Background: Canada was the first country to develop legal mechanisms that allow for
supported decision making, and little research has explored how decision making is …

Abstract Background The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (UNCRPD) recommend all disabled people receive support to develop their …

This article summarises key aspects of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) in England and
Wales. In particular, it focuses on the implementation of this Act and the lessons that can be …

In the context of normalisation and rights recognition, capacity for decision-making by
people with an intellectual disability has emerged as an important but potentially contentious …

Accessible summary The governments in the UK want people with learning disabilities to
have a voice about what happens in their own life and also in policy. One way of doing this …

Background Supported decision‐making may increase self‐determination among adults
with intellectual disabilities by encouraging and empowering them to make decisions about …

This research aimed to understand the significance of supported decision-making to the
lives of people with cognitive disabilities, identify its essential elements common to anyone …

This article aims to help readers to understand the conceptual link between supported
decision making and legal capacity and how this is influencing the development of practice …

Purpose The self-determination of people with intellectual disability (ID) is influenced by
their interpersonal environment. This study set out to understand better the experience of …

Objectives People with intellectual disability are not always included in research or able to
access academic research articles. This study has been co-conducted with people with …