Webinar on Disability and Sexual Harassment Part I

Webinar on Disability and Sexual Harassment Part I: The Intersections of Disability Discrimination and Sex Harassment: An Introduction to the Issues

Moderator: Michal Shinnar, Senior Associate, Gilbert Employment Law, P. C. Pronouns: She/Hers Presenter: L. Dara Baldwin, MPA, Director of National Policy, Center for Disability Rights, Inc. Pronouns: She/Hers Presenter: Leigh Ann Davis, Director of Criminal Justice Initiatives, The Arc of the United States Pronouns: She/Hers Presenter: Deepinder (Deepa) K. Goraya, Attorney Pronouns: She/Hers

Leigh Ann Davis • is Director of Criminal Justice Initiatives at The Arc of the United States and directs The Arc's National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability® (NCCJD®). • Based in Arlington, TX. • Bio - https: //www. thearc. org/NCCJD/staff

Sexual Violence and I/DD: The Data • 49% will experience 10 or more sexually abusive incidents (Sobsey & Doe, 1991) • Children with intellectual and mental health disabilities most at risk: 4. 6 times the risk (2012) • Bullying: Children are 2 -3 times more likely to be bullied than nondisabled peers (2009) • Human/sex trafficking: Children and young adults face higher risk (2016)

NPR’s Abused & Betrayed Series • The rate of rape and sexual assault against people with intellectual disabilities is more than seven times the rate against people without disabilities Photo available at: https: //www. npr. org/2018/01/20/5 77064075/in-their-own-wordspeople-with-intellectual-disabilitiestalk-about-rape

2017 Vera Brief: Male Survivors with Disabilities • 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence survey found men with disabilities were twice as likely to experience sexual violence other than rape • The prevalence of lifetime sexual violent victimization was 14% among men with disabilities compared to 4% without disabilities

Effects of Sexual Violence https: //www. rainn. org/effects-sexual-violence Physical • Self-harm • Sexually transmitted infections (HIV/AIDS) • Substance abuse • Eating disorders • Sleep disorder • Pregnancy • • Mental / Emotional Depression Dissociation Post-traumatic stress disorder Suicidal thoughts Shame / self-blame Anger Numb Loss of trust

Key Challenges • Bias / Stereotypes • Individual and systemic (ie, parents with I/DD) • Lack of education for youth with I/DD in special education and adults • Accessibility of sexual health materials created for general population • Opportunity and freedom to BE sexual • Lack of focus/research on this topic in general

Looking to the Future • Support leaders with disabilities in the Me. Too movement and criminal justice reform • Apply the lens of intersectionality • Create and support innovative ways to educate professionals about I/DD • National crime victims rights week • April 7 -13, 2019

• Create space in day-to-day conversations • Demand sex education for students with disabilities • Actively promote inclusion, especially in justice system • Disability and sexual assault communities must unite!

For victims with disabilities, help is often too little, too late Kecia Weller

Join us… "If you be quiet, you cannot change things. But if you have a voice, you can change the world. "

L. Dara Baldwin, MPA • Director of National Policy, Center for Disability Rights (CDR) • Based in Washington, D. C. • Follow Personal Twitter & IG: @NJDC 07 • Bio - http: //cdrnys. org/dara-baldwin-bio/

What to Say: Do Not Say: Person with a Disability Disabled or Handicapped Blind or Low Vision Visually Impaired Deaf or Hard of Hearing Impaired Wheelchair User or Scooter User Confined to a wheelchair or Wheelchair bound Person with an Intellectual or Developmental Disability Mentally Retarded Person with a Mental Health Condition or Diagnosis Mentally Ill or Crazy

Resources cont’d: • ADA training: ADA Network: ADA Basics Building Blocks – series: https: //adata. org/project/ada-basic-building-blocks • ADA Resource Centers - https: //adata. org/ • Cornell University Disability Statistics Online resource: http: //www. disabilitystatistics. org/reports/acs. cfm? statistic=1 Resources • “Lives Worth Living” Movie about the disability rights movement http: //www. pbs. org/independentlens/films/lives-worth-living/ • NDRN –Our history: http: //www. ndrn. org/about/26 -our-history. html • Words matter – People First Language http: //odr. dc. gov/page/people-first-language

Universal Signs – Accessibility & Inclusion

Deepa Goraya • Is a Civil Rights Attorney • Based in Washington, D. C. • Bio - https: //www. linkedin. com/in/deepa-gorayabb 694351/

Moderator: Michal Shinnar, Senior Associate, Gilbert Employment Law, P. C. Pronouns: She/Hers Presenter: L. Dara Baldwin, MPA, Director of National Policy, Center for Disability Rights, Inc. Pronouns: She/Hers Presenter: Leigh Ann Davis, Director of Criminal Justice Initiatives, The Arc of the United States Pronouns: She/Hers Presenter: Deepinder (Deepa) K. Goraya, Attorney Pronouns: She/Hers

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