The Rules Rule

GMSA made a 2-page handout that lists your rights when receiving services. This includes many of the rules agencies must follow that protect your rights.

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Summary of the 2024 Updates to 504

This summary explains how Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act protects people with disabilities. It updates old rules and makes some important changes to stop discrimination against people with disabilities…

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Voting in 2024

Voting is an important right. Laws affect our lives. Voting lets us have a say in what laws are made. This is important for people with disabilities!  Here is a…

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HCBS Settings Rule

There are rules when we get services. The rules are all about our right to make our own choices and decisions. The rules say we control our lives. Other people…

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What is the ADA?

These slides explain the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are discussion questions to understand the concepts connected to our everyday lives!

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Vermont Showcase – Alternatives to Guardianship

Come celebrate the GMSA Youth Ambassadors as they present the resources they created on alternatives to guardianship. Thursday, December 8, 2022 6:00-7:30 pm EST To register: https://communityinclusion.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ntMGwlJdQcaI4B5WyTSxWw

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Youth Ambassadors

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…

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How We All Make Choices

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…

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