• Youth with Disabilities - Part 1

  • Jan 8 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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Youth with Disabilities - Part 1

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  • In this episode, Melissa and Heather will introduce listeners to the intersection of abuse and disabilities in young people. Your hosts will give a quick run down on special education in the U.S. and illustrate the marginalization of people with disabilities. You can expect to learn how oppression impacts experiences of abuse, reporting abuse, and service provision for those with disabilities. 

    You can find SafeR Journeys Podcast at https://www.instagram.com/podcast_saferjourneys/ and https://www.facebook.com/safer.journeys.podcast. Melissa and Heather are preventionists with Safe Journeys, a domestic and sexual violence agency serving LaSalle and Livingston counties in Illinois. You can learn more at http://safejourneysillinois.org/ 

    Media we love link:

    Included - Jayneen Sanders - E2E publishing

    Resources:

    The Deaf Hotline

    ADWAS - Abused Deaf Women Advocacy Services

    Resources:

    Pew Research 2020-2021

    UNICEF - promoting rights

    Special Olympics PPT

    Group Homes 

    2017 Inclusion in LMIC's 

    Journal of Pediatrics

    RAINN article: Sexual Abuse of People with Disabilities

    The Hotline: Abuse in Disability Communities
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