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Leigh Ann Davis
Leigh Ann Davis is the Assistant Director of Professional and Family Services for The Arc of the U.S., working from her home in Arlington, TX. She has worked in the area of criminal justice and disability issues since 1994, and has published numerous materials on this issue, including a curriculum for police officers, whose focus is to teach officers about the vulnerabilities people with disabilities face when involved in the criminal justice system as suspects or victims. Ms. Davis authored The Arc's first fact sheet related to victimization, People with Mental Retardation and Sexual Abuse in 1997. In 1998, she was invited by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to provide testimony on the delivery of law enforcement services, programs and activities to people with developmental disabilities under Title II of the A.D.A. Ms. Davis co-directed a project funded by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) to create materials for victim assistance agencies nationwide. She is a consultant for the OVC's TTAC (Training and TechnicalAssistanceCenter) and provides training to victim advocates nationwide. Her most recent publication, The Arc’s Justice Advocacy Guide (October 2006), combines information on both victim and suspect/defendant issues for disability advocates who encounter a broad array of justice-related issues throughout their advocacy careers.
