IEAC: 
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INTRODUCTION 


The 
Idaho 
Equal 
Access 
Collaborative 
(IEAC) 
is 
a 
collaboration 
between 
three 
organizations: 
the 
Idaho 
Coalition 
Against 
Sexual 
and 
Domestic 
Violence—the 
State’s 
largest 
umbrella 
organization 
of 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
(dv/sa) 
service 
providers; 
the 
State 
Independent 
Living 
Council—Idaho’s 
only 
gubernatorial 
advocacy 
organization 
run 
by 
and 
for 
people 
with 
disabilities; 
and, 
Boise 
State 
University—the 
State’s 
largest 
university, 
nationally 
recognized 
for 
its 
work 
in 
public 
policy, 
research, 
and 
service. 


The 
IEAC 
is 
funded 
by 
the 
Department 
of 
Justice, 
Office 
on 
Violence 
Against 
Women’s 
Educational 
and 
Technical 
Assistance 
Grant 
to 
End 
Violence 
Against 
Women 
with 
Disabilities, 
for 
a 
three-year 
period, 
beginning 
October 
2006 
and 
ending 
approximately 
October 
2009. 
As 
established 
by 
the 
cooperative 
agreement 
between 
the 
IEAC 
partners 
and 
the 
Office 
on 
Violence 
Against 
Women, 
this 
grant 
has 
certain 
parameters 
for 
how 
the 
funds 
must 
be 
expended 
and 
how 
work 
on 
the 
grant 
must 
be 
conducted. 


The 
funding 
must 
be 
used 
to 
create 
attitudinal 
and 
systemic 
change 
within 
the 
collaborating 
IEAC 
partners 
and 
the 
Idaho 
pilot 
site 
partners 
selected 
by 
the 
IEAC, 
to 
enhance 
services 
available 
to 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
have 
experienced 
domestic 
or 
sexual 
violence. 
At 
each 
pilot 
site, 
the 
IEAC 
selected 
one 
disability 
and 
one 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
service 
provider 
to 
collaboratively 
work 
together 
to 
create 
attitudinal 
and 
systemic 
change 
within 
and 
between 
their 
own 
organizations. 
The 
IEAC 
shall 
assist 
by 
providing 
technical 
assistance 
and 
information. 


The 
first 
phase 
of 
the 
grant 
was 
the 
planning 
phase. 
During 
the 
planning 
phase, 
the 
IEAC 
worked 
collaboratively 
to 
develop 
a 
Collaboration 
Charter. 
The 
Collaboration 
Charter 
defines 
our 
guiding 
principles, 
mission 
and 
vision 
statement, 
as 
well 
as 
guiding 
our 
conduct 
on 
the 
grant. 
Development 
of 
the 
Collaboration 
Charter 
assisted 
each 
IEAC 
partner 
with 
reflecting 
upon 
and 
making 
desired 
attitudinal 
and 
systemic 
changes 
in 
their 
own 
organizations. 
The 
IEAC 
will 
continue 
to 
nurture 
these 
changes 
and 
the 
collaborative 
working 
relationship 
developed 
between 
the 
IEAC 
partners. 


As 
part 
of 
the 
planning 
phase, 
the 
IEAC 
will 
conduct 
strengths 
and 
needs 
assessments 
for 
each 
of 
the 
pilot 
site 
partners. 
A 
strengths 
and 
needs 
assessment 
will 
provide 
the 
IEAC 
and 
pilot 
site 
partners 
with 
important 
information 
about 
the 
pilot 
site 
partner 
resources, 
needs, 
and 
services 
to 
women 
with 
disabilities 
and 
Deaf 
women 
who 
have 
experienced 
violence. 
Using 
the 
results 
of 
the 
strengths 
and 
needs 
assessment 
the 
IEAC 
will 
be 
able 
to 
develop 
the 
strategic 
plan 
outlining 
the 
activities 
for 
the 
third 
year 
of 
the 
grant, 
which 
is 
the 
implementation 
phase. 


PILOT 
SITE 
SELECTION 


The 
IEAC 
identified 
the 
following 
criteria 
for 
selecting 
pilot 
sites: 


1. 
Demographics-Most 
areas 
of 
Idaho 
are 
populated 
by 
mid-sized, 
predominantly 
rural 
cities 
and 
towns. 
To 
increase 
the 
chances 
of 
replication 
of 
IEAC 
efforts 
at 
other 
sites 
at 
a 
future 
time, 
such 
mid-size, 
partly 
rural 
towns 
and 
cities 
from 
different 
regions 
of 
the 
state 
were 
the 
most 
desirable. 

2. 
Pre-existing 
relationships 
– 
Of 
high 
importance 
in 
selecting 
pilot 
sites 
was 
identification 
of 
sites 
with 
pre-existing 
relationships 
between 
local 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
service 
providers 
and 
disability 
service 
providers. 
3. 
Previous 
collaborative 
work 
-Also, 
of 
high 
importance 
in 
selecting 
pilot 
sites 
was 
identification 
of 
sites 
which 
had 
previously 
demonstrated 
their 
willingness 
to 
work 
collaboratively 
with 
local 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
service 
providers 
and 
disability 
service 
providers. 
4. 
Willingness 
to 
build 
on 
pre-existing 
relationships 
-Additionally, 
selection 
of 
the 
pilot 
sites 
was 
based 
on 
a 
demonstrated 
willingness 
to 
build 
on 
their 
pre-existing 
collaborative 
relationships 
with 
local 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
service 
providers 
and 
disability 
service 
providers. 
This 
willingness 
was 
ascertained 
through 
telephone 
conversations 
with 
the 
Executive 
Directors 
of 
the 
pilot 
site 
domestic 
violence 
and 
or 
sexual 
assault 
service 
providers 
and 
the 
pilot 
site 
Independent 
Living 
Centers. 
The 
IEAC 
determined 
that 
three 
sites 
in 
Idaho—Coeur 
d’Alene, 
Rexburg, 
and 
Nampa—best 
met 
the 
selected 
criteria. 


