A photo from the beginning of webinar 8. To the left are video streams of Jody and Skye, and Cierra. To the right is a slide with the title, "Webinar 8: Nothing About Us Without Us - Accessible Organizing." To the left of the title is a word cloud. Underneath the title reads, "December 17, 2019, 1-2:30pm EST" and "Brought to you by the Indiana Abuse Prevention Disability Task Force (APDTF), MESA, & ICADV."
Description

As a collaborative team we will discuss what we have learned about organizing sexual violence primary prevention work with people disabilities and through our lived experience as people with various disabilities.

Webinar Outline
  • 5-10 minutes: Housekeeping & introductions
  • 40 minutes: People with Disabilities to the front! (Jody)
  • 20 minutes: Outreach and Process (Skye)
  • 20 minutes: Budgeting for accessibility (Cierra)
  • 10 minutes: Attendee questions
  • 5-10 minutes: Resource recommendations
Presenters
  • Jody Powers (she/her), Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities
  • Skye Ashton Kantola (she and they), Multicultural Efforts to End Sexual Assault
  • Cierra Olivia Thomas-Williams (she/her), Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence

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

Co-Sponsors
Webinar 8: Nothing About Us Without Us: Accessible Organizing
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