Webinar for organizations interested in the Sign Language Interpreting Service for Deaf Victims. Attendees will receive updates on how to apply and important dates about the process. In addition, participants will be able to ask questions about participating in the project.
Join us for our January webinar on Trafficking in the Lives of People with Disabilities to learn more about survivors with disabilities and Deaf survivors.
This webinar will explore the unique dynamics of violence in the lives of people with disabilities. This will include a focus on what you can do to help make your program and community more accessible.
Domestic and sexual violence impact members of the Deaf community at high rates. Yet, many service providers are not prepared to address the needs of this community. Specifically designed for …
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This webinar is for survivor advocacy and disability service providers. Join us to learn how self-advocates are leading the way to end gender-based violence and how you can support their efforts.
Research consistently demonstrates that people with developmental disabilities are at increased risk for adverse life events, abuse, and trauma. Yet, little has been done to understand how trauma impacts the neurobiology …
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Research on victimization within the Deaf Community suggests that Deaf individuals living in the United States have higher levels of domestic and sexual victimization than their hearing counterparts. Despite these …
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Plain language is a style of writing that is meant to be accessible to many people, especially people with intellectual disabilities. In this webinar, we will discuss plain language and …
This webinar will untangle the connection between the trauma of domestic and sexual violence and mental health disabilities while providing practical answers to supporting survivors with mental health concerns. We will focus on the impacts of mental health disabilities alone, and then take a closer look at the impact of trauma on these disabilities.
Guardianship is a factor in the lives of adult survivors with disabilities that would not be a factor for adult survivors without disabilities. For some adults with disabilities, the courts …
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