PILOT 
SITES 


1. 
Coeur 
d’Alene, 
Idaho 
– 
In 
Coeur 
d’Alene, 
the 
community 
pilot 
site 
partners 
are 
the 
Women’s 
Center 
and 
Disability 
Action 
Center 
Northwest 
(DAC-NW). 
This 
pilot 
project 
site 
meets 
IEAC 
criteria 
because 
of 
its 
mid-size, 
partly 
rural 
population, 
its 
diverse 
population, 
and 
its 
geographic 
location 
in 
the 
northern 
part 
of 
the 
state. 
The 
Disability 
Action 
Center 
Northwest 
and 
Women’s 
Center 
are 
in 
close 
geographic 
proximity 
to 
one 
another. 
Although 
they 
have 
not 
formally 
worked 
together 
before, 
both 
organizations 
have 
referred 
individuals 
to 
the 
other’s 
program. 
As 
well, 
an 
intern 
at 
the 
Women’s 
Center 
was 
later 
hired 
onto 
the 
staff 
of 
the 
Disability 
Action 
Center. 
The 
leaders 
of 
both 
organizations 
have 
expressed 
willingness 
to 
collaborate 
with 
one 
another 
and 
the 
IEAC 
to 
engage 
in 
this 
work. 
2. 
Rexburg/Idaho 
Falls, 
Idaho 
– 
In 
the 
Rexburg/Idaho 
Falls 
area, 
the 
community 
pilot 
site 
partners 
are 
the 
Family 
Crisis 
Center 
and 
Living 
Independently 
for 
Everyone, 
Inc. 
(LIFE). 
Again, 
the 
Rexburg/Idaho 
Falls 
area 
is 
a 
mid-size, 
predominantly 
rural 
area 
located 
in 
the 
eastern 
part 
of 
the 
state. 
The 
Family 
Crisis 
Center, 
located 
in 
Rexburg 
(approx. 
20 
miles 
from 
Idaho 
Falls), 
is 
the 
only 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
service 
provider 
in 
the 
area. 
LIFE 
and 
the 
Family 
Crisis 
Center 
have 
a 
good 
pre-existing 
relationship 
and 
both 
organizations 
have 
expressed 
willingness 
to 
work 
with 
the 
IEAC 
and 
one 
another 
to 
address 
issues 
of 
domestic 
violence 
and 
sexual 
assault 
against 
women 
with 
disabilities 
in 
their 
community. 
3. 
Nampa, 
Idaho 
– 
In 
Nampa, 
the 
community 
pilot 
site 
partners 
are 
the 
Valley 
Crisis 
Center 
and 
Living 
Independence 
Network 
Corporation 
(LINC). 
Located 
in 
the 
south-western 
part 
of 
Idaho, 
Nampa 
is 
a 
mid-sized 
community 
bordered 
on 
the 
north, 
east, 
and 
south 
by 
many 
rural 
communities 
that 
have 
no 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
service 
providers, 
but 
do 
have 
a 
high 
number 
of 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
crimes. 
Although 
they 
have 
not 
formally 
worked 
together 
before, 
both 
organizations 
have 
referred 
individuals 
to 
the 
other’s 
program. 
Both 
the 
Valley 
Crisis 
Center 
and 
LINC 
have 

expressed 
willingness 
to 
work 
with 
the 
IEAC 
and 
one 
another 
to 
address 
issues 
of 
domestic 
violence 
and 
sexual 
assault 
against 
women 
with 
disabilities 
in 
their 
community. 


GLOBAL 
QUESTIONS 


The 
IEAC 
identified 
the 
following 
global 
questions, 
which 
would 
reveal 
the 
information 
sought 
in 
the 
strengths 
and 
needs 
assessment. 
These 
general 
questions 
formed 
the 
basis 
for 
the 
specific 
questions 
ultimately 
formulated 
for 
use 
in 
the 
focus 
groups 
and 
potential 
individual 
interviews. 


1. 
What 
resources 
and 
services 
do 
disability 
and 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
service 
providers 
currently 
have 
available 
for 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
have 
experienced 
violence? 
2. 
To 
what 
extent 
do 
organizational 
policies, 
procedures 
and 
protocols 
at 
the 
service 
organizations 
hinder 
or 
promote 
meeting 
the 
particular 
needs 
of 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
or 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
violence 
or 
sexual 
assault? 
3. 
What 
barriers 
exist 
for 
service 
providers 
which 
hinder 
them 
from 
providing 
services 
and 
which 
we 
could 
plan 
strategically 
to 
minimize 
or 
overcome? 
4. 
What 
barriers 
and 
facilitators 
to 
utilizing 
services 
exist 
for 
women 
with 
disabilities, 
which 
we 
could 
plan 
strategically 
to 
minimize 
or 
overcome? 
5. 
What 
relationships 
currently 
exist 
among 
service 
providers 
and 
how 
could 
the 
IEAC 
foster 
new 
relationships 
and 
collaborations 
in 
the 
pilot 
site 
areas? 
What 
is 
the 
history 
of 
these 
relationships? 
6. 
What 
do 
women 
with 
disabilities 
in 
pilot 
site 
areas 
know 
about 
the 
services 
currently 
available 
to 
them? 
INFORMATION 
SOURCES 


A. 
EXISTING 
DATA 
Studies 
have 
already 
been 
conducted 
in 
many 
states 
confirming 
the 
high 
occurrence 
of 
physical, 
emotional, 
sexual, 
and 
disability-specific 
intimate 
partner 
violence 
against 
women 
with 
disabilities. 
There 
is 
no 
reason 
to 
believe 
this 
would 
not 
hold 
true 
for 
Idahoans. 
In 
fact 
the 
May 
2005 
Assessment 
of 
Idahoans 
with 
Disabilities 
Survey 
conducted 
by 
the 
Idaho 
State 
Independent 
Living 
Council 
and 
the 
Boise 
State 
University 
Social 
Science 
Research 
Center 
reported 
that 
the 
rate 
of 
intimate 
partner 
violence 
against 
women 
with 
disabilities 
in 
Idaho 
is 
as 
high 
as 
in 
other 
states. 
Furthermore, 
existing 
methods 
of 
data 
collection 
are 
not 
of 
significant 
use 
in 
developing 
long 
term 
strategic 
planning, 
the 
building 
of 
collaborations 
between 
various 
service 
providers 
in 
Idaho, 
or 
technical 
assistance 
programming. 
The 
assumption 
that 
Idaho 
women 
with 
disabilities 
experience 
intimate 
partner 
violence 
will 
be 
accepted 
as 
fact 
and 
shall 
form 
the 
basis 
of 
the 
strengths 
and 
needs 
assessment. 
The 
strengths 
and 
needs 
assessment 
will 
yield 
information 
more 
fruitful 
in 
creating 
long-term 
systemic 
change. 


B. 
METHODOLOGY 
The 
IEAC 
and 
pilot 
site 
partners 
will 
sign 
a 
memorandum 
of 
understanding 
that 
will 
outline 
their 
mutual 
commitment 
to 
the 
pilot 
site 
projects 
and 
the 
IEAC’s 
expectations 
for 



participation, 
including 
participation 
in 
the 
strengths 
and 
needs 
assessment. 
The 
strengths 
and 
needs 
assessment 
will 
be 
administered 
at 
the 
three 
pilot 
sites 
by 
at 
least 
one 
representative 
from 
each 
of 
the 
IEAC 
partners. 
The 
“target 
audiences” 
of 
the 
strengths 
and 
needs 
assessment 
are: 
(1) 
the 
pilot 
site 
dv/sa 
service 
providers; 
(2) 
the 
pilot 
site 
disability 
service 
providers; 
and 
(3) 
individuals 
with 
disabilities 
in 
the 
pilot 
site 
communities. 


