Taking Action in New Mexico - The Community Solutions Summit
The Developmental Disabilities Supports Division (DDSD) is excited to share the results of partnership efforts to achieve full community inclusion for people with disabilities receiving DDSD services. In the Fall of 2006 the Advisory Council on Quality Supports for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and their Families (ACQ) brought together over a 100 people with disabilities, family members, providers, advocates and other stakeholders, along with DDSD, to identify important topics and concerns that New Mexicans with developmental disabilities and their families share.  One of the results of this was the forming of a vision and values  statement that is the core of our commitment.

This Community Solutions Summit, sponsored by the ACQ, used the PATH  approach for stakeholders to identify important topics to people with developmental disabilities and developed ideas for addressing each topic.  Each arrow on this web page represents a topic to be addressed by people with disabilities, family members, providers, advocates and other stakeholders along with DDSD.  By clicking on the arrow, you can read a summary of the group’s discussion and action steps it developed.  The information under each arrow are the ideas from the PATH Workgroup members.  

We welcome your participation!  Please call (877) 696-1472 or email us.

How the System Affects People with Developmental Disabilities

Promoting Full Integration in Developmental Disability Services

 

Promoting Self-Advocacy of People with Developmental Disabilities

Telling the Stories of Community and Personal Experience of People with Developmental Disabilities

Guardianship, Alternatives and the Impact on People with Developmental Disabilities

GUARDIANSHIP PATH WORKGROUP
Many New Mexicans with developmental disabilities have guardians who make decisions about where they live, how they spend their money and other fundamental life decisions. Guardians should consider the individual’s wants and needs.

The Guardianship PATH workgroup supports people with disabilities in making their own decisions whenever possible. The PATH workgroup hopes to achieve this goal by supporting efforts that:

• Reexamine the role of guardianship in the lives of New Mexicans with developmental disabilities;
• Educate support teams, families, the service delivery system and the legal system about alternatives to the different types of guardianship;
• Support people with developmental disabilities in learning how to use their own voice in making decisions and advocating for themselves.

For pictures from the Summit meetings click here to download.

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