Supported decision making (SDM) refers to the process of supporting people, whose
decision making ability may be impaired, to make decisions and so promote autonomy and …

Supported decision making (SDM) has begun to receive significant attention as means to
enable people to exercise autonomy and self-determination over decisions about their life …

This article argues that supported decision making is ideal for people with dynamic cognitive
and functional impairments that place them at the margins of autonomy. First, we argue that …

Within law and legal scholarship there are different models of legal personality and legal
capacity. The most well known of these emphasises individual rationality, and is distilled into …

Purpose: At least 5% of people in Australia and the USA have cognitive impairment and
require support for decision-making. This paper details a research program whereby an …

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 …

In recent years, the enumeration of the right to legal capacity in the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has caused considerable …

Background For people living with dementia, the capacity to make important decisions about
themselves diminishes as their condition advances. As a result, important decisions …

Machine generated contents note: 1. Theoretical and historical foundations of the right to
equal recognition before the law; 2. The meaning of the right: interpreting Article 12 of the …

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 …