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Pennsylvania (multiple locations)

 

Project Name

Pennsylvania Collaboration

Project Partners

Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania This link will open a new browser window.
(http://www.drnpa.org)

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

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape This link will open a new browser window.
(http://www.pcar.org)

Vision

The vision of the Pennsylvania collaboration is that people with disabilities in Pennsylvania who have experienced sexual or domestic violence will receive appropriate, responsive and accessible supports and services.

Mission

The mission of the Pennsylvania collaboration is to ensure timely and appropriate services for persons with disabilities who are victims/survivors of sexual or domestic violence. This will be accomplished by:

  • Promoting and fostering collaboration between service providers supporting persons with disabilities and those assisting victims/survivors;
  • Establishing policies and practices that will promote responsiveness and accessibility to services and support for individuals with disabilities; 
  • Eliminating physical, attitudinal, cultural and programmatic barriers that prevent people with disabilities from having equal access to victims' services providers if they have experienced or survived sexual or domestic violence;
  • Eliminating physical, attitudinal, cultural and programmatic barriers that prevent people with disabilities from experiencing the timely, appropriate, and supportive response by disability service providers when disclosing, assuring that local service providers can provide appropriate assistance at whatever point victims/survivors with disabilities enter the service delivery system.

Contact Information

 

Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania &

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Heidi Notario-Smull
800-537-2238, ext. 195 (v)
800-553-2508 (tty) 
Email: hns@pcadv.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 Plan
    The needs assessment plan documents the collaboration's approach to determining the strengths and gaps in their organizations. It includes their methodologies, recruitment strategies, and questions for each audience.
  • 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.