This conference was co-sponsored by the Joint Center on Violence and Victim Studies and the National Center for Victims of Crime,  who convened a planning committee comprised of representatives from the following organizations:

• Davis Innovations
• National Council on Independent Living
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center/ Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
• National Sheriff's Association
• Temple University Institute on Disabilities
• Wyoming Institute on Disabilities

The National Professional Training Conference on Responding to Crime Victims with Disabilities was held September 30, 2009 - October 2, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Denver Convention Center, Denver, Colorado. The conference served to enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of providers to better serve people with disabilities who are victims of crime, abuse, and neglect. In order to facilitate partnerships among the fields of victim assistance, advocacy for persons with disabilities, and allied professions conference workshop presentation material is made available below.

Workshop	Presenter
September 30, 2009	Wednesday
Foundations Workshop
Identifying and Working with Survivors with Mental Illness PowerPoint Plain Text	Molly Freyer, LMSW, Assistant Director of Barrier Free Living, Inc., Non-Residential Domestic Violence Program, New York, NY
The Importance of Including Self-Advocates PowerPoint Plain Text	Anne Fracht, Self-Advocate, Disabled Persons Protection Commission, Quincy, MA, & Ed Bielecki, Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong, Plymouth, MA
Building Bridges: A Survivor's Story PowerPoint Plain Text Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 3	Katherine Brouillette & James Meadours, SafePlace, Austin, TX
Accessing the Criminal Justice System PowerPoint Plain Text	Katie Bridgewater, Davis Innovations, Inc., Santa Fe, NM
Perceptions of Crime and Abuse of Persons with Disabilities PowerPoint Plain Text	Dan L. Petersen, PhD, Washburn University, Topeka, KS
Recognizing the Vulnerability Trail for People with Developmental Disabilities Presentation Unavailable Handout 1	Jean Solis, The Arc of Aurora, Aurora, CO
Working with Deaf Victims PowerPoint Plain Text	Ami Garry & Kim Parra, DOVE: Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Women and Children, Denver, CO
Sexual Abuse Prevention and Healthy Sexuality: Understanding the Link PowerPoint Plain Text	Karla Vierthaler, Pennsylvannia Coalition against Rape, Enola, PA & Beverly Frantz, Temple Univeristy Institute on Disabilities, Philadelphia, PA
Criminal Victmization of Persons Who Are Deaf: An Empirical Study PowerPoint Plain Text	Lauren M. Barrow, PhD, Kaplan University
Individual Responses
Working with Victims of Crime Experiencing Mental Illness or Psychiatric Disabilities PowerPoint Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 3	Carole Warshaw, MD, & Terri Pease, PhD, Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center, Chicago, IL
Tools to Teach Persons with Disabilities to Recognize, Report and Respond to Abuse PowerPoint Plain Text 1 PowerPoint 2 Plain Text 2 Handout 1 Handout 2	Colleen Ryan, Anne Fracht, Marilee Kenney Hunt, & Ed Bielecki, Disabled Persons Protection Commission, Quincy, MA
The Developmental Disability System: Effective Collaborations to Support Crime Victims PowerPoint Plain Text	Shari Repinski, Colorado Department of Human Services-Division for Developmental Disabilities, & Liz Fuselier, The Legal Center
The ABC of Autism: Abuse, Behavior, and Communication PowerPoint Plain Text Handout 1	Scott J. Modell, PhD, California State University, Sacramento, CA
Shattering the Pervasive Illusion: People with Developmental Disabilities and Crime Victimization PowerPoint Plain Text Handout 1	Darla J. Stuart & Jean N. Solis, MA, The Arc of Aurora, Aurora, CO
Recognizing the Forensic Needs of Survivors with Disabilities PowerPoint 1 Plain Text 1 PowerPoint 2 Plain Text 2	Nora J. Baladerian, PhD, Ecoee Rooney, & Janean Fossum, Counseling Center, Los Angeles, CA
Understanding the Advocate's Role in Providing Services to Persons with Mental Illness Presentation Unavailable	Lori Adkins, Serenity Inc., Mountain Home, AR
Risk for Sexual Abuse in Children with Disabilities: Research and Practical Strategies PowerPoint Plain Text	Beth Reiman, Westchester Institute for Human Development, Children's Advocacy Center, Valhalla, NY
Invisible Victims, Unreachable Justice: The Challenges of Assisting Crime Victims with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) PowerPoint 1 Plain Text 1 PowerPoint 2 Plain Text 2	Kathy Tavenner Mitchell, National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Washington, DC & Leigh Ann Davis, Arc of the United States, Sliver Spring, MD
October 1, 2009	Thursday
Systems and Community Responses
Forensic Interviewing of Crime Victims with Disabilities PowerPoint Plain Text	Nora J. Baladerian, PhD, Disability, Abuse & Personal Rights Project of SPECTRUM INSTITUTE, Los Angeles, CA
