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Louisiana (multiple locations)
Project Name
Survivor Empowerment and Access in Louisiana (SEAL)
Partners
Advocacy Center 
(http://www.advocacyla.org/)
Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault
(http://www.lafasa.org/)
(http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=95)
Vision
The vision of the Survivor Empowerment and Access in Louisiana is that people with disabilities and D/deaf people in Louisiana, wherever they live, who have survived sexual assault, have timely and coordinated access to services. These services address their needs and empower them, and are provided by skilled, caring, and respectful advocates.
Mission
The mission of the Survivor Empowerment and Access in Louisiana project is to ensure that people with disabilities and D/deaf people in Louisiana, wherever they live, who have survived sexual assault, have timely and coordinated access to appropriate services. This will be achieved by changing organizational cultures within our own agencies on a statewide level, as well as in select local communities, to make issues regarding sexual assault of people with disabilities and D/deaf people a priority through:
- Creating and maintaining sustainable collaborative efforts among disability advocates and the sexual assault service delivery systems, and other entities as appropriate at the statewide, multi-jurisdictional levels;
- Fostering learning, knowledge, and respect among the collaborative partners on issues related to disability, D/deaf culture, and sexual victimization;
- Developing and improving policies and practices within the disability advocacy and victim service delivery systems;
- Working to ensure that voices of survivors with disabilities help shape the design and delivery of services;
- Improving accessibility and responsiveness of disability advocacy and sexual assault service systems for people with disabilities and D/deaf people who are survivors of sexual violence.
Contact Information
Advocacy Center
Suzanne Chevallier
337-237-7380, ext. 17 (v)
800-822-0210, ext. 17 (v/toll free)
866-935-7348 (tty)
Email: schevallier@advocacyla.org
