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GMSA is a strong organization because it is run by and for self-advocates. We have created resources and training materials that should only be presented by people with developmental disabilities. We encourage staff, teachers, parents, and allies to support self-advocates in teaching this material. However, our resources and trainings cannot be presented or used without self-advocates leading the way. If you have questions, contact us! We are happy to help you learn how to support people with developmental disabilities to use these resources.
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Join Max Barrows and Hasan Ko from Green Mountain Self Advocates as they discuss how state leaders, service providers, and others can help ensure advocates have a seat at the policy table. Max and Hasan share valuable lessons on how…
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Youth Ambassadors are young people with disabilities helping peers get the support they need to make decisions. These choices might be about where to work, how to spend money, or when to go to a doctor. We all need help…
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Isabella (Bella) Carrera-Skorsfad is a Youth Ambassador working with Green Mountain Self-Advocates. Bella completed a class teaching youth about their rights and how to make decisions for themselves. Youth Ambassadors study with The Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice a national…
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Hasan Ko is a Youth Ambassador working for Green Mountain Self-Advocates. He is part of a Vermont team teaching people about supported decision making and ways to avoid guardianship. He completed a training program teaching youth about their rights and…
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When a person turns 18 they get to make their own decisions. But, sometimes a person has difficulty making decisions. They may have a hard time saying what they want to do. A family member may want to ask a…
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Legal Clinics For Self-Advocates–A free, private, confidential session with a lawyer. You have a chance to spend 25 minutes with a lawyer to answer questions and get advice about how to address personal concerns about guardians. Vermont’s statewide self-advocacy organization,…
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A payee is a person or organization who gets your monthly social security or SSI check. They are responsible to pay your bills and help you buy things. Max Barrows, Outreach Director of Green Mountain Self-Advocates, interviews Lehana Guyettte from…
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This self-advocacy resource is a video. Finbar Ciappara is a young man who uses an iPad to communicate. For years he had a dream to be Santa Claus. This is his story of how that dream came true with the…
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Everyone needs to make a plan to vote. This resource will describe ways you can find out if you are registered. This year all registered voters got a ballot in the mail. This guide will suggest ways you can find…
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This video is about respect. We want people with disabilities to know that they belong to self-advocacy no matter who they are. We need to look at how we are welcoming people from all backgrounds and who speak any language.…
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