In 1969, the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, now known as the Lanterman Act, was passed by the California Legislature. This piece of the legislation stated the following: “services ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. D'Angelo Ahumada, 18, right, works with mentor Matthew Pena at home in Gardena. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) It was a ...

Determination is the Pathway to Liberation’: Alternative Mental Health Crisis Response in the United States,” identifies key elements of rights-respecting responses to mental health crises and ...

Kujichagulia encourages us to “define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves." This is consistent with current agendas of Black organizations such as Black Lives ...

Disability Network Southwest Michigan has announced a new program called Paving the Way to Self Determination. The program will introduce concepts to families and children with development ...

This op-ed, written by Kate R. Finn, Executive Director of First Peoples Worldwide, was initially published in the April 2024 edition of International Funders for Indigenous Peoples’ Sharing Circle ...

A United Nations Security Council resolution on the dispute around Morocco’s claims to Western Sahara does not ensure that a ...

U.S. Department of Labor officials encouraged employers to self-report potential wage-and-hour violations via the agency’s Payroll Audit Independent Determination program, calling it a “real big win” ...

Why do you do the things you do? Why did you brush your teeth this morning, go to work, or click on this post? And is it possible to change the way you behave? Motivation underlies all of our behavior ...

Self-determination can be defined as, “the means for experiencing quality of life consistent with one’s own values, preferences, strengths, and needs” (Turnbull & Turnbull, 2001, as cited in ...