Right to decide

The right to decide is about having control and choice in our lives and having support to make choices that reflect our will and preference. All persons with Intellectual disabilities have the right to enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with others in all aspects of life and should be provided with support needs that may require in exercising their legal capacity.

Types of Decisions

Personal life decisions – the day to day decisions like personal care, what we wear, where we shop, what we eat, and what we do for fun. The right to make these day to day decisions is also very important to people with intellectual disabilities. Also the more substantive personal decisions like having a boyfriend or girlfriend, getting married, taking post-secondary schooling or training, where we want to live or the kind of work that we might like to do.
Health decisions – People want to be able to understand and learn more about their health issues and proposed medical interventions, so that we can make informed decisions around health care. We may also have to give consent for certain medical procedures.
Financial and property decisions – Everyone wants to be able to have control over their own money and be the one who decides how to spend it having access to pensions, inheritances and managing finances.