Webinar

Serving Survivors Through Co-Advocacy

Co-advocacy allows us to provide cohesive and holistic services to survivors that meets their unique needs, shaped by their individual identity and lived experience. During this webinar a panel of …
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Serving Survivors Through Co-Advocacy

Co-advocacy allows us to provide cohesive and holistic services to survivors that meets their unique needs, shaped by their individual identity and lived experience. During this webinar a panel of experts explore this service model through the lens of culture, language, and disability, highlighting the importance of strong partnerships to achieving success in co-advocacy.

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People First: Practicing Accessibility One Contact at a Time

Mark Sweet of Disability Rights Wisconsin discusses accessibility in terms of interpersonal contact. Participants will learn about considering individuals point of view (POV), and how not considering it can lead …
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People First: Practicing Accessibility One Contact at a Time

Mark Sweet of Disability Rights Wisconsin discusses accessibility in terms of interpersonal contact. Participants will learn about considering individuals point of view (POV), and how not considering it can lead to missed opportunities to support a survivor

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Disability and Transgender Survivors: Empowering Providers who Work with Multiply-Marginalized Populations

Transgender and gender nonconforming individuals live with higher-than-average rates of physical and mental health conditions. This webinar explores the barriers and experiences of transgender survivors with disabilities, through information and …
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Disability and Transgender Survivors: Empowering Providers who Work with Multiply-Marginalized Populations

Transgender and gender nonconforming individuals live with higher-than-average rates of physical and mental health conditions. This webinar explores the barriers and experiences of transgender survivors with disabilities, through information and statistics about who they are and the types of violence they experience. Information about constructive and practical strategies for working with this multiply-marginalized population is also provided.

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Safety Planning for Survivors with Disabilities

An introductory webinar for domestic and sexual violence advocates, this webinar discusses the unique dynamics of domestic and sexual violence experienced by women with disabilities. Viewers will receive strategies for …
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Safety Planning for Survivors with Disabilities

An introductory webinar for domestic and sexual violence advocates, this webinar discusses the unique dynamics of domestic and sexual violence experienced by women with disabilities. Viewers will receive strategies for safety planning and an overview of core beliefs that are central for safety planning with women with disabilities.

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Policies and Best Practices to Screen Survivors with Disabilities for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault & Stalking

This webinar features the work of ProjectCARE, a local collaboration funded by the Office on Violence Against Women’s Disability Grant. Development and use of screening assessment protocols and tools are …
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Policies and Best Practices to Screen Survivors with Disabilities for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault & Stalking

This webinar features the work of ProjectCARE, a local collaboration funded by the Office on Violence Against Women’s Disability Grant. Development and use of screening assessment protocols and tools are discussed for ensuring that survivors with disabilities and Deaf survivors are properly screened and their service needs are met.

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Engaging People with Disabilities Through Social Media

Part of the Summer Technology Mini Series, this webinar features the work of a group in Austin Texas who set out to learn more about social media and how it …
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Engaging People with Disabilities Through Social Media

Part of the Summer Technology Mini Series, this webinar features the work of a group in Austin Texas who set out to learn more about social media and how it is used by people with disabilities in their community. Recommendations are shared for organizations looking to use social media in their outreach, prevention, and intervention work

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A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words: Picture Tools to Support the Forensic Exam Process for Survivors with Disabilities

Originally recorded in 2014, this webinar discusses three pictorial guides developed for medical staff, victim advocates, and self-advocates, to support safe and accessible SANE exams for women with disabilities.

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A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words: Picture Tools to Support the Forensic Exam Process for Survivors with Disabilities

Originally recorded in 2014, this webinar discusses three pictorial guides developed for medical staff, victim advocates, and self-advocates, to support safe and accessible SANE exams for women with disabilities.

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