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

2. Moderator: Michal Shinnar,
Senior Associate, Gilbert Employment Law, P.C.
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Presenter: L. Dara Baldwin,
MPA, Director of National Policy, Center for Disability Rights, Inc.
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Presenter: Leigh Ann Davis,
Director of Criminal Justice Initiatives, The Arc of the United States
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Presenter: Deepinder (Deepa) K. Goraya,
Attorney
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3. 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.
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4. Sexual Violence and I/DD: The Data
49% will experience 10 or more sexually abusive incidents (Sobsey & Doe, 1991)
Children
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)

5. 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
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6. 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

7. Effects of 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

8. 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

9. Looking to the Future
Support leaders with disabilities in the MeToo 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

10. 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!

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

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

13. L. Dara Baldwin, MPA
Director of National Policy, Center for Disability Rights (CDR)
Based in Washington, D.C.
Follow Personal Twitter &
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14. What to Say Say: Do Not Say: Person with a Disability
Disabled or Handicapped
Blind or Low Vision
Visually Impaired
Deaf or Hard of Hearing
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

15. Resources Resources cont’d:
ADA training: ADA Network: ADA Basics Building Blocks – series:
ADA Resource Centers -
Cornell University Disability Statistics Online resource:
“Lives Worth Living” Movie about the disability rights movement -
NDRN –Our history:
Words matter – People First Language
Resources

16. Universal Signs – Accessibility & Inclusion

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

19. THANK YOU