Resource Library

 Age of Majority and Transfer-of-Rights

• Age of majority, Newton Public Schools. (n.d.)
• Age of majority: TURNING 18, Wrightslaw Way (2016)
• Coming of Age in Massachusetts: A Legal Resource Guide | 3rd Edition Misilo, F. (2013)
• Getting ready for when your teen reaches the age of majority: a parent’s guide , Center for Parent Information & Resources (October, 2015)
• PACER Center. (2015) Prepare your child for age of majority and transfer of rights (2015)
• Transfer of Parental Rights at Age of Majority, Wrightslaw Way (2019)
• State-Specific Transfer-of-Rights Rules. Guardianship Alternatives and Transfer-of-Rights, Institute for Community Inclusion (2022)

Supported Decision-Making

• A video of Derek Heard’s supported decision-making journey (2022)
• In Conversation with Judge Glen: Youth get perspectives about guardianship and alternatives from the bench (2022)
• Consider the Alternatives: Decision-Making Options for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. Think College Insight Brief, (2019)
• Supported decision-making and alternatives to guardianship by families. TASH Connections, Brill, K. (2017).
• Supported Decision Making Pilot Project: Your Curriculum Guide on Supported Decision Making from the Southwest Institute for Families and Children
• Supported Decision-Making and education
• Transfer of Rights: How Parents, Families, and Caregivers of Youth with Intellectual and  Developmental Disabilities Can Prepare for this Exciting Opportunity. Issue 1, Guardianship Alternatives and Transfer-of-Rights (2021).

Transition

• A transition guide to postsecondary education and employment for students and youth with disabilities U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. (2020)
• A Transition Services Online Manual (2nd ed.) Disability Law Center (2012)
• Preparing for the Transfer of Rights: Taking a Closer Look at Guardianship and its Alternatives. Issue 2, Guardianship Alternatives and Transfer-of-Rights (2021)
• TIPS: Transition Information for Parents and Students with IEPs, Federation for Children with Special Needs. (n.d.)

Videos

• Supported Decision-Making Training Videos from the Southwest Institute for Families and Children (2020)

Alternatives to Guardianship Resources

• Alternatives to guardianship toolkit. University of Montana Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities (2018), Baldry, T
• Interview with Jerri Davison & Charlie Walters [Interview]. Independent Living Research Utilization (2018), Fuchs, T.
• “The right to make choices”: How vocational rehabilitation can help young adults with disabilities increase self-determination and avoid guardianship. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, Martinis, J. (2015)
• A2G Map Flyer

Legal Resources

• The comprehensive guide to special education law. Jessica Kingsley Publishers Giuliani, G. A. (2012)
• What judges need to know about supported decision-making, and why. Judges’ Journal, 58(26) Glen, K. B. (2019)

Transition Resources

• State-Specific Transfer-of-Rights Rules. Guardianship Alternatives and Transfer-of-Rights, Institute for Community Inclusion (2022)
• Massachusetts transition timeline. [Chart]. University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion 2012, Hart, D., Nemeth Cohen, R., & Dragoumanos, M. 

Cannon, Y. Z. (2011) Who’s the boss?: The need for thoughtful identification of the client(s) in special education cases.

Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, 20(1). 1-79

Crane, S. A. (2015) Is guardianship reform enough? Next steps in policy reforms to promote self-determination

among people with disabilities. Journal of International Aging Law & Policy, 8, 177-210

Glen, K. B. (2017) Piloting personhood: Reflections from the first year of a supported decision-making project.

Cardozo Law Review, 39, 495-519

Hyman, E., Rivkin, D., & Rosenbaum, S. A. (2011) How IDEA fails families without means: Causes and corrections from

the frontlines of special education lawyering. American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, 20(1), 107-162

Kanter, A. (2015) Guardianship for young adults with disabilities as a violation of the purpose of the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Improvement Act. Journal of International Aging Law & Policy, 8. 1-68

Lanier, E.C. (2019) Understanding the gap between law and practice: Barriers and alternatives to tailoring adult

guardianship orders. Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal, 36, 155-215

Martinis, J. & Blanck, P. (2019) Supported decision-making: From justice for Jenny to justice for all. Something Else Solutions Press

National Council on Disability (2018). Beyond guardianship: Toward alternatives that promote greater self-

determination for people with disabilities

National Council on Disability (2019). Turning rights into reality: How Guardianship and alternatives impact the

autonomy of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Pringles, C. I. (2011) Throwing a lifesaver without going overboard: Considering alternatives to guardianship. Vermont

Bar Journal, 37-Spring, 21-23

Raley, S. K., Shogren, K. A., Martinis, J. G., & Wehmeyer, M. L. (2020) Age of majority and alternatives to guardianship:

A necessary amendment to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 1-11

Rood, C. E., Kanter, A., & Causton, J. (2015) Presumption of incompetence: The systematic assignment of guardianship

within the transition process. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 39(4) 319–328

Sarkar, T. (2015) Intellectual and developmental disability: Transition to adulthood and decision-making process.

International Journal of Child Health and Human Development, 8(4), 517-527

Smith, M. S. & Stein, M. A. (2021) Transfer of parental rights: The impact of section 615(m) of the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act. Drexel Law Review, forthcoming

Theodorou, E. J. (2018) Supported decision-making in the Lone Star State. New York University Law Review, 93, 973-1013

Zhang, D., Walker, J. M., Leal, D. R., Landmark, L. J., & Katsiyannis, A. (2019) A call to society for supported

decision-making: Theoretical and legal reasoning. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28, 1803-18

Bradley, V., Hiersteiner, D., St. John, J., & Bourne M. L. (2019) What do NCI data reveal about the guardianship status of

people with IDD?

Brady, A. M., Burke, M. M., Landon, T., & Oertle, K. (2019) Siblings of adults with intellectual and developmental

disabilities: Their knowledge and perspectives on guardianship and its alternatives. Journal of Applied Research in

Intellectual Disabilities, 32(5), 1078-1087

Jameson, J. M., Riesen, T., Polychronis, S., Trader, B., Mizner, S., Martinis, J., & Hoyle, D. (2015) Guardianship and the

potential of supported decision-making with  individuals with disabilities. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 40(1), 36–51

MacLeod, K. (2017) “I should have big dreams”: A qualitative case study on alternatives to guardianship. Education and

Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 52(2), 194–207

Millar, D. S. (2013). Guardianship alternatives: Their use affirms self-determination of individuals with intellectual

disabilities. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities,48(3), 291–305

Millar, D. S. (2014a). Addition to transition assessment resources: a template for determining the use of guardianship

alternatives for students who have intellectual disability. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 49(2), 171–188

Millar, D. S. (2014b). Extending transition to address guardianship alternatives: an issue concerning  students who have

intellectual disability. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2014, 49(3), 449–463

Pell, E. (2019) Supported Decision-Making New York: Evaluation report of an intentional pilot

Plotner, A. J. & Walters, C. B. (2021) Perceptions of district- and school-level special education leaders on guardianship

and adult decision-making support. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 1-11