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Idaho
Project Name
Idaho Equal Access Collaborative (IEAC): A Partnership To End Violence Against Women with Disabilities
Partners
Idaho State Independent Living Council 
(http://www.silc.idaho.gov)
Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
(http://www.idvsa.org)
Boise State University - Gender Studies Program
(http://www.genderstudies.boisestate.edu)
Overview
The Idaho-based collaboration – formally named the Idaho Equal Access Collaborative (IEAC) – represents a partnership between the state’s independent living council, the state’s coalition against sexual and domestic violence, and a university gender studies program. The entities joined forces in October 2006 to work towards promoting attitudinal and systemic change to achieve equal access to services for all women with disabilities who are seeking safety and protection from sexual assault and/or domestic violence.
The IEAC is comprised of state level organizations with a tremendous amount of respect from and influence with local organizations. The State Independent Living Council represents all of the independent living centers in the state and advocates for equal opportunity, equal access, self-determination, independence, and choice for people with disabilities in Idaho. The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic supports 80 member programs (sexual assault and domestic violence) through education and technical assistance. The Boise State University Gender Studies Program addresses the current social, economic, professional, media, individual, and public policy issues revolving around discussions of gender and sexuality. Within this collaboration, the BSU Gender Studies Program will serve as a third-party facilitator throughout all stages of the grant project. While individual members of the Idaho collaborative have been doing work together since the 1980’s, these three agencies came together in a formal collaboration in October 2006.
Among the principles guiding the IEAC are a commitment to enhancing safety and full accessibility within service organizations. Additionally, they hope to build upon the strengths and resources of existing services while promoting policies and practices that ensure inclusive and responsive services.
With the ultimate goal of creating systems-change across the state of Idaho, the IEAC is focusing their initial work in two to three diverse pilot sites within the state. As they implement new strategies for addressing violence against women with disabilities in these communities, the IEAC will consider ways to replicate the lessons learned across the state of Idaho. Due to the diversity of issues from community to community within the state of Idaho, the IEAC has chosen sites with challenges unique to each community. This will provide them with two to three different approaches which can then be replicated in other parts of the state.
Contact Information
Idaho State Independent Living Council
Robbi Barrutia
208-334-3800 (v)
Kelly Buckland
208-334-3800 (v)
Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
Susan Clark
208-384-0419(v)
Kelly Miller
208-384-0419(v)
Boise State University - Gender Studies Program
Lisa McClain
208-426-1985 (v)
