Technology Rights
True or False: Staff can read your text messages whenever they want.
False!
Your phone is your personal property and you have the right to private communications.
Staff can borrow money from people they support if they promise to pay it back.
False! Staff should never ask for or take money from you.
You need to go to the store to buy some shampoo and conditioner. You like shopping at Target more, but staff say Walmart is easier to get to and cheaper.
Which store should staff take you to?
Target!
It is your choice what stores you spend your money at.
True or false?
You can still vote even if you are under guardianship.
True. You are still eligible to vote and no one can pressure you into how to vote.
Which of these is your right when using social media?
A. Staff can post for you without asking
B. You can choose what to post and who to talk to
C. Staff decide what you are allowed to like or follow
B.
It’s your choice what you post and who to talk to, but it's important to make sure you know who you’re talking to online.
Only ____ can decide how you spend your personal spending money.
You!
You are out of personal spending money until next week, but you ask staff to take you to the mall to window shop. Staff say no because they're worried the mall will be too busy in the heat wave.
If staff don't take you, is that a rights violation?
Yes!
You don't have to have spending money to enjoy the community.
Jamie wants help reading their ballot. Can someone help them?
Yes. You can get help with voting if you want it.
If you do not have internet at home and would like to use it, staff should help you access it in the ______.
Community!
If you don't have access at home, you can access it in the community such as your local library.
Which of these is your personal property?
A. Your wallet
B. Your lollipop wrapper collection
C. A cool magazine you got for free
D. All of the above
D! All of these are considered personal property, regardless of if you paid for it or not.
You wake up to a beautiful day outside and decide you'd like to have a picnic at the park for lunch.
How should staff respond to this request?
A. "Not today, we already planned for lunch at the house"
B. "That sounds fun! Let's see if we can make that happen!"
C. "Sorry, where we eat is up to staff."
B!
You get to decide what you eat, where you eat, and when you eat it. Staff should work with you to make the picnic happen.
Sam’s staff helps mark their ballot. Sam says to vote for Candidate A, but the staff member thinks Candidate B is better. Who gets to decide?
Sam. The ballot must be marked exactly how Sam says.
Can staff tell you who you are allowed to text or call?
No! You have the right to choose who you communicate with.
You spend all of your personal spending money for the month on squishmallows and now your staff are stressed out. How should staff respond?
A. “You are banned from shopping.”
B. Support budgeting and talk about choices
C. Throw away the squishmallows
B! You have the right to spend your personal spending money however you choose. If you run out, staff should work with you on budgeting and informed decision making.
You wake up excited to go to the library. By lunchtime, you decide you'd rather go bowling.
Fill in the blank:
People have the right to change their ________.
Mind!
Plans can and do change, and you can change your mind whenever you want.
Question: Which of these are ways you can vote in Maine?
A. In person on Election Day
B. By absentee ballot
C. Early at your town or city clerk’s office
D. Using an accessible voting option
E. All of the above
Answer: E. All of the above!