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
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/
