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Vol./Year 8, No. 2
Vulnerability Trail Newsletter
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Mid-Winter Greetings!
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and also hosts National Crime Victims' Rights Week. If what you are doing to recognize either of these designations
might be of interest to your 1200+ colleagues on this VTrail listserv, shoot me an email with the details.
Here in Aurora we are sponsoring a training in late April that features our colleagues from the Massachusetts Building Partnerships of the Protection of Persons with Disabilities Initiative who will offer suggestions, tools, and guidance as we in Colorado look to implement mandatory reporting of crimes against all people with developmental disabilities on July 1. If you would like information on this no-cost training and did not receive our Save the Date email notice about it earlier this month, let me know and I will gladly add you to the list to receive the registration invitation early next month.
Jean Solis
Editor and Director of Marketing and Development
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(Tools to help us in our work to address crime victimization of people with I/DD in our communities)
Resource Guide: Human Trafficking
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has developed the Faces of Human Trafficking Resource Guide to raise public awareness of human trafficking, the many forms it can take, and the important role that everyone can play in identifying and serving victims. This new multidisciplinary resource includes a nine-part video series (also available with Spanish subtitles), a discussion guide, four fact sheets, and four posters. Access these
tools and more by visiting the online resource
guide. While this entire resource does not relate specifically to victims with developmental disabilities, the thirdvideo references the
Men of Atalissa (IA)
who did not disclose their abuse when asked and who, for 35 years, worked 40hrs/wk in return for $65/month salary... The faces of human trafficking include people with developmental disabilities!
Edited by J. Timmons
This issue of Frontline Initiative
provides background information for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) exploring trauma-informed care. Anyone can experience trauma and those experiences can have long-term consequences. Trauma-informed care acknowledges the lasting impact that traumatic experiences can have on people's lives and affirms how those past experiences can impact a person's present actions. Trauma-informed care takes these experiences into account and provides support that helps prevent further crises. Published by the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) and the Institute's Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC).
National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) will be observed April 10-16, 2016. The Theme Video and artwork are now available online to support the week-long event.
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Opportunities
(Activities for engagement to help improve our work to address crime victimization of people with I/DD in our communities)
Webinar -- People with Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System: Promising Legislation for Statewide Reforms
February 25th, 1:30 PM - 3:00PM EST
Presenters:
Leigh Ann Davis,
Program Manager, NCCJD
Heather Sachs,
Vice President of Advocacy and Public Policy, National Down Syndrome Society
Patti Saylor,
Owner, Health Link LLC
Darla Stuart,
Executive Director, The Arc of Aurora
Diana Goldberg,
Executive Director, SungateKids
Carole O'Shea,
Supervisor Victim Advocate, Aurora Police Department
Hear the stories that created two statewide movements to pass legislation impacting people with disabilities in the criminal justice system. Over the past two years, NCCJD has been compiling a database of such legislation in order to help criminal justice and disability professionals understand this issue from a national viewpoint and get an idea of what type of legislation is being passed and why. A brief overview of current findings will be discussed by NCCJD's Program Manager. Ms. Sachs and Ms. Saylor will highlight legislation passed in their home state of Maryland inspired by Ethan Saylor's death to establish a program to effectively train people with disabilities to meaningfully participate in law enforcement trainings. The Colorado team will discuss their collaborative role in successfully passing state legislation that allows crime victims with disabilities to have access to hearsay exception in order to ensure their full participation in the justice process. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to learn how to make changes in your state!
Register here.
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Articles
(Abuse of people with I/DD occurs throughout the country, including in our own communities...)