1. 
Focus 
Groups 
– 
The 
IEAC 
will 
conduct 
at 
least 
one 
focus 
group 
for 
each 
of 
the 
three 
target 
audiences 
with 
a 
maximum 
of 
eleven 
participants 
per 
focus 
group. 
The 
IEAC 
will 
hold 
additional 
focus 
groups 
if 
individuals 
requesting 
to 
participate 
exceed 
the 
maximum 
number 
of 
participants 
allowed 
in 
a 
focus 
group. 
A 
minimum 
of 
three 
focus 
groups 
will 
be 
conducted 
at 
each 
of 
the 
three 
pilot 
sites 
for 
a 
combined 
minimum 
total 
of 
nine 
focus 
groups. 
2. 
Individual 
Interviews 
– 
The 
IEAC 
shall 
also 
conduct 
individual 
interviews 
of 
people 
who 
possess 
relevant 
information. 
The 
IEAC 
estimates 
that 
they 
will 
conduct 
a 
minimum 
of 
nine 
interviews, 
which 
will 
include 
the 
Executive 
Directors, 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
have 
health 
and 
safety 
concerns 
that 
require 
a 
separate 
interview, 
and 
other 
individuals 
who 
may 
request 
the 
IEAC 
conduct 
their 
interview 
separately. 
Each 
focus 
group 
or 
interview 
will 
last 
approximately 
1-1/2 
– 
2 
hours 
with 
a 
break 
and 
refreshments 
made 
available. 
3. 
Roles 
and 
Responsibilities 
– 
There 
will 
be 
individuals 
representing 
the 
IEAC 
at 
each 
of 
the 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews 
and 
they 
shall 
each 
have 
a 
particular 
role. 
The 
ICASDV 
Executive 
Director 
shall 
serve 
as 
the 
participant 
safety 
monitor 
during 
the 
focus 
group 
for 
women 
with 
disabilities 
assisting 
participants 
who 
become 
distressed 
to 
access 
the 
mental 
health 
professional 
provided 
by 
the 
IEAC. 
a. 
Disability 
Service 
Provider 
Focus 
Group 
and 
Interviews: 
• 
Interviewer 
– 
SILC 
project 
co-director 
• 
Note-taker 
– 
IEAC 
individuals 
who 
are 
not 
interviewing 
shall 
take 
notes 
• 
Recording 
device 
operator 
– 
ICASDV 
project 
co-director 
b. 
DV/SA 
Service 
Provider 
Focus 
Group 
and 
Interviews: 
• 
Interviewer 
– 
ICASDV 
project 
co-director 
• 
Note-taker 
– 
IEAC 
individuals 
who 
are 
not 
interviewing 
shall 
take 
notes 
• 
Recording 
device 
operator 
– 
SILC 
project 
co-director 
c. 
Women 
with 
Disabilities 
Focus 
Group 
and 
Interviews: 
• 
Interviewer 
– 
BSU 
• 
Note-taker 
– 
IEAC 
individuals 
who 
are 
not 
interviewing 
shall 
take 
notes 
• 
Recording 
device 
operator 
– 
SILC 
project 
co-director 
• 
Participant 
safety 
monitor 
(See 
Roles 
and 
Responsibilities) 
– 
ICASDV 
Executive 
Director 
The 
interviewer 
shall 
also 
provide 
the 
focus 
group 
or 
interview 
participant(s) 
with 
a 
brief 
orientation. 


The 
service 
provider 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews 
shall 
utilize 
the 
set 
of 
questions 
developed 
for 
service 
providers. 
The 
women 
with 
disabilities 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews 
shall 
utilize 
the 
set 
of 
questions 
developed 
for 
women 
with 
disabilities. 



C. 
FOCUS 
GROUP 
AND 
INTERVIEW 
PARTICIPANTS 
Estimated 
number 
of 
people 
in 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews 
conducted 
at 
each 
pilot 
site 


Nampa 
Coeur 
d’Alene 
Rexburg/Idaho 
Falls 
DV/SA 
Service 
Provider 
Focus 
Group 
7 
5 
5 
DV/SA 
Service 
Provider 
Interviews 
2 
2 
2 
Disability 
Service 
Provider 
Focus 
Group 
5 
4 
3-5 
Disability 
Service 
Provider 
Interviews 
1 
1 
1 
Women 
w/Disabilities 
Focus 
Group 
11 
11 
11 
Women 
w/Disabilities 
Interviews 
5 
5 
5 


1. 
Domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
service 
providers’ 
focus 
group 
-This 
focus 
group 
shall 
be 
comprised 
of 
two 
or 
more 
of 
the 
following 
categories 
of 
staff 
and 
volunteers, 
keeping 
in 
mind 
that 
some 
service 
providers 
may 
have 
too 
few 
staff 
and 
volunteers 
to 
represent 
each 
category 
and 
some 
staff 
and 
volunteers 
may 
participate 
in 
interviews 
rather 
than 
the 
focus 
group: 
• 
Staff 
members 
with 
client 
contact, 
volunteer 
coordinator 
and/or 
volunteer 
with 
client 
contact. 
2. 
Domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
service 
providers’ 
interviews 
– 
This 
interview 
shall 
be 
comprised 
of 
the 
following: 
• 
Executive 
Director 
and 
any 
participating 
Members 
of 
the 
Board 
of 
Directors 
who 
elect 
to 
participate. 
• 
Additional 
interviews 
may 
be 
provided 
for 
any 
staff 
member 
with 
client 
contact, 
or 
volunteer 
coordinator 
and/or 
volunteer 
with 
client 
contact 
who 
elects 
to 
participate 
in 
an 
interview. 
3. 
Disability 
service 
providers’ 
focus 
group 
– 
This 
focus 
group 
shall 
be 
comprised 
of 
two 
or 
more 
of 
the 
following 
categories 
of 
staff 
and 
volunteers, 
keeping 
in 
mind 
that 
some 
service 
providers 
may 
have 
too 
few 
staff 
and 
volunteers 
to 
represent 
each 
category 
and 
some 
staff 
and 
volunteers 
may 
participate 
in 
interviews 
rather 
than 
the 
focus 
group: 
• 
Staff 
member 
with 
client 
contact. 
• 
Volunteer 
coordinator 
and/or 
a 
volunteer 
with 
client 
contact. 
It 
is 
important 
to 
note 
that 
most 
of 
these 
pilot 
site 
organizations 
have 
less 
than 
five 
staff 
members. 
4. 
Disability 
service 
providers’ 
interviews 
–This 
interview 
shall 
be 
comprised 
of 
the 
following: 
• 
Executive 
Director 
and 
any 
participating 
Members 
of 
the 
Board 
of 
Directors 
who 
elect 
to 
participate. 

