Please register for The Arc of Illinois Lunch Webinar – Guardianship: Rights, Responsibilities, Limitations, and Alternatives on May 8, 2018 12:00 PM CDT at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1828284815509541379
Guardianship: Rights, Responsibilities, Limitations, and Alternatives
Presented by Lesley Arizmendi, Staff Attorney at Equip for Equality
Participants can expect to learn:
-rights of individuals under guardianship and during the guardianship process;
-limits of guardianship—what a guardians can and cannot do;
-responsibilities guardians have to observe the rights of their wards; and
-alternatives to guardianships, including supported decision-making, powers of attorney, and mental health advanced directives.
Lesley Arizmendi has been a Staff Attorney at Equip for Equality for the past eight years. She provides legal advocacy to people with disabilities, focusing in the areas of guardianship, abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, mental health, and fundamental rights in institutional and community settings. Lesley earned her JD from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles and her BA in Linguistics from Scripps College in Claremont, California.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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