Megan Rusciano of Disability Rights Maryland will present on guardianship and how supported decision-making can serve as an alternative or allow adults with disabilities more decision-making autonomy under guardianship. Supported decision-making

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• is a nationally- and internationally-recognized best practice that preserves the civil rights of people with disabilities by promoting a person’s right to self-determination
• recognizes that everyone, regardless of whether they have a disability, relies on the support of people they know and trust to make and communicate their own decisions
• can be used to prevent, limit and/or terminate restrictions on personal autonomy and decision-making imposed by guardianship
• is protected by a Maryland law that went into effect on October 1, 2022

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Megan Rusciano (she/her/hers) is the Managing Attorney of the Developmental Disabilities, Health Care, and Victims of Crime Act Team at Disability Rights Maryland (DRM), Maryland’s federally-designated Protection & Advocacy Agency for people with disabilities. She founded and chairs Maryland’s Cross-Disability Supported Decision-Making Coalition, is a consultant on the Judiciary’s Guardianship and Vulnerable Adult Workgroup, faculty for the Judiciary’s training for Court-Appointed Attorneys in guardianship proceedings, and was selected to participate in a group tasked with updating Maryland rule of professional conduct for attorneys who represent clients with diminished capacity. Prior to joining DRM in 2017, Ms. Rusciano was a Client Advocate at The Arc of Northern Virginia. She received Juris Doctors from American University Washington College of Law and University of Ottawa, and a Bachelors of Arts from McGill University.