• 
Additional 
interviews 
may 
be 
provided 
for 
any 
staff 
member 
with 
client 
contact, 
or 
volunteer 
coordinator 
and/or 
a 
volunteer 
with 
client 
contact 
who 
elects 
to 
participate 
in 
an 
interview. 
5. 
Women 
with 
disabilities 
focus 
group 
– 
The 
IEAC 
will 
recruit 
women 
with 
disabilities 
according 
to 
Section 
F. 
This 
focus 
group 
shall 
be 
comprised 
of 
the 
following: 
• 
Individuals 
with 
a 
wide 
range 
of 
disabilities 
identified 
by 
the 
recruiting 
organization, 
as 
described 
in 
Section 
F. 
• 
A 
certified 
mental 
health 
professional. 
• 
A 
personal 
assistant, 
if 
requested, 
to 
provide 
support 
to 
participants 
as 
needed. 
6. 
The 
women 
with 
disabilities 
interviews 
– 
The 
IEAC 
will 
recruit 
women 
with 
disabilities 
according 
to 
Section 
F. 
The 
interviews 
shall 
be 
comprised 
of 
the 
following: 
• 
Individuals 
with 
a 
wide 
range 
of 
disabilities 
identified 
by 
the 
recruiting 
organization, 
as 
described 
in 
Section 
F. 
• 
A 
certified 
mental 
health 
professional. 
• 
A 
personal 
assistant 
present, 
if 
requested, 
to 
provide 
support 
to 
participants 
as 
needed. 
The 
IEAC 
will 
conduct 
the 
disability 
and 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
service 
providers’ 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews 
at 
the 
service 
providers’ 
work 
locations 
unless 
requested 
otherwise. 
If 
requested 
to 
hold 
the 
focus 
group 
away 
from 
the 
work 
location, 
an 
accessible, 
safe, 
neutral 
alternate 
location 
will 
be 
secured. 
The 
IEAC 
agrees 
to 
abide 
by 
each 
pilot 
site’s 
policies 
to 
protect 
the 
security 
of 
the 
site 
and 
all 
staff/volunteers/clients 
therein. 
(See 
Participant 
Accessibility 
and 
Safety, 
Section 
F, 
1 
and 
2.) 


FOCUS 
GROUP 
AND 
INTERVIEW 
PARTICIPANT 
RECRUITMENT 


Prior 
to 
conducting 
the 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews, 
the 
IEAC 
will 
meet 
with 
the 
executive 
directors 
of 
each 
of 
the 
pilot 
site 
organizations 
at 
a 
separately 
scheduled 
initial 
site 
visit. 
During 
the 
initial 
site 
visit, 
each 
of 
the 
pilot 
site 
organizations 
will 
be 
asked 
to 
commit 
to 
having 
their 
Executive 
Director 
and 
staff 
participate 
in 
the 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews. 
They 
will 
also 
be 
asked 
to 
commit 
to 
inviting 
volunteers 
and 
members 
of 
the 
Board 
of 
Directors. 
While 
volunteers 
and 
members 
of 
the 
Board 
of 
Directors 
cannot 
be 
directed 
to 
participate, 
the 
pilot 
site 
organizations 
will 
be 
asked 
to 
contact 
them, 
encourage 
their 
participation, 
and 
support 
them 
if 
they 
elect 
to 
participate. 
At 
the 
initial 
pilot 
site 
meeting, 
the 
IEAC 
will 
prepare 
each 
pilot 
site 
for 
their 
participation 
in 
the 
grant 
project 
by 
explaining 
the 
IEAC 
goals 
for 
the 
project, 
the 
IEAC’s 
expectations 
for 
their 
participation 
in 
the 
project, 
and 
by 
providing 
the 
pilot 
sites 
with 
the 
IEAC 
Pilot 
Site 
Fact 
Sheet, 
which 
will 
also 
be 
explained. 
(Addendum 
III) 
Following 
each 
initial 
site 
visit, 
each 
pilot 
site 
will 
enter 
into 
a 
Memorandum 
of 
Understanding 
(MOU) 
with 
the 
IEAC. 
The 
MOU 
will 
outline 
the 
goals 
and 
expectations 
of 
the 
collaboration, 
as 
discussed 
during 
the 
initial 
site 
visit. 


To 
recruit 
individuals 
with 
disabilities 
for 
the 
focus 
groups 
and/or 
interviews 
in 
each 
pilot 
site 
the 
IEAC 
will 
talk 
to 
advocates 
at 
the 
disability 
organization 
about 
our 
need 
to 
recruit 
women 
with 
disabilities 
from 
their 
community 
to 
participate 
in 
our 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews. 
The 
criteria 
for 
participation 
are 
that 
the 
individuals 
must 
live 
in 
the 
community, 
have 
a 
disability, 
and 
be 
willing 
to 
express 
their 
insights 
pertaining 
to 
their 
experiences 
as 
a 
person 
with 
a 



disability. 
The 
advocates 
will 
be 
advised 
that 
they 
should 
not 
target 
particular 
individuals 
to 
participate, 
especially 
those 
individuals 
with 
a 
known 
history 
of 
violence. 
They 
will 
also 
be 
advised 
that 
they 
should 
avoid 
having 
two 
participants 
from 
the 
same 
household, 
and 
that 
they 
should 
avoid 
having 
both 
partners 
in 
a 
relationship 
sign 
up 
for 
the 
same 
focus 
group. 


To 
obtain 
a 
diverse 
group 
of 
participants, 
the 
advocates 
will 
utilize 
our 
primary 
recruitment 
strategy 
of 
making 
information 
about 
the 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews 
available 
at 
the 
front 
desk 
of 
the 
independent 
living 
center 
near 
the 
designated 
staff 
member 
who 
is 
primarily 
responsible 
for 
focus 
group 
recruitment. 
. 
Interested 
individuals 
can 
then 
speak 
with 
that 
staff 
member 
to 
learn 
more 
about 
the 
subject 
of 
the 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews. 
The 
staff 
member 
will 
share 
information 
regarding 
the 
focus 
group 
and 
will 
collect 
RSVPs 
from 
interested 
individuals. 
We 
will 
not 
be 
using 
flyers. 


Given 
the 
extremely 
low 
foot 
traffic 
at 
two 
of 
the 
three 
disability 
service 
provider 
offices, 
waiting 
for 
people 
to 
come 
through 
those 
rural 
satellite 
offices 
to 
learn 
about 
the 
focus 
groups 
cannot 
be 
our 
sole 
recruitment 
strategy, 
no 
matter 
how 
long 
we 
make 
the 
recruitment 
period. 
Therefore, 
our 
secondary 
recruitment 
strategy 
will 
be 
for 
the 
disability 
service 
providers 
to 
announce 
the 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews 
at 
their 
regularly 
scheduled 
meetings 
and 
events. 
The 
announcer 
will 
be 
provided 
with 
clear 
talking 
points, 
which 
explain 
that 
the 
focus 
groups 
are 
to 
gather 
information 
about 
perceptions 
of 
the 
safety, 
accessibility, 
and 
welcoming 
atmosphere 
of 
local 
services. 
Interested 
individuals 
will 
be 
directed 
to 
contact 
the 
designated 
staff 
member 
to 
learn 
more 
about 
the 
subject 
of 
the 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews. 
The 
staff 
member 
contact 
will 
then 
collect 
RSVPs 
from 
interested 
individuals. 
RSVPs 
will 
only 
record 
the 
estimated 
number 
of 
participants, 
without 
identifying 
information. 


