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Join MEJI's Michigan Advancing Guardianship Innovations Center (MAGIC) for three upcoming webinars in our Multidisciplinary Cross-Training Series. The series brings together people from different disciplines and experiences to breakdown silos and foster a shared understanding to improve Michigan's adult guardianship system.

These trainings are designed for a broad audience, including older adults, adults with disabilities, advocates, professionals in medicine, social work, education, law, adult services, mental health, advocacy, and anyone interested in adult guardianship

Supported Decision-Making, Part 1:

Background on Supported Decision-Making and Guardianship

Thursday, September 10, 2026 | 12PM - 1:30PM Eastern

Join presenters from the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council. This introductory session will provide an overview of supported decision-making, the role it can play in helping people make their own decisions, and how it fits within the broader landscape of guardianship and alternatives to guardianship.

The webinar will also feature a presenter with lived experience under adult guardianship, providing an important perspective on how guardianship can affect a person’s autonomy and everyday life.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6417884455516/WN_yNmCOQ-aRH-3dqdE9cduZQ#/registration 

Supported Decision-Making, Part 2:

Using Supported Decision-Making and Practical Tools

Thursday, October 1, 2026 | 12PM - 1:30PM Eastern

Building on Part 1, this session will focus on putting Supported Decision-making into practice.

Presenters from the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council will discuss strategies, tools, and resources to unlock the power of Supported Decision-making

The webinar will also feature a presenter with lived experience under adult guardianship, providing an important perspective on how guardianship can affect a person’s autonomy and everyday life.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4amKXi2lRpiTontzEKITQA#/registration 

Small Changes, BIG Differences: AT for Community Living for Aging and Disabilities

Tuesday, December 1, 2026 | 12PM - 1PM

Join Aimee Sterk, Program Director of the Michigan Assistive Technology Program at the Michigan Disability Rights Coalition for a discussion of Assistive Technology (AT) and its role in alternatives to guardianship.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e2RripJ2SUaNIa35Ohy5cw#/registration