Access to Affirming Services Among Adults with Disabilities in Indiana Results from the 2021 Indiana Disability Justice’s Community Strengths, Needs, and Desires Assessment TEXT ONLY VERSION Declining Services - 2/3rd of respondents reported that they would usually feel able to decline services from a service professional. - However, 40% of men and 25% of women indicated that setting this boundary with a service professional would depend on the circumstances. Being Ignored - 57% of respondents reported that they had at least one experience of a service provider speaking about their body and health to others as if they were not present, or not able to provide information themselves. Coerced Services - Over 1/4th of respondents had experienced services being withheld from them until they compiled with a “request.” - This included 1/3rd of the men, 1/5th of the women, and half of those aged between 56 to 65. Reporting Being Hurt - Almost 60% of respondents indicated they would usually feel able to tell a service provider if another service provider has hurting them, and 10% indicated they would fear retaliation for reporting a service professional. - Almost 70% indicated they would usually feel able to report a non-service provider hurting them. Transparency and Important Notes About This Survey This survey is not peer-reviewed research and is not representative of people with disabilities in Indiana, but it is statistically significant. Data regarding gender is weighted but data regarding age is not. This survey received 41 responses by participants living in 17 counties (including 9 out of 10 INSILC districts). Among those who disclosed their demographic data, participants included: - 22 women, 6 men, and 2 non-binary people - People aged from ranges 18-25 up to 76-85 - 26 white people, 2 Native Americans, 1 Black person, 1 Latinx person, 1 Asian or Pacific Islander person, and 1 multiracial person - 23 straight people, 7 LGB/SGL people, 1 asexual person, and 1 questioning person - People raised in mainline and evangelical Christianity, Catholicism, Judaism, and atheism. Participants included people with cognitive and developmental disabilities (9), chronic illnesses (13), physical disabilities (12), sensory disabilities (9) [including Blind and/or Deaf participant], psychiatric disabilities and neurodivergence (21).

IDJ Info 3 Access to Affirming Service Provision

IDJ Info 3 Access to Affirming Service Provision

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