Promising Practices

Vermont: Collaborating to Educate Self-Advocates about Alternatives to Guardianship
The 1st in a series of promising practices, this publication describes Vermont’s statewide self-advocacy organization, Green Mountain Self-Advocates (GMSA), and their partnership with the Vermont Disability Law Project to organize legal clinics for people with IDD. These clinics have enabled self-advocates to get high-quality, easy-to-understand information about alternatives to guardianship they might not get anywhere else.

Wisconsin’s Self Determination YouTube Channel “By self-advocates, for self-advocates”
The 2nd in a series of promising practices, this publication discusses how the YouTube channel got started, its purpose and tips on how to do your own!

Georgia’s Youth Mentorship Strategy: Using Mentors to Support Youth Ambassadors
The 3rd in a series of promising practices, this publication discusses Georgia's engagement of mentors to support Youth Ambassadors and their family members.

Voices of Change: Youth Ambassadors from the Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice Promote Alternatives to Guardianship
The 4th in a series of promising practices, this publication discusses how the advocacy of youth ambassadors has influenced others to re-evaluate decisions around guardianship.