If 
an 
individual 
expresses 
interest 
in 
participating 
in 
the 
focus 
groups 
or 
interviews, 
the 
designated 
staff 
member 
contact 
will 
inquire 
about 
any 
necessary 
accommodations 
so 
that 
the 
independent 
living 
center 
can 
arrange 
to 
provide 
those 
accommodations 
for 
the 
individual 
using 
preauthorized 
services, 
for 
which 
the 
IEAC 
will 
pay. 
For 
participating, 
each 
individual 
will 
also 
be 
offered 
compensation 
in 
the 
form 
of 
a 
$25.00 
retail 
gift 
card 
at 
the 
beginning 
of 
the 
focus 
group. 
The 
participants 
will 
be 
advised 
that 
they 
may 
keep 
the 
gift 
card 
whether 
they 
complete 
the 
focus 
group 
or 
not. 


The 
advocates 
already 
have 
an 
established, 
trusting 
relationship 
with 
individuals 
with 
disabilities. 
This 
will 
increase 
buy-in 
and 
participation 
in 
the 
interviews 
and 
focus 
groups. 
Safety 
is 
a 
priority 
when 
the 
advocates 
are 
inviting 
individuals 
to 
participate 
in 
the 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews. 
The 
advocates 
who 
are 
inviting 
participants 
will 
be 
provided 
with 
guidelines 
for 
how 
to 
protect 
the 
safety 
of 
the 
individuals 
who 
choose 
to 
participate. 
The 
designated 
staff 
member 
or 
advocate 
will 
also 
record 
requested 
accommodations 
and 
make 
accommodation 
arrangements. 
The 
IEAC 
is 
anticipating 
between 
9 
and 
11 
participants 
for 
each 
of 
these 
focus 
groups 
and 
1-3 
participants 
for 
the 
interviews 
at 
each 
pilot 
site. 


1. 
Participant 
Accessibility 
The 
IEAC 
secured 
the 
agreement 
of 
each 
pilot 
site 
disability 
service 
provider 
to 
assist 
with 
accessibility 
needs 
at 
focus 
groups. 
The 
IEAC 
will 
cover 
expenses 
relating 
to: 


• 
Physically 
accessible 
locations, 

• 
Availability 
of 
van 
to 
transport 
participants 
in 
wheelchairs 
who 
may 
not 
be 
able 
to 
attend 
otherwise, 
• 
ASL 
Interpreters, 
• 
Spanish 
Interpreters, 
• 
Certified 
mental 
health 
professional, 
• 
Other 
reasonable 
accommodations 
as 
requested. 
2. 
Participant 
Safety 
The 
IEAC 
will 
take 
the 
following 
measures 
to 
minimize 
risks 
to 
the 
participants: 


• 
The 
IEAC 
will 
have 
a 
mental 
health 
professional 
as 
well 
as 
a 
participant 
safety 
monitor 
in 
the 
event 
a 
participant 
experiences 
any 
discomfort 
related 
to 
previous 
trauma 
during 
the 
course 
of 
the 
focus 
group 
or 
interview. 
The 
mental 
health 
professional 
will 
be 
available 
at 
the 
women 
with 
disabilities 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews. 
The 
IEAC 
will 
collaborate 
with 
the 
Independent 
Living 
Centers 
(ILC) 
to 
identify 
mental 
health 
professionals 
in 
their 
community 
who 
can 
staff 
the 
focus 
groups 
for 
women 
with 
disabilities. 
The 
ILC 
was 
selected 
to 
help 
identify 
these 
individuals 
based 
on 
conversations 
with 
them 
indicating 
that 
they 
have 
an 
existing 
resource 
base 
for 
indentifying 
these 
professionals 
in 
their 
communities. 
If 
a 
participant 
experiences 
a 
delayed 
reaction 
to 
the 
focus 
group 
or 
interview, 
they 
will 
have 
been 
directed 
to 
call 
the 
toll-free 
24 
hour 
Idaho 
State 
Domestic 
Violence 
Hotline 
-1-800-669-3176, 
the 
National 
Domestic 
Violence 
Hotline 
– 
1-800-799-7233 
(SAFE), 
1-800-787-3224 
(TTY), 
and/or 
the 
National 
Sexual 
Assault 
Hotline 
– 
1-800-
656-4673 
(HOPE). 
The 
IEAC 
will 
also 
provide 
a 
list 
with 
contact 
information 
for 
the 
local 
dv/sa 
and 
disability 
service 
providers, 
including 
the 
local 
dv/sa 
crisis 
line. 
• 
Questions 
asked 
at 
the 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews 
will 
be 
intentionally 
designed 
not 
to 
ask 
about 
events 
that 
would 
re-traumatize 
any 
victims/survivors 
among 
the 
participants. 
• 
Participants 
are 
informed 
that 
they 
may 
leave 
the 
focus 
group 
and 
interviews 
at 
any 
time 
they 
wish. 
• 
Focus 
group 
members 
and 
interviewees 
will 
be 
provided 
with 
contact 
information 
for 
the 
local 
disability, 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
service 
providers. 
The 
service 
providers 
will 
have 
the 
contact 
information 
for 
Boise 
State 
University, 
the 
State 
Independent 
Living 
Council, 
and 
the 
Idaho 
Coalition 
Against 
Sexual 
and 
Domestic 
Violence 
in 
case 
they 
have 
questions 
from 
focus 
group 
participants 
after 
the 
focus 
group 
or 
interview. 
• 
Participants 
will 
be 
provided 
with 
a 
consent 
form, 
which 
also 
documents 
the 
risks 
and 
benefits 
of 
participating 
in 
the 
focus 
group 
or 
interview. 
3. 
Participant 
Confidentiality 
• 
All 
efforts 
will 
be 
expended 
to 
ensure 
participant 
confidentiality. 
Participants 
will 
not 
be 
asked 
for 
any 
personally 
identifying 
information. 
Since 
this 
is 
a 
small-to 
mid-size 
community, 
it 
is 
possible 
that 
some 
focus 
group 
participants 
may 
know 
one 
another. 
The 
IEAC 
cannot 
guarantee 
protection 
against 
other 
focus 
group 
participants 
disclosing 
what 
is 
discussed 
at 
the 
focus 
group 
however, 
the 
IEAC 
will 
strongly 
caution 
participants 
not 
to 
disclose 
any 
personally 
sensitive 
information 
or 
any 
information 
discussed 
in 
the 
focus 
group 
in 
order 
to 
maintain 
the 
safety 
of 
all 

participants. 
Acceptance 
of 
a 
consent 
form 
will 
indicate 
that 
the 
participant 
agrees 
not 
to 
do 
so. 


