Stories
Find out more about decision-making experiences from self-advocates and families in Tennessee. Discover the different decisions and support levels that are right for individuals with various types of disabilities and backgrounds.
![Angel](https://www.tndecisionmaking.org/wp-content/uploads/Stories_Guilaran_Sharp_Sheegog_Owen_dbedits9.22.20submitted-9.22.20_html_36bbe842-400x284.jpg)
Angel
Angel is 19, is Deaf, and has autism. His family shares their story of how they support Angel in making decisions.
![Lina](https://www.tndecisionmaking.org/wp-content/uploads/Stories_Guilaran_Sharp_Sheegog_Owen_dbedits9.22.20submitted-9.22.20_html_m65c9729a-400x284.jpg)
Lina
Discover how the Sharp family encourages their 7 year old daughter with Down syndrome to practice making her own decisions.
![Steven II](https://www.tndecisionmaking.org/wp-content/uploads/Stories_Guilaran_Sharp_Sheegog_Owen_dbedits9.22.20submitted-9.22.20_html_74086a47-400x284.jpg)
Steven II
Steven’s family shares more about the initial level of support in place for him, and what decision-making experience has taught them over the years.
![Jerry](https://www.tndecisionmaking.org/wp-content/uploads/Stories_Guilaran_Sharp_Sheegog_Owen_dbedits9.22.20submitted-9.22.20_html_m1ea24fd1-400x284.jpg)
Jerry
Jerry is 62 years old and has had an intellectual disability. Jerry’s younger sister, Jan, shares about the decision-making support her parents put in place for Jerry.
![Andrew](https://www.tndecisionmaking.org/wp-content/uploads/Braachs-400x284.jpg)
Andrew
Meet the Braach family and hear about how they are navigating decision making supports.
![Lorri](https://www.tndecisionmaking.org/wp-content/uploads/Lorri_robyn_cropped-400x284.jpg)
Lorri
Lorri is a self-advocate with cerebral palsy. Lorri shares how her struggle to have a voice in the decisions for her life has led her to using supported decision-making.
![Scott](https://www.tndecisionmaking.org/wp-content/uploads/Scott_Finney_headshot-400x284.jpg)
Scott
Scott is a 55 year old self-advocate. Scott shares how practice and family support has helped him develop decision-making skills through his adult life.
![Princeton](https://www.tndecisionmaking.org/wp-content/uploads/princeton-1-scaled-e1620159321697-400x284.jpg)
Princeton
Princeton shares how he uses supported decision-making and the support of his family to make his own life decisions.