Alternatives to Guardianship (A2G) in Your State

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What Do You Need to Know about Guardianship?

Issue 3 of our Info Brief series shares some of the top facts that youth with intellectual or developmental disabilities, their parents, and other supporters should know about guardianship.

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Click the image to the right for a quick summary of the 7 facts to know about guardianship. 

7 Facts to Know About Guardianship

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CYVYC is pleased to announce its 2023 Four-Part Parent Speaker Series 

Supporting Youth and Young Adults with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) with Decision-Making: What Every Parent Needs to Know

Kick-off webinar: March 27th 3-4pm EST

Please register here.

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Future webinars will cover topics that include preparing for when your child turns 18, taking a closer look at supported decision-making, and supporting healthcare-related decision-making. Featured speakers will include content experts from the Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice (CYVYC), as well as youth with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) and their parents! All sessions will be held from 3:00-4:00pm Eastern Time.

Your Voice, Your Choice

The Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice is for youth with disabilities. You have the right to make your own decisions about your life!  At the Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice, we work with you, your families, and your supporters. We do research, advocacy, and teaching about alternatives to guardianship. We also call alternatives to guardianship  A2G. Guardianship is just one option. With guardianship, the guardian makes decisions for you. We are here to talk about alternatives to guardianship. Alternatives to guardianship are other ways you can get support in life after you leave high school. At CYVYC, we speak different languages and come from different cultures. We all work together to learn and share information about alternatives to guardianship.

Learn from other youth with disabilities

The Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice (CYVYC) is a national youth resource center on alternatives to guardianship. You can learn more about alternatives to guardianship (A2G) by reading and watching stories and looking through our resources. We share stories and information from many different people with disabilities and people who work with youth seeking alternatives to guardianship.