Choice and Control
ADA
Olmstead
Self Determination
Self Advocacy

Expert Speaker's Bureau
People First Language
People First of Georgia

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Safety and Civil Rights:
Civil Rights / OCR
Community Safety
Maltreatment of Children
Safe and Able

To open the door to freedom and choice and control for people with disabilities, current public systems of support in Georgia must change so that people with disabilities:

• Have some control over the money and services that they receive.
  
• Are empowered to speak out for their rights and to achieve their own goals and dreams.

With self-advocates who have disabilities and their allies, IHDD is spreading the word about systems change. Our vision is a day when all people with disabilities in Georgia will:

• Have real choice and control over their own lives.
  
• Live in their own home, work (and get paid) at a real job, and have fun – when and where they choose.
  
• Are valued, contributing members in their community.

The Keys to the door are the four principles of Self-Determination

Freedom:

• To make plans
  
• To act on those plans and take risks
  
• To learn from mistakes
  
• To make friends
  
• To date, marry, start families

Authority:

• Control money and services
  
• Own a home and valuables
  
• Hire and fire staff
  
• Take part in all decisions

Support:

• When and where needed
  
• From chosen, respectful staff, friends, and family
  
• That encourage plans and dreams

Responsibility:

• Paying bills and taxes
  
• Staying on budget
  
• Giving to the community
  
• Sharing talents

For more information contact IHDD: contact@ihdd.uga.edu - 706-542-3457.