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Wisconsin (multiple locations)

 

Project Name

Violence Against Women with Disabilities and Deaf Women Project

Partners

Disability Rights Wisconsin (DRW) This link will open a new browser window.
(http://www.disabilityrightswi.org)

Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WCADV) This link will open a new browser window.
(http://www.wcadv.org)

Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA) This link will open a new browser window.
(http://www.wcasa.org)

Vision

The vision of the Violence Against Women with Disabilities and Deaf Women Project is that women with disabilities and deaf/Deaf women who experience sexual assault and/or domestic violence will be supported by people who have actively prepared for access and who think about the meaning of respect one woman at a time.

Mission

The mission of the Violence Against Women with Disabilities and Deaf Women Project is:

  • Community alliances are created that embrace a commitment to a person-centered approach to safety and accessibility for women victims/survivors with disabilities and Deaf women.
  • Disability, domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault (SA) organizations and staff alike recognize that responding to women with disabilities and Deaf women who have experienced or are experiencing violence is a core component of their services.
  • The Project’s organizations individually and collaboratively operate with accessibility and violence against women with disabilities and Deaf women as priority issues infused throughout organizational policies, procedures and strategic planning.
  • Community efforts continue throughout Wisconsin to enhance skills and capacity to best serve women victims with disabilities and Deaf women.

Contact Information

Disability Rights Wisconsin

Joan Karan
608-267-0214 (v)
888-758-6049 (tty)
Email: jkaran@drwi.org

Amy Judy 
608-267-0214 (v) 
888-758-6049 (tty)
Email: amyj@drwi.org

Related Links

  • Collaboration Charter
    The collaboration charter summarizes and memorializes the decisions the collaboration agreed upon including: a vision and a mission; shared values; decision making and conflict resolution protocols; policies on confidentiality; communications and work plans; and relevant definitions.
  • Needs Assessment Report
    The needs assessment report documents what the collaboration found when they interviewed or conducted focus groups with key audiences within their organizations.
  • Strategic Plan
    The strategic plan documents the collaboration’s plans for improving services for survivors with disabilities and Deaf survivors. It includes the collaboration’s justification for each initiative and the timelines for completion.