A photo from the beginning of webinar 11. To the left are video streams (from top to bottom) of Skye, Haleigh, Jen, and Cierra. To the right is a slide with the text, "Brought to you by the Indiana Abuse Prevention Disability Task Force (APDTF), MESA, & ICADV." To the right of the text is the title, "The Spectrum of Prevention in Rape Crisis Centers: Risk Factors & People with Disabilities." Underneath the title reads, "March 26, 2020, Disability Justice & Sexual Violence Prevention Series, Webinar #11" and "Haleigh Rigger, Rape Crisis Coordinator, ICESAHT; Cierra Olivia Thomas-Williams, ICADV Prevention Specialist; Skye Kantola, MESA Program Coordinator; Jennifer Milharcic, ICADV Disability Consultant."
Description

75% + of the population of people with disabilities will experience sexual violence in their lifetime. Despite such high victimization rates, there is a dearth of sexual violence research including people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Indiana Abuse Prevention Disability Task Force (APDTF) completed a literature review of sexual violence risk factors for people with disabilities including developmental and intellectual disabilities and member panelists of the APDTF will highlight the findings. Haleigh Rigger, Indiana Statewide Rape Crisis Coordinator, will discuss what RCCs can do to engage in primary prevention of sexual violence within their agencies and in local communities.

Webinar Outline
  • 5 minutes: Housekeeping & introductions (Skye/Cierra)
  • 15 minutes: Grounding in SVPP & making a connection to Disability Justice (Cierra & Skye)
  • 20 minutes: Review task force efforts (Cierra, Haleigh, Jen)
  • 20 minutes: Application for Rape Crisis Centers (Haleigh)
  • 10 minutes: Attendee questions (Skye/Cierra)
  • 5-10 minutes: Resource recommendations (Crew)
Presenters
  • Cierra Olivia Thomas-Williams (she/her), Prevention Specialist, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, cwilliams@icadvinc.org.
  • Skye Kantola (she and they), Programs Coordinator, Multicultural Efforts to End Sexual Assault, kantola@purdue.edu
  • Haleigh Rigger (she/her), Rape Crisis Coordinator, Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking, haleigh@indianacesa.org
  • Jennifer Milharcic (she/her), Disability Consultant, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, jenmilharcic@gmail.com

Closed Captions & Transcript created by Skye Ashton Kantola, MESA Program Coordinator

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Webinar 11: The Spectrum of Prevention in Rape Crisis Centers: Risk Factors and People with Disabilities

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A photo from the beginning of webinar 9. To the left are video streams of Em and Skye, and Cierra. To the right is a slide with the title, "Webinar 9: Sex & Sense Ability: Disability, Sexuality, and Available Adaptations." To the right of the title is a photo of two individual's lower bodies where they are holding hands lovingly. Underneath the title reads, "January 10, 2019, 1-2:30pm EST" and "Brought to you by the Indiana Abuse Prevention Disability Task Force (APDTF), MESA, & ICADV."

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