You can learn more about A2G by reading and watching stories and looking through our resources. You have the right to make your own decisions about your life!

Farewell from the CYVYC Project Team: Goodbye for now, but the movement continues!

Light a Spark, YAs are the Bridge Builders

Showcases

Explore Youth Ambassador Showcases featuring projects by young people with disabilities who completed a 13-week training on rights and decision-making and are creating change in states across the country through advocacy, leadership, and lived experience.

A group of people on a ship point toward an island that has a palm team. The palm tree is labeled "my life," with the leaves labeled home, family, support, health, faith, friends, finance, and my control.

Call to Action

The Youth Ambassador Call to Action is written by young people with disabilities and explains why alternatives to guardianship are important and what families, professionals, and policymakers can do to support people with disabilities in making their own decisions.

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Resource Library

Explore trusted resources on alternatives to guardianship and supported decision-making, including stories, videos, and research for youth, families, professionals, and policymakers, organized by topic for easy searching.