• 
The 
IEAC 
will 
collect 
audio 
recordings 
of 
the 
focus 
group 
meetings 
or 
interviews 
but 
without 
personally 
identifying 
respondents 
with 
responses. 
An 
IEAC 
member 
may 
also 
take 
notes, 
in 
case 
the 
audio 
recording 
fails. 
It 
is 
the 
intent 
of 
this 
process 
to 
ensure 
that 
detailed 
answers 
to 
the 
questions 
are 
documented 
accurately 
without 
compromising 
participant 
confidentiality. 
The 
information 
provided 
in 
participant 
responses 
will 
be 
aggregated 
with 
the 
responses 
of 
other 
participants 
from 
this 
pilot 
site 
and 
from 
other 
pilot 
site 
communities 
throughout 
the 
state. 
The 
results 
may 
be 
made 
public, 
but 
none 
of 
participant 
responses 
will 
be 
specifically 
attributed 
to 
individuals. 
All 
recordings 
and 
transcriptions 
of 
those 
recordings 
will 
be 
kept 
by 
the 
IEAC 
and 
not 
made 
available 
to 
the 
general 
public. 
The 
IEAC 
takes 
confidentiality 
very 
seriously 
and 
will 
make 
every 
effort 
necessary 
to 
protect 
participant 
confidentiality. 
4. 
Safe 
Recording, 
Storage, 
and 
Destruction 
of 
Results 
• 
At 
each 
of 
the 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews 
an 
IEAC 
representative 
will 
ask 
the 
questions 
(see 
Methodology) 
and 
an 
audio 
recorder 
will 
be 
used 
to 
record 
the 
participants’ 
answers 
verbatim 
for 
later 
transcription, 
without 
personally 
identifying 
the 
participant. 
It 
is 
the 
intent 
of 
this 
process 
to 
ensure 
that 
detailed 
answers 
to 
the 
questions 
are 
documented 
accurately. 
The 
IEAC 
partners 
and 
administrative 
assistant 
shall 
also 
take 
notes, 
in 
case 
the 
audio 
recording 
fails. 
• 
Participants 
will 
be 
informed 
that 
the 
discussion 
will 
be 
recorded 
verbatim 
by 
an 
audio 
recording 
device. 
No 
participant 
response 
will 
be 
linked 
to 
a 
particular 
individual. 
All 
recordings 
or 
subsequent 
transcriptions 
will 
be 
kept 
by 
the 
IEAC 
in 
a 
locked 
cabinet, 
for 
a 
minimum 
of 
120 
days, 
accessible 
only 
by 
authorized 
staff, 
and 
not 
made 
available 
to 
the 
general 
public. 
All 
original 
and 
copied 
focus 
group 
and 
interview 
recordings 
and 
transcriptions 
will 
be 
erased 
or 
shredded 
no 
later 
than 
12 
months 
after 
being 
recorded 
or 
transcribed. 
ANALYZING 
& 
INTERPRETING 
INFORMATION 
– 
DOCUMENTATION 
OF 
FINDINGS 


The 
IEAC 
will 
analyze 
the 
information 
from 
the 
focus 
groups 
and 
individual 
interviews 
and 
compile 
the 
information 
gathered 
at 
each 
pilot 
site 
into 
a 
report 
that 
documents 
the 
findings 
of 
the 
strengths 
and 
needs 
assessment. 
Selecting 
from 
the 
reported 
strengths 
and 
needs 
of 
each 
pilot 
site, 
the 
IEAC 
will 
create 
a 
“menu 
of 
initiatives” 
for 
each 
site. 
This 
will 
be 
the 
first 
step 
toward 
narrowing 
the 
focus 
of 
the 
final 
pilot 
site 
project. 
Upon 
completion 
of 
the 
“menu 
of 
initiatives,” 
the 
IEAC 
will 
again 
narrow 
the 
focus 
by 
selecting 
the 
initiatives 
for 
each 
pilot 
site 
that 
appear 
to 
be 
obtainable 
and 
sustainable. 
The 
IEAC, 
in 
cooperation 
with 
the 
dv/sa 
and 
disability 
service 
providers, 
will 
then 
schedule 
a 
series 
of 
site 
visits 
to 
discuss 
the 
selected 
initiatives 
with 
the 
pilot 
site 
partners 
and 
further 
narrow 
the 
focus 
to 
those 
initiatives 
which 
the 
pilot 
sites 
perceive 
to 
be 
most 
useful. 
The 
IEAC 
will 
then 
begin 
strategic 
planning 
to 
implement 
the 
initiative(s). 


It 
is 
the 
goal 
of 
the 
needs 
assessment 
plan 
to 
identify 
initiatives 
that 
will 
ensure 
commitment 
and 
participation 
between 
the 
IEAC 
and 
the 
pilot 
sites 
in 
order 
to 
increase 
access 
to 
services, 
capacity 
and 
community 
building 
and 
to 
create 
attitudinal 
and 
systemic 
change. 



The 
IEAC 
is 
firmly 
committed 
to 
sustaining 
the 
pilot 
project 
sites 
when 
Department 
of 
Justice, 
Office 
on 
Violence 
Against 
Women 
funding 
is 
no 
longer 
available 
and 
will 
commit 
available 
resources, 
to 
include 
time, 
in-kind 
contributions, 
and 
award 
funds. 
All 
IEAC 
partners 
have 
the 
internal 
capacity 
to 
solicit 
additional 
public 
and 
private 
funds 
in 
order 
to 
sustain 
the 
pilot 
site 
projects. 


TIMELINE 


• 
Submission 
of 
Needs 
Assessment 
Plan 
to 
DOJ 
Office 
on 
Violence 
Against 
Women: 
May 
4, 
2008. 
• 
Submission 
of 
focus 
group 
questions 
from 
Boise 
State 
University’s 
Institutional 
Internal 
Review 
Board: 
May 
2008. 
• 
Visits 
to 
pilot 
sites 
to 
conduct 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews: 
July 
30 
– 
August 
30, 
2008. 
• 
Compiling 
information 
and 
analysis: 
September 
1 
– 
October 
15, 
2008. 
• 
Production 
of 
report 
of 
findings, 
including 
feedback 
and 
editing 
by 
IEAC 
members: 
October 
16 
– 
November 
15, 
2008. 

