Future directions in supported decision-making

A Arstein-Kerslake, J Watson, M Browning… - Disability studies …, 2017 - ojs.library.osu.edu
Supported decision-making is at the forefront of modern disability research. This is due to
Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which …

Supporting end of life decision making: Case studies of relational closeness in supported decision making for people with severe or profound intellectual disability

J Watson, E Wilson, N Hagiliassis - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
(UNCRPD) promotes the use of supported decision making in lieu of substitute decision …

Placing the preferences of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities at the center of end-of-life decision making through storytelling

J Watson, H Voss, MJ Bloomer - Research and Practice for …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
With a focus on the use of narrative approaches, this article is a commentary on decision-
making support for people with profound intellectual and multiple disability (PIMD) at the end …

Assumptions of decision-making capacity: The role supporter attitudes play in the realisation of article 12 for people with severe or profound intellectual disability

J Watson - Laws, 2016 - mdpi.com
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) was
the first legally binding instrument explicitly focused on how human rights apply to people …

Relational personhood: A conception of legal personhood with insights from disability rights and environmental law

A Arstein-Kerslake, E O'Donnell, R Kayess… - Griffith Law …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
People with disability have demanded the recognition of full legal personhood in order to
realise their rights and to overcome dominance and oppression. Legal personhood is also …

Stretching beyond our perceived boundaries: The role of speech-language pathology in realising autonomy through supported decision-making

J Watson - International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Purpose Based on a 2022 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference
keynote address, the author explores the concept of autonomy and how it can be …

Supported decision making in South America: Analysis of three countries' experiences

A Vásquez Encalada, K Bialik, K Stober - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background. Following the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, there has been increased interest in supported decision making (SDM) as a …

Key components of supporting and assessing decision making ability

P Webb, G Davidson, R Edge, D Falls, F Keenan… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
People's ability to make decisions may be impaired for a wide range of reasons, including by
mental health problems and learning disabilities. Individual autonomy, the ability to make …

Siblings of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Their knowledge and perspectives on guardianship and its alternatives

AM Brady, MM Burke, T Landon… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Siblings of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) often
support their brothers and sisters through caregiving and guardianship. Methods In this …

Peer researchers' experiences of a co-produced research project on supported decision-making

P Webb, D Falls, F Keenan, B Norris, A Owens… - Research Involvement …, 2022 - Springer
Background Making decisions about your own life is a key aspect of independence,
freedom, human rights and social justice. There are disabled people who, without support …