Recent News
- AIM Services is now the statewide provider of Supported Decision-Making (SDM) facilitation!SDMNY is thrilled that AIM Services is now the statewide provider of Supported Decision-Making (SDM) facilitation in New York. This marks an exciting milestone in expanding access to Supported Decision-Making across the state. SDMNY is proud to have played a leading role in building and developing the SDM facilitation model in New York, and we are… Continue reading AIM Services is now the statewide provider of Supported Decision-Making (SDM) facilitation!
- Two Recent Publications Advance SDM and SDMNY“To publish” is to make information known to the general public. “Publication” is the act of publishing, but also has multiple legal meanings: under New York Law, agency regulations (the “Regs”) do not become final and operative until the “publication” of their Notice of Adoption (the Notice) in the New York State Register (the Register)…. Continue reading Two Recent Publications Advance SDM and SDMNY
- Update on the SDMA Statute and RegulationsBecause we’ve received a number of inquiries about the status of our groundbreaking SDMA law, Mental Hygiene Law (MHL) Article 82, and the OPWDD regulations designed to implement that law, we wanted to update our community on the current situation. After passage by both the NYS Senate and Assembly, the law was signed by Governor… Continue reading Update on the SDMA Statute and Regulations
- A Trip to Catalonia and a Reaffirmation of Our ValuesWe have always been clear that our work is premised on the international human right of legal capacity, and that we have been nourished and enriched by the work of human rights advocates around the world. We’ve also been proud to make contributions to that community (Good News 3/22/24; 2/14/25). Last week, SDMNY Director Naomi… Continue reading A Trip to Catalonia and a Reaffirmation of Our Values
- The United Nations Gives a Shout-out to SDMNY, and a New Opportunity to Forge International CollaborationsWe have often noted how our work at SDMNY is premised on the human right of legal capacity, as enunciated in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) (GN 3/22/2024). We’ve also acknowledged the debt we owe to colleagues around the world who, since the CRPD came into effect, have worked… Continue reading The United Nations Gives a Shout-out to SDMNY, and a New Opportunity to Forge International Collaborations