ADDENDUM 
1 
QUESTIONS 
FOR 
FOCUS 
GROUPS/INTERVIEWS 


A. 
Domestic 
Violence/Sexual 
Assault 
Service 
Providers 
Focus 
Group/Interview 
1. 
Please 
describe 
some 
successful 
experiences 
your 
agency 
has 
had 
serving 
women 
with 
disabilities. 
Can 
you 
give 
some 
examples 
of 
how 
you 
individualized 
her 
services 
so 
that 
her 
needs 
were 
met? 


2. 
What 
challenges 
or 
barriers 
does 
your 
organization 
face 
when 
trying 
to 
provide 
services 
to 
women 
with 
disabilities? 
For 
example, 
is 
there 
any 
discomfort 
present 
among 
staff 
and 
volunteers 
when 
a 
woman 
with 
a 
disability, 
such 
as 
a 
mental 
disability, 
or 
when 
a 
Deaf 
woman 
seeks 
services? 
What 
would 
your 
organization 
need 
to 
overcome 
these 
challenges? 
3. 
How 
does 
your 
organization 
find 
out 
that 
there 
is 
a 
need 
for 
providing 
reasonable 
accommodations 
to 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
of 
domestic 
abuse 
or 
sexual 
assault? 
For 
example, 
a 
reasonable 
accommodation 
could 
include 
an 
assistive 
devices 
or 
an 
American 
Sign 
Language 
interpreter. 
What 
do 
staff 
and 
volunteers 
at 
your 
organization 
do 
if 
a 
women 
requests 
a 
reasonable 
accommodation? 
Do 
you 
have 
policies, 
procedures 
or 
protocols 
in 
place? 
Are 
these 
policies 
or 
protocols 
written 
or 
recorded? 
Are 
both 
regular 
staff 
and 
volunteers 
informed 
about 
these 
policies 
or 
protocols? 


4. 
Could 
you 
describe 
any 
types 
of 
resources 
for 
providing 
reasonable 
accommodations 
that 
staff 
and/or 
volunteers 
have 
to 
assist 
them 
when 
serving 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
of 
domestic 
abuse 
or 
sexual 
assault? 
What 
other 
types 
of 
resources 
are 
there? 
For 
example, 
an 
assistive 
device 
program 
or 
a 
telecommunication 
relay 
service. 
5. 
Have 
staff 
and 
volunteers 
at 
your 
organization 
been 
trained 
about 
the 
complexities 
of 
disability-specific 
abuse, 
such 
as 
the 
withholding 
of 
assistive 
devices, 
personal 
care, 
or 
medical 
care? 
Please 
describe. 
6. 
Has 
your 
organization 
and 
disability 
organizations 
in 
your 
community 
ever 
worked 
together 
in 
the 
past? 
Can 
you 
describe 
what 
happened 
and 
what 
the 
results 
were? 
Currently, 
does 
your 
organization 
receive 
referrals 
of 
women 
from 
local 
disability 
service 
providers? 
Do 
you 
ever 
refer 
women 
to 
disability 
service 
providers 
in 
your 
area? 
If 
so, 
how 
does 
this 
process 
typically 
work? 
Is 
there 
a 
follow 
up 
process 
to 
see 
if 
the 
women 
accessed 
the 
service? 


7. 
If 
you 
could 
picture 
the 
"ideal" 
working 
relationship 
between 
your 
organization 
and 
disability 
organizations 
in 
your 
community, 
what 
would 
it 
look 
like? 
How 
close 
are 
you 
to 
this 
ideal? 
Explain. 
How 
could 
we 
help 
you 
develop 
your 
relationships 
with 
disability 
organizations 
to 
help 
you 
reach 
this 
goal? 
8. 
Are 
there 
any 
other 
ideas 
or 
information 
that 
have 
come 
to 
mind 
today 
that 
you 
think 
would 
be 
useful 
for 
us 
to 
know 
if 
we 
are 
to 
better 
serve 
these 
women? 

B. 
Disability 
Service 
Providers 
Focus 
Group/Interviews 
1. 
Please 
describe 
some 
successful 
experiences 
your 
agency 
has 
had 
serving 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
or 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
violence 
or 
sexual 
assault. 
When 
a 
women 
with 
a 
disability 
who 
is 
a 
victim 
or 
survivor 
of 
domestic 
violence 
or 
sexual 
assault 
needs 
information 
about 
available 
services 
what 
resources 
are 
you 
familiar 
with 
to 
assist 
her? 


2. 
How 
does 
your 
organization 
currently 
provide 
women 
with 
disabilities 
information 
about 
domestic 
violence, 
sexual 
assault 
and 
the 
resources 
available 
to 
them 
in 
your 
community? 
3. 
Does 
your 
organization 
ask 
questions 
aimed 
at 
determining 
if 
an 
individual 
is 
a 
victim 
of 
domestic 
violence 
and 
sexual 
assault, 
including 
disability-specific 
abuse, 
such 
as 
the 
withholding 
of 
assistive 
devices, 
personal 
care, 
or 
medications? 
If 
so, 
when 
does 
this 
take 
place? 
What 
do 
individuals 
at 
your 
organization 
do 
if 
a 
woman 
discloses 
such 
abuse 
or 
violence? 
Does 
your 
organization 
have 
protocols 
or 
procedures 
in 
place 
that 
instruct 
staff 
or 
volunteers 
about 
how 
best 
to 
serve 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
of 
domestic 
abuse 
or 
sexual 
assault? 
Are 
these 
protocols 
written 
or 
recorded? 
Are 
both 
regular 
staff 
and 
volunteers 
informed 
about 
these 
protocols? 


4. 
Could 
you 
describe 
any 
type 
of 
specialized 
information 
that 
staff 
and 
volunteers 
have 
received 
on 
how 
to 
serve 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
of 
domestic 
abuse 
or 
sexual 
assault? 
What 
[additional] 
information 
would 
be 
helpful? 
5. 
What 
are 
the 
biggest 
challenges 
or 
barriers 
your 
organization 
faces 
when 
trying 
to 
provide 
services 
to 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
have 
become 
victims 
of 
sexual 
assault 
or 
domestic 
violence? 
What 
do 
you 
need 
to 
overcome 
these 
challenges? 
6. 
Have 
your 
organization 
and 
Domestic 
Violence/Sexual 
Assault 
service 
providers 
in 
your 
community 
ever 
worked 
together 
in 
the 
past? 
Can 
you 
describe 
what 
happened 
and 
what 
the 
results 
were? 
Currently, 
does 
your 
organization 
receive 
referrals 
of 
women 
from 
local 
DV/SA 
organizations? 
Do 
you 
ever 
refer 
women 
with 
disabilities 
to 
Domestic 
Violence/Sexual 
Assault 
service 
providers 
in 
your 
area? 
Can 
you 
describe 
how 
the 
process 
typically 
works? 
For 
example, 
is 
there 
a 
follow-up 
process 
to 
see 
if 
the 
woman 
used 
the 
referral? 


