Substitute Decision-making to Supported Decision-making
When individuals lack the legal capacity to act, they are not only robbed of their right to equal recognition before the law, but they are also robbed of their ability to defend and enjoy other human rights. Guardians and tutors acting on behalf of persons with disabilities sometimes fail to act in the interests of the individual they are representing; worse, they sometimes abuse their positions of authority, violating the rights of others.
La Taasha Byrd, Moderator, Multicultural Outreach Coordinator, Family Network on Disabilities
“Striving for complete integration and equality of people with disabilities in a society without barriers.”
