Join the Center on Victimization and Safety (CVS) for a summer mini-webinar series focused on technology, safety, and survivors with disabilities and Deaf survivors. During the months of June and July, CVS will be hosting three webinars focusing on social media, technology (including assistive technologies) and safety. June 14, 2016 Engaging People with Disabilities Through… Read more »
An article in International Business Times highlights the struggle of Deaf survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault to access help from law enforcement, and the new Translating Justice Initiative, that addresses this issue, announced last week by the Vera Institute of Justice. Read the full article on the International Business Times website.
To mark International Women’s Day, Shantha Rau Barriga Director of Disability Rights at Human Rights Watch, draws attention to the need for services and justice for survivors with disabilities that are informed by survivors with disabilities. Read the full blog post on the Human Rights Watch website.
(January 15, 2016) PublicSource, a local Pennsylvania news organization, featured an article about an event hosted by the FISA Foundation that focused on abuse of people with disabilities. Nancy Smith from the Center on Victimization and Safety (CVS) spoke to 45 representatives from organizations around Pittsburgh, about the work of CVS and the need to… Read more »
The Center on Victimization and Safety at the Vera Institute of Justice is pleased to present: The End Abuse of People with Disabilities Webinar Series (Bridging the Gap National Webinar Series). This FREE, monthly webinar series features topics that advance the conversation at the intersection of violence against people with disabilities and Deaf people. These… Read more »
(November 12, 2015) An investigative report by Fox6 News in Milwaukee Wisconsin highlights problems with abuse and neglect investigations in the child welfare system and how it is impacting children with disabilities, with sometimes dire consequences. Access the full article on FOX6’s website.
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Violence, abuse, and bullying are frequent realities for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD). This paper issued by the Arc’s National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability is a call to criminal justice professionals to proactively identify, engage and support crime victims with disabilities. These professionals, due to the nature of their jobs, possess exceptional… Read more »
The Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Against Persons with Disabilities Statistical Tables provides estimates of non-fatal violent victimization (rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated and simple assault) against persons aged 12 or older with disabilities from 2009 to 2013. Tables compare the victimization of persons with and without disabilities living in non-institutionalized households, including distributions… Read more »
Al Jazeera America’s six-month investigation into sexual violence at Gallaudet — which included interviews with a dozen current or former students who say they were sexually assaulted, senior Gallaudet administrators, Title IX and disability experts, and an analysis of the university’s judicial board actions — reveals that even a school explicitly designed for Deaf and… Read more »