The purpose of the Gateway to Self-Determination Project is to “scale-up” efforts to promote the self-determination of people with disabilities. This publication was developed to help communicate, through the stories of people with disabilities, what is meant by self-determination and why it is important that people with disabilities receive the supports they need to live self determined lives. Quite simply, being self-determined means making things happen in a person’s own life, instead of having others do things to, or for them.
Organisations: US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities
