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Project Resources

This page contains links to resources relevant to issues involving disability and abuse. This section of the website contains resources developed by the Disability and Abuse Project. Materials from other sources will be added to this section in the future.

Guide on Responding to Suspected Abuse of People with Disabilities
(for parents or family members whose loved one receives transportation, day program, residential, or other services).

1. VICTIMS WITH DISABILITIES: The Forensic Interview
A training video and guidebook focusing on the 8 essential steps in achieving a successful forensic interview of crime victims with cognitive and/or communication disabilities.

2. VICTIMS WITH DISABILITIES: Collaborative, Multidisciplinary First Response
A training video and guidebook focusing on the essential factors in interviewing and interacting with individuals with cognitive and communication disabilities when first responders roll out to the scene.

3. Curriculum: First Responders to Child Abuse Victims with Disabilities
This course is designed as full-day training for law enforcement patrol officers and child protective services workers who are first responders to allegations of child abuse involving children with disabilities. It is also meant for supervisory staff of the above first responders and for other frontline workers.

National Center for Victims of Crime

Resource Directory

The National Center for Victims of Crime has made available a resource guide: Responding to Crime Victims with Disabilities: Resource Directory for Service Providers. This directory is designed to help community advocates working in the fields of crime victim assistance, disability services, law enforcement, and allied professions improve their response to victims with disabilities. Resources are organized by topic, such as accessibility, assistive technology, collaboration, communication, curricula and training, service animals, video collections, and more.

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The National Center for Victims of Crime held a training conference in December 2011 which focused on people with disabilities who are victims of crime. The Center has just released links to the powerpoint presentations made at that conference.

Dr. Nora Baladerian, and three of our consultants, Lori Brown, Carolyn Gammicchia, and Andrew Gammicchia, were conference presenters.

To access these valuable resources, click here.