Nuts and Bolts: Massachusetts Building Partnerships for the Protection of Persons with Disabilities PowerPoint Plain Text	Elizabeth Dunphy Farris, Lucia Zuniga, Disabled Persons Protection Commission & Dennis Griffin, Department of Mental Health, MA, & Trooper Tim Grant, Quincy, MA
Serving Victims of Crime with Autism - A Collaborative Community Approach Presentation Unavailable	Andrew & Carolyn Gammicchia, L.E.A.N. On Us, Shelby Township, MI
What Did You Say? Do You Know What She Said? The Importance of Effective Communication within the Criminal Justice and Victim Services Systems PowerPoint Plain Text Handout 1	Beverly L. Frantz, EdD & Amy Goldman, Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
NCIL Task Force on Violence and Abuse: A National Response (Part 1) PowerPoint Plain Text Handout 1	Roberta Sick, Arkansas University's Center on Excellence on Disabilities
Understanding the Complexities of Determining Consent and Using Interview Instruments and Assessment Tools PowerPoint Plain Text	Darla J. Stuart, The Arc of Aurora, Aurora, CO
Ensuring Legal and Victims' Rights for Victims with Disabilities PowerPoint Plain Text	Mario Gaboury, JD, PhD, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, & Bernadette Muscat, PhD, University of California, Fresno, CA
Never Court Disaster: Navigating the Legal System for Victims and Witnesses with Disabilities PowerPoint Plain Text	Bob Laurino, Chief Assistant Prosecutor, Essex County Prosecutor's Office
Facilitating the Full Participation of Individuals with Disabilities in Evaluation, Survey, Research, and Needs Assessments PowerPoint Plain Text	Franz Freibert, PhD & Jessica Jensen, Davis Innovations, Santa Fe, NM
Accessibility and Technology PowerPoint Plain Text	Beverly Frantz, EdD & Amy Goldman, Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
NCIL Task Force on Violence and Abuse: Centers for Independent Living: Lessons from the Field (Part 2) PowerPoint Plain Text Handout 1	Roberta Sick, Arkansas University's Center on Excellence on Disabilities
Perpetrator or Victim -- or Both PowerPoint Plain Text Handout 1	Martha Tollefson, North Dakota Protection & Advocacy Project, Fargo, ND
Cross-Training: To Whom, about What, and Why PowerPoint Plain Text Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 3 Handout 4 Handout 5 Handout 6 Handout 7 Handout 8	Martha Lamb, North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, Raleigh, NC
Multidisciplinary and Collaborative Response to Survivors with Disabilities PowerPoint Plain Text	Sarah McCoy-Harms, MA, Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault, Kansas City, MO
Our Community, Our Response: A Panel Discussion Presentation Unavailable Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 3 Handout 4	Katherine Brouillette, SafePlace, Austin, TX, Sterling Harris, Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Duluth, MN, Lois Galgay-Reckitt & Captain Vern Malloch, Family Crisis Services, Portland, ME, Stephanie Bowman & Maytal Russ, Sexual Assault Network of Central Ohio, Columbus, OH
October 2, 2009	Friday
Innovative Collaboration Efforts
Massachusetts Building Partnerships for the Protection of Person with Disabilities PowerPoint Plain Text	Elizabeth Scheibel & Nancy A. Alterio, Disabled Persons Protection Commission, Quincy, MA
Vulnerable Adult Assessment Tool PowerPoint Plain Text Handout 1	Karla Zimmerman, LSW, Friendship, Inc., Fargo, ND & Martha Tollefson, North Dakota Protection & Advocacy Project, Fargo, ND
Finding Common Ground: Establishing Collaborative Relationships with Disability and Victim Service Providers PowerPoint Plain Text	Marcie Davis, Davis Innovations, Inc., Santa Fe, NM
Crime Reporting Experiences: Qualitative Findings from Discussion Groups of Victims with Disabilities and Law Enforcement Personnel PowerPoint Plain Text	Mary Oschwald, PhD, The Regional Research Institute, Portland State University, Portland, OR
Disability Awareness Workgroup - "small town-growing awareness" PowerPoint Plain Text Handout 1 Handout 2	Barbara Telthorster, Heather Telthoster, Tom Bianco, Lou-Ann Williams, Sheriff Richard Fyock, & Jim Kuemmerle, The Arc of Indiana, Indiana, PA
Collaboration among the Hearing Community and Deaf Community: Breaking Rules Presentation Unavailable	Graciela Laguna & Alicia Mascarenas, Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Deaf Unity, Madison, WI
Improving the Systems that Respond to Crime Victims with Disabilities  PowerPoint PlainText	Katherine Brouillette, SafePlace, Austin, TX & Nancy Alterio, Disabled Persons Protection Commission, Quincy, MA
Crime against Persons with Disabilities	Michael Rand, Chief, Victimization Statistics, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington, DC; Erika Harrell, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington, DC

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