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Conservatorships and Disability Rights with Judith Snedeger, Morgan Whitlach, Elysia Mancini Duerr and Laura Butler

Conservatorships and Disability Rights with Judith Snedeger, Morgan Whitlach, Elysia Mancini Duerr and Laura Butler

In this episode, Judy is chatting with Judith Snedeger, a disabled woman from Kentucky who was put under guardianship and stripped of her rights once she turned 18. With the support from a whole team of people including from one of our other guests, Laura Butler from My Choice Kentucky, Judith successfully fought to terminate her guardianship. Along with Laura and Judith, Judy is joined by Elysia Macini Duerr who is a Staff Attorney at Disability Rights Pennsylvania and Morgan Whitlach who is the Legal Director of Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities. She also serves as the Lead Project Director of the National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making

Transcript: tinyurl.com/ydsyrzk3

Quality Trust DC: https://www.facebook.com/QualityTrust/

My Choice Kentucky: https://www.mychoiceky.org/

Resources on Supported Decision Making from Disability Rights Pennsylvania: https://www.disabilityrightspa.org/resources/#estate-planning-substitute-decision-making-guardianship

Fourth National Guardianship Summit: Maximizing Autonomy and Ensuring
Accountability Recommendations: http://law.syr.edu/uploads/docs/academics/Fourth_National_Guardianship_Summit_-_Adopted_Recommendations_%28May_2021%29.pdf

 

Judy and another woman walking into a fountain after her guardianship was terminated.

Judith and another woman hand-in-hand as they walk into a fountain following the termination of Judith's guardianship

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