Guardianship and Alternatives: Resources

Looking for information about guardianship, supported decision-making, voting rights, or other alternatives to guardianship for people with disabilities? These organizations and resources provide information about decision-making supports, self-advocacy, financial planning, voting rights, and guardianship in Wisconsin.

• The ABLE National Resource Center provides information about Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts and how eligible people with disabilities can use them to save for disability-related expenses.

• The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition provides information about competency, guardianship, and voting rights in Wisconsin, including how to find out if voting rights were removed and how they may be restored.

• How I Got My Right to Vote Back: A Message from Jennifer Kratsch is a video about the experience of restoring voting rights.

• The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition's How to Register Online video provides information about online voter registration.

• The National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making provides information, tools, research, and state-specific resources about supported decision-making for people with disabilities.

• The Wisconsin Department of Health Services provides the official Supported Decision-Making Agreement, including versions in English, Spanish, and Arabic.

• The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities provides resources about supported decision-making and alternatives to guardianship, including a guidebook, toolkit, webinars, and information about Wisconsin's Supported Decision-Making Agreement.

• The Self-Determination Channel on YouTube provides videos related to self-determination and disability.

• The Wisconsin Register in Probate Association provides a Register in Probate Directory by County with contact information for Wisconsin probate offices.

• The Guardianship Support Center provides information about Allegations of Incompetency and the Right to Vote.

• The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition's Parent to Parent Voting video with Audio Description discusses supporting the voting rights of adults with disabilities.

• The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition also provides Parent to Parent: Why I Support My Adult Child with a Disability to Vote, a resource for families supporting the voting rights of people with disabilities.

• The Arc Wisconsin advocates with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families to support inclusion, self-advocacy, and opportunities to live and thrive in their communities.

• Wisconsin Family and Caregiver Support Alliance provides information and resources for family caregivers in Wisconsin.