Seeking Human Rights Committee Members

Shared Support Maryland, Inc. (SSMD) is seeking community members to participate on our Human Rights Committee.  In order to protect the rights of people who have chosen SSMD to provide support, we are required to have a Human Rights Committee with that very responsibility in mind.  The position requires knowledge of fundamental / civil rights, a basic knowledge of types of services and supports provided to people with disabilities receiving Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) funding (this can be trained) and willingness to commit, advocate and make a stand for upholding the Individual rights of the people receiving services by SSMD.

SSMD’s Human Rights Committee members are responsible for meeting and reviewing all incident reports on a quarterly basis and other duties as needed. Committee members must commit to 2-4 hours each quarter to review incident reports and any other plans to collaboratively make recommendations for the involved parties. 

Human Rights Committee Members will receive training on SSMD’s policies & procedures in addition to DDA policies & procedures regarding incident reporting.

Please contact Gail at gail@sharedsupportmd.org.