title: Project BRIDGE--people with disabilities participate in their health care decisions.
abstract: Project BRIDGE is a complex of activities through which individuals affected by major mental illness, developmental disability, or the effects of aging become engaged in their health care decision making. This article explains the development of BRIDGE through the profound stories of Julia Warren, Theresa Draper, and Jim Overstreet.
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D032722:Advance Care Planning; D003657:Decision Making; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016743:Mental Competency; D010358:Patient Participation; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence