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WITH’s commitment to supported decision making in healthcare settings
The WITH Foundation, along with AADMD and Ability Central, have an exciting funding opportunity that we’d like to share with a fast approaching submission deadline.
Supported decision making needs to be accessible for all adults with disabilities, so we’re inviting collaborative proposals which focus on the development of additional resources, programmatic models, and/or advocacy related to Supported Decision-Making (SDM) for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
Supported Decision Making
Supported decision-making (SDM) allows people to obtain guidance and support without relinquishing their legal right to make personal choices about their lives. Using supported decision-making, a person with a disability selects a person or a team of trusted people to help understand, make, and communicate their decisions. The individual may rely heavily on their supporters when making choices, but the final decision ultimately remains within their control. Supported decision-making is a very flexible process; as the person gains experience, the areas in which they seek support and the people who they choose to support them may change.
WITH, AADMD, and Ability Central embrace person-centered innovations and culturally competent care. We want to see people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their advocates, healthcare providers, and others smoothly navigate in today’s complex world.
Building partnerships
This funding opportunity encourages the development of new partnerships between community, healthcare, disability, and/or UCEDD, and LEND programs. If the proposed project includes organizations that have an established/existing partnership(s), the proposed project should include significant and new efforts undertaken by the partnership and/or new partners joining the existing collaborative efforts.
Suggested Applicants
- University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
- Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Programs
- Other Not-for-Profits 501(c)(3) – Healthcare, Community, and Disability organizations.
Submission Deadline is September 4, 2019 (11:59 p.m. PDT)
View the RFP, complete with FAQ’s, here.
- WITH is a private foundation that promotes comprehensive and accessible healthcare for adults with developmental disabilities.
- The mission of AADMD is to improve the quality, outcomes, and value of healthcare for individuals with developmental disabilities and their circle of support.
- Ability Central makes grants to improve communication and information access for people with disabilities.