The Department on Disability Services invites you to learn about proposed legislation that will give people with disabilities greater decision making rights.
We will host
INFORMATION SESSIONS
regarding
Decision-Making Rights for People with Disabilities
Monday, November 9, 3 – 4:30 pm
RISE Center
2730 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20032
Thursday, November 12, 12:30 – 2 pm
Anacostia Library
1800 Good Hope Road SE
Washington, DC 20020
Friday, November 13, 3-4: 30 PM
Shaw (Watha T. Daniel) Library
1630 7th Street, N.W.’
Washington, DC 20001
You and your family members will learn about pending legislation that:
- seeks to end all new civil commitment for people with intellectual disabilities,
- provides an opportunity for people currently committed to end court oversight, and
- recognizes supported decision-making as a less restrictive alternative to guardianship, so that people with disabilities are able to make as many choices as they can about their own lives.
I look forward to seeing and hearing from you at one of these important sessions. If you have questions or need accommodations, please contact Jestina Heroe at (202) 730-1586 or [email protected].