Interested in improving services for disabled survivors of sexual/domestic violence?

Do you work with people with disabilities and/or survivors of abuse? Attend our conference with SCCADVASA while we learn how to improve access to services for survivors with disabilities.

People with disabilities experience violence at a rate three times higher than individuals without disabilities. Social isolation, reliance on assistance equipment and/or other individuals to access services, and compounded health complications not only increase risk of victimization, but also can create challenges for victim/survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence to receive services following an assault.

What you'll learn:

• The risk and protective factors for intimate partner violence and the intersections with visible and invisible disabilities
• The basics of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the responsibilities for domestic and sexual violence advocacy agencies in the provision of accessible services
• The stories of survivors and the positive impacts of adaptive advocacy services, as well as the negative impacts of gaps in services and rigid adaptability
• How to assess and improve services for survivors of intimate partner and sexual violence who have disabilities

WHEN: September 25, 10 AM to 12:30 PM
WHERE: Online
WHO: Service providers, people who work with people with disabilities and/or survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, DSS employees
FEATURING: National disability rights activist and survivor, Stephanie Woodward, JD
TICKETS: Free

Register here

Able South Carolina
720 Gracern Road Suite 106

Columbia, South Carolina 29210
803.779.5121

advocacy@able-sc.org