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How can I learn more about advance care planning for people with disabilities?

Online resources on advance care planning for people with disabilities:

  • CompassionAndSupport.org: Special considerations for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Advance directives and planning for people with intellectual and physical disabilities
  • Center for Practical Bioethics: Treatment decision making guidelines
  • Coalition for Compassionate Care of California: Thinking ahead matters
  • Coalition for Compassionate Care of California: My way, my choice, my life at the end 

Learn more about a POLST or MOLST:

  • MOLST.org: Medical Decisions for Life-Saving Treatment
  • POLST.org: Physician's orders for life-sustaining treatment and advance directives
  • POLST.org: Find more information about a POLST or MOLST in your state

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and health care for people with disabilities:

  • U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Disability and Health
  • U.S. Department of Justice: Information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act

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