“Sexual Abuse of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: Analysis and Recommendations for Ohio” was published in 2015 by Disability Rights Ohio. This document examines contributing factors for sexual violence (isolation, for example), support services, and gaps in the criminal justice system for people with disabilities. The free download contains examples and recommendations for improvements to support systems for people with disabilities and is recommended reading to understand the depth and breadth of the problem of sexual violence for people with disabilities.
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Post written by Cierra Olivia Thomas Williams, Prevention Specialist at Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
May, 2018, Miwok Ancestral Home lands on Mt. Tamalpias
Webinar 5: Preventing Violence Against People with Disabilities
Description
This webinar will address what is needed for large-scale prevention of violence against communities with disabilities. In phase 1, will discuss the importance of dismantling internalized ableism – What does this look like? How do you do this? How does this contribute to prevention? In phase 2, we will address how your organizations might understand agency and consent, and what model policies and implementation strategies may look like. In phase 3, we will examine the connections between food security, healthcare, fatphobia, employment and income. Finally, we will look forward to explore the large-scale changes we can strive for in order to prevent violence against people with disabilities.
Presenters
- Skylar Kantola (she and they), MESA Program Coordinator, Multicultural Efforts to End Sexual Assault, kantola@purdue.edu.
- Jody Powers (she/her), Consultant with Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Haley Sumner (she/her), Disability Advocate and Indiana University Student
- Andrea Mann (she/her), Parent of children with Disabilities
- Cierra Olivia Thomas-Williams (she/her), Prevention Specialist, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV), cwilliams@icadvinc.org.
- Kirat Sandhu (she/her, Tech Moderator), Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking
Closed Captions & Transcript created by Skye Ashton Kantola, MESA Program Coordinator with support from Reshma Sunil Rawlani, MESA Graduate Student Worker
Co-Sponsors
- Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence: https://icadvinc.org/
- Multicultural Efforts to End Sexual Assault: www.facebook.com/PurdueMESA
- Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault & Human Trafficking: https://icesaht.org/
- Indiana Minority Health Coalition: https://www.facebook.com/IndianaMinorityHealth/