My name is Charlene Cratt. I'm an augmentative
alternative communication clinician, retired. I think that this
CDAC resource on supports for decision making is
a very valuable tool, and allows us to move from a model
of looking at capacity and assessment about whether someone
with a communication disability, or cognitive disability, can participate in
decision making, but rather looks at ways to include them in decision
making. I think that augmentative and alternative
communication clinicians are uniquely matched
because they can help individuals define the types of support
they need in order to participate in decision making.