GMSA Statement About Harmful Labels
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Read MoreThe 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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3 Don’ts: ● Don’t run ● Don’t fight ● Don’t argue 3 Do’s: ● Stay calm when police approach or talk with you, ● Stay where you are ● Do…
Read MoreSummary of the 2024 Updates to 504
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Read MoreVoting in 2024
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Read MoreHCBS 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…
Read MoreWhat is the ADA?
These slides explain the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are discussion questions to understand the concepts connected to our everyday lives!
Read MoreVermont 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
Read MoreYouth 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…
Read MoreHow 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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