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Webinar: Disability, Aging, and the Unique Impact on Service Delivery

In honor of Elder Abuse Awareness month, Sandra Harrell, from Activating Change, discusses the unique dynamics of abuse experienced by two communities of older adults with disabilities: those who are …
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Webinar: Disability, Aging, and the Unique Impact on Service Delivery

In honor of Elder Abuse Awareness month, Sandra Harrell, from Activating Change, discusses the unique dynamics of abuse experienced by two communities of older adults with disabilities: those who are formerly able-bodied and are aging into disability and those with early-acquired disabilities who are aging with disabilities. Sandra also discuss the barriers to services these survivor communities experience, as well as the implications for service providers.

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Coalition Series Part 4: The Unmet Needs of Deaf Survivors

In the fourth webinar in this series, Deaf advocates described the diverse experiences Deaf survivors have with domestic and sexual violence and with getting help from mainstream, hearing victim service …
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Coalition Series Part 4: The Unmet Needs of Deaf Survivors

In the fourth webinar in this series, Deaf advocates described the diverse experiences Deaf survivors have with domestic and sexual violence and with getting help from mainstream, hearing victim service providers and systems. Common barriers were shared, with a focus on the barriers faced by Deaf survivors from marginalized communities, including Deaf Black, Indigenous, people of color, and trans survivors. Best practices for supporting Deaf survivors were also shared, including an overview of “for deaf, by deaf” advocacy.

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Coalition Series Part 2: Connecting to the Broader Context

In the second webinar in this series, Deaf leaders unpacked some of the critical experiences, dynamics, and concepts shared during the first session and tie them to the broader societal …
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Coalition Series Part 2: Connecting to the Broader Context

In the second webinar in this series, Deaf leaders unpacked some of the critical experiences, dynamics, and concepts shared during the first session and tie them to the broader societal context and the experiences of Deaf survivors. Deaf culture, cultural transmission, language deprivation and more will be explored.
Coalition Series Part 3: Exploring Your Role: Learning from the Paths and Actions of Hearing Advocates

In the third webinar in this series, hearing allies who have worked closely with and in Deaf communities shared their respective journeys. They discussed how they have accounted for their …
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Coalition Series Part 3: Exploring Your Role: Learning from the Paths and Actions of Hearing Advocates

In the third webinar in this series, hearing allies who have worked closely with and in Deaf communities shared their respective journeys. They discussed how they have accounted for their privileges and used them, including their access to information, funding, and connection to policymakers and funders (among others), to support Deaf advocates and Deaf advocacy.

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Sexual Assault and Autistic Survivors

This webinar, featured Erica Blackwood of the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Olga Trujillo of Activating Change, who addressed the barriers autistic survivors face in seeking healing services …
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Sexual Assault and Autistic Survivors

This webinar, featured Erica Blackwood of the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Olga Trujillo of Activating Change, who addressed the barriers autistic survivors face in seeking healing services following sexual violence and the ways in which service providers can better meet their needs. This powerful webinar explored the lived experience of an autistic survivor and offered participants guidance on what accommodations are helpful as well as those things to consider for effective communication with autistic survivors.

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Coalition Series Part 1: Learning from the Lived Experiences of Deaf People

The first webinar in this series featured a panel of Deaf leaders who shared their experiences growing up in a hearing world, navigating audism, and advocating for Deaf survivors. This …
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Coalition Series Part 1: Learning from the Lived Experiences of Deaf People

The first webinar in this series featured a panel of Deaf leaders who shared their experiences growing up in a hearing world, navigating audism, and advocating for Deaf survivors. This webinar provided an intimate portrait of the challenges facing Deaf people and laid the foundation for the rest of the series.

Upcoming Events

April 19, 2023 2-3:30pm ET “Connecting to the Broader Context”

May 2, 2023 3-4:30pm ET “Exploring Your Role: Learning from the Paths and Actions of Hearing Advocates”

May 11, 2023 1-2:30pm ET “The Unmet Needs of Deaf Survivors”

June 15, 2023 2-3:30pm ET “The Powerful Role Coalitions Can Play in Supporting Deaf Advocacy”
Supporting Black Deaf Survivors

Black deaf survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence often have to navigate a web of barriers to accessing healing services: programs designed to respond to domestic and sexual violence, for …
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Supporting Black Deaf Survivors

Black deaf survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence often have to navigate a web of barriers to accessing healing services: programs designed to respond to domestic and sexual violence, for instance, may not have the knowledge or resources to address the needs of Deaf survivors while Deaf programs may not have the knowledge or experience to address survivorship. However, the Deaf community has been working to address this gap in services by developing programs specifically at this intersection. This webinar featured one of those programs, DAWN, which was formed inn 1999 in the Washington metropolitan area and has been providing direct support services to women and their families in the Deaf community. Listen to a conversation between Roberta Eaton, DAWN’s Executive Director, and Raven Sutton, Senior Survivor Resource Specialist, as they discuss DAWN’s unique approach to meeting the needs of Black deaf survivors.
Sex Trafficking and Disability

People with disabilities are targeted at higher rates than their peers to exploitation and/or abuse, including sex trafficking. Sex traffickers deliberately target individuals they know they can isolate and control …
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Sex Trafficking and Disability

People with disabilities are targeted at higher rates than their peers to exploitation and/or abuse, including sex trafficking. Sex traffickers deliberately target individuals they know they can isolate and control and both individual and systemic conditions increase the risk for people with disabilities. Specifically, people with disabilities often live in relative isolation, may rely on assistance from others to get to work and to access basic services and may be denied information about trafficking. Compounding these individual risk factors are barriers within our systems to identifying and supporting survivors with disabilities. This includes barriers to reporting or seeking help, a lack of disability-centered victim responses, and a lack of economic resources due to the devaluation of people with disabilities and their labor. Many survivors of trafficking also acquire disabilities as a result of being trafficked, yet few service providers are prepared to provide services and supports to survivors who have this experience. In recognition of human trafficking awareness month, this webinar explored the unique risk factors of persons with disabilities, and what service providers and communities can do to take action at multiple levels.
Sexual Violence in the Lives of Indigenous People with Disabilities

Nearly 3 million people in the United States identify as “American Indian or Alaskan Native” (2010 U.S. Census). Due to systemic and historical oppression, individuals within these communities experience high …
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Sexual Violence in the Lives of Indigenous People with Disabilities

Nearly 3 million people in the United States identify as “American Indian or Alaskan Native” (2010 U.S. Census). Due to systemic and historical oppression, individuals within these communities experience high rates of sexual assault and have high rates of disability. This webinar looked at Indigenous survivors of sexual assault who also have a disability and the unique barriers they encounter in their healing journey.
Promising Practices for Serving Domestic Violence Survivors with Disabilities

This webinar featured a panel of experts who explored the unique barriers that people with disabilities have to navigate when seeking healing and the strategies that advocates employ to proactively …
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Promising Practices for Serving Domestic Violence Survivors with Disabilities

This webinar featured a panel of experts who explored the unique barriers that people with disabilities have to navigate when seeking healing and the strategies that advocates employ to proactively remove those barriers. Specifically, they explored the civil-legal needs of survivors with disabilities, the needs of survivors who acquire a disability through domestic violence, and the unique needs of Deaf survivors.