ABA publishes Spanish-language materials on planning for incapacity

In 2003, the ABA Commission on Law and Aging produced a Spanish version of its most popular consumer brochure Health and Financial Decisions: Legal Tools for Preserving Your Personal Autonomy.

 

The Commission also produced a 19-minute Spanish-subtitled version of the video In Your Hands: The Tools for Preserving Personal Autonomy. The video comes with a program guide that provides sample scripts and discussion points to help present the program. The video is available in DVD and VHS format.

 

The materials encourage seniors to use legal planning tools to ensure that their personal, health care and financial wishes are honored in the event they become sick, disabled or incapacitated.

 

They are wonderful tools for attorneys and advocates who work with Spanish-speaking seniors, caregivers, or family members.

 

To see the Spanish version of the brochure, go to:

http://www.abanet.org/aging/publications/docs/health_financial_desc_spa.pdf

Editor's note:  Advance directives are available a great many languages from Aging With Dignity, thanks to a large grant from the United Health Foundation.  Go here to see the list of languages in which the Five Wishes document is available:  http://www.agingwithdignity.org/translations.html

Documents are only $1/each when purchased in lots of 25 or more.