Lawsuit seeks $27M for 'horrific abuse' of disabled woman
... observed Heather's horrific living conditions and deteriorating health, yet failed to make mandated reports to police or Adult Protective Services... KING5.com ---Feb. 5, 2016 --- WA
In October, New Jersey granted his application to recognize his New York certifications to teach special-ed and math in grades 7 to 12. Seong then ... --- New York Post --- January 31, 2016 (NEW YORK)
The Greenwood Commonwealth reports Larry Johnson faces a charge for allegedly striking a special-needs fifth-grade student ... --- WJTV --- January 31, 2016 (MISSISSIPPI)
Minnesota Tightens Scrutiny of Conservatorships
She is scheduled for trial on one count of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Neither she nor her attorney returned calls for comment. --- Minneapolis Star Tribune --- January 30, 2016 (MINNESOTA)
Man Charged with Sexually Abusing Resident of a Utah Disability Home
The victim was living at North Eastern Services, a home for people with disabilities in Salt Lake County. On June 8, 2014, the suspect allegedly came ... --- Salt Lake Tribune --- January 30, 2016 (UTAH)
Mom claims son with autism was bullied at Tracy school ... The mother of a 14-year-old boy with autism said bullying got so bad at a Tracy school that ... --- KCRA Sacramento --- January 29, 2016 (CALIFORNIA)
On Tuesday, Yoder's alleged victim - the special needs child who lived with him - testified he had been molested. The boy had previously denied any ... --- The Desert Sun --- January 29, 2016 (CALIFORNIA)
A school bus driver faces charges he repeatedly molested two special-needs students he transported between home and school. James C. McIntyre ... --- lehighvalleylive.com --- January 29, 2016 (PENNSYLVANIA)
The woman told FOX13 an older student took her 12-year-old daughter, who is a special education student, to a part of the school that wasn't used. --- FOX13 Memphis --- January 29, 2016 (TENNESSEE)
On September 12, 2014, after Isabel Sandoval, the sister of the two victims made several reports to Adult Protective Services (APS) and the Sheriff's ...January 29, 2016 -- CA
A 69-year-old man has been accused of luring a victim with autism into his vehicle in Sumter County and sexually assaulting him. --- Daily Commercial --- January 29, 2016 (FLORIDA)
The bookkeeper for a state agency that provides services to the developmentally disabled has been accused along with her husband of ... --- January 27, 2016 (NEW JERSEY)
An assault caught on cell phone video shows a student with special needs being dragged and kicked in the head. --- fox8.com --- January 27, 2016 (OHIO)
On Tuesday officers of the Humboldt Police Department executed a search warrant pertaining to adult abuse or neglect at a house on Dungan Street ... --- Jackson Sun --- January 27, 2016 (TENNESSEE)
Disability Rights Arkansas said the woman died in February 2015. She choked to death as a result of a behavior treatment program involving restraints ... --- KARK --- January 26, 2016 (ARKANSAS)
A special education teacher has been caught having sex with a 16-year-old student inside a classroom, according to police documents. Married ... --- Daily Mail ---- January 26, 2016 (NEVADA)
Georgia has failed to ensure that developmentally disabled people discharged from state hospitals receive adequate services to remain safe and ... --- Rome News-Tribune --- January 26, 2016 (GEORGIA)
Clovis Caregiver Arrested for Allegedly Hitting Mentally Disabled Man
A Clovis caregiver has been arrested for allegedly hitting a mentally disabled man repeatedly with a hot spoon. According to ... --- KRQE News 13 --- January 26, 2016 (NEW MEXICO)
Police are looking for a couple of thieves who were caught on camera stealing a toy car from a 3-year-old little boy with autism. --- NBC4i.com --- January 26, 2016 (TEXAS)
She told officers she was worried that when she died no one would be able to take care of her 30-year-old daughter who has Down syndrome. --- Spartanburg Herald Journal --- January 6, 2016 (SOUTH CAROLINA)
Two Vigo County parents face charges of neglecting their handicap child. According to 24-Hour News 8 sister station, ... --- WISH-TV --- January 9, 2016 (INDIANA)
A 25-year-old teacher's aide is under arrest, accused of abusing a 9-year-old physically disabled girl at a school on Long Island. The alleged incident ... --- WABC-TV --- January 8, 2016 (NEW YORK)
The Conley Elementary School third grader tells his story of what happened Wednesday with his Special Ed teacher. He says he got into trouble for ... --- KTRK-TV --- January 7, 2016 (TEXAS)
A Monticello man was sentenced to 8 years in prison on Thursday after being convicted of having a sexual relationship with a ... --- Times Herald-Record --- January 7, 2016 (NEW YORK)
But when Reed returned home at 3 p.m., the oldest of her three children -- her 12-year-old son diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome - never ... --- lehighvalleylive.com --- January 6, 2016 (PENNSYLVANIA)
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