7. 
If 
you 
could 
picture 
the 
"ideal" 
working 
relationship 
between 
your 
organization 
and 
Domestic 
Violence/Sexual 
Assault 
organizations 
in 
your 
community, 
what 
would 
it 
look 
like? 
How 
close 
are 
you 
to 
this 
ideal? 
Explain. 
How 
could 
we 
help 
you 
develop 
your 
relationships 
with 
these 
organizations 
to 
help 
you 
reach 
this 
goal? 
8. 
Are 
there 
any 
other 
ideas 
or 
information 
that 
have 
come 
to 
mind 
today 
that 
you 
think 
would 
be 
useful 
for 
us 
to 
know 
if 
we 
are 
to 
better 
serve 
these 
women? 

.C. 
1. 
Introduction 
for 
Focus 
Groups/Interviews 
with 
Women 
with 
Disabilities 


We 
work 
all 
over 
the 
state 
and 
so 
we 
do 
often 
work 
with 
the 
(name 
of 
CIL) 
and 
(name 
of 
SA/DV 
program.) 
We 
do 
not 
work 
for 
them, 
but 
are 
here 
to 
help 
them 
find 
ways 
of 
improving 
their 
services. 
Your 
input 
will 
help 
us 
do 
that. 
The 
things 
you 
tell 
us 
will 
stay 
confidential. 
We 
will 
tell 
them 
about 
the 
things 
discussed 
in 
the 
group, 
but 
will 
not 
tell 
them 
who 
attended 
or 
what 
they 
said. 


This 
meeting 
is 
so 
we 
can 
learn 
more 
ways 
to 
help 
people 
with 
disabilities 
and 
survivors 
of 
violence. 


We 
will 
listen 
to 
you 
carefully. 
You 
know 
the 
community 
best 
and 
know 
the 
most 
about 
what 
things 
need 
to 
change. 


It 
is 
okay 
to 
tell 
us 
about 
what 
services 
work 
well 
in 
your 
community 
and 
what 
has 
not 
worked 
well. 
It 
is 
also 
okay 
if 
there 
are 
things 
you 
don’t 
want 
to 
tell 
us. 
We 
encourage 
you 
to 
keep 
very 
sensitive 
personal 
information 
to 
yourself. 


If 
you 
know 
of 
a 
complaint 
about 
a 
local 
program, 
it 
is 
okay 
to 
tell 
us. 
We 
cannot 
fix 
the 
situation, 
but 
hearing 
about 
it 
may 
help 
us 
understand 
problems 
and 
improve 
future 
services 
in 
your 
community. 


Your 
knowledge 
is 
very 
important. 
Thank 
you 
for 
sharing 
it 
with 
us. 


C.2. 
Questions 
for 
Focus 
Groups 
with 
Women 
with 
Disabilities/Interviews 
1. 
In 
your 
experience, 
which 
services 
in 
your 
community 
serve 
you 
the 
best 
when 
you 
need 
assistance? 
How 
did 
you 
learn 
about 
the 
services 
that 
you 
accessed? 
In 
your 
opinion, 
what 
did 
you 
like 
best 
about 
the 
services? 
(If 
discussion 
hovers 
around 
disability 
service 
providers) 
Are 
there 
non-disability 
service 
providers 
that 
serve 
you 
well? 
2. 
What 
would 
ideal 
services, 
advocacy, 
or 
programs 
look 
like? 
What 
would 
you 
tell 
service 
providers 
and 
advocates 
about 
providing 
excellent 
advocacy? 
3. 
When 
someone 
is 
working 
with 
an 
advocate 
or 
service 
provider 
what 
makes 
it 
hard 
to 
talk 
about 
sensitive 
topics 
or 
try 
to 
get 
help? 
What 
makes 
you 
feel 
uncomfortable 
or 
unwelcome? 


4. 
What 
is 
the 
best 
way 
to 
get 
information 
to 
people 
with 
disabilities 
about 
available 
services? 
Where 
is 
the 
best 
place 
to 
access 
this 
information? 
How 
can 
we 
assist 
in 
making 
this 
information 
more 
available 
to 
people 
with 
disabilities? 
5. 
Is 
there 
anything 
that 
you 
feel 
is 
important 
for 
us 
to 
know 
about 
the 
experience 
women 
with 
disabilities 
have 
when 
seeking 
services 
in 
your 
community? 

D. 
Questions 
for 
Domestic 
Violence/Sexual 
Assault 
Service 
Provider 
Executive 
Director/Board 
Member 
Interviews 
1. 
Please 
describe 
successful 
experiences 
your 
organization 
has 
had 
serving 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
or 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
violence 
or 
sexual 
assault. 
2. 
What 
do 
you 
feel 
are 
your 
organization’s 
greatest 
strengths 
in 
providing 
services 
for 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
or 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
violence 
or 
sexual 
assault? 
3. 
What 
are 
the 
biggest 
challenges 
or 
barriers 
your 
organization 
faces 
when 
trying 
to 
provide 
services 
to 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
or 
survivors 
of 
sexual 
assault 
or 
domestic 
violence? 
How 
can 
the 
IEAC 
assist 
you 
in 
overcoming 
these 
challenges 
or 
barriers? 
4. 
Do 
you 
currently 
have 
policies, 
procedures, 
or 
protocols 
in 
place 
to 
assist 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
or 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
violence 
or 
sexual 
assault? 
Are 
these 
policies, 
procedures 
or 
protocols 
written 
or 
informal? 
If 
not 
would 
you 
be 
willing 
to 
create 
and 
implement 
policies, 
procedures, 
or 
protocols 
to 
assist 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
or 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
violence 
or 
sexual 
assault? 
5. 
What 
are 
the 
barriers 
within 
your 
organization 
to 
changing 
policies, 
procedures, 
and 
protocols? 
6. 
How 
does 
your 
organization 
determine 
funding 
priorities? 
Does 
your 
organization 
include 
line 
items 
in 
the 
budget 
for 
accommodations 
for 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
or 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
violence 
or 
sexual 
assault? 


7. 
Does 
your 
organization 
have 
a 
plan 
to 
increase 
accessibility? 
How 
could 
accessibility 
become 
a 
funding 
priority? 
8. 
How 
does 
change 
happen 
within 
your 
organization? 
What 
is 
the 
best 
way 
to 
make 
change 
happen 
within 
your 
organization? 

E. 
Questions 
for 
Disability 
Service 
Provider 
Executive 
Director/Board 
Member 
Interviews 
1. 
Please 
describe 
successful 
experiences 
your 
organization 
has 
had 
serving 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
or 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
violence 
or 
sexual 
assault. 
2. 
What 
do 
you 
feel 
are 
your 
organization’s 
greatest 
strengths 
in 
providing 
resources 
for 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
the 
victims 
or 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
violence? 
3. 
What 
are 
the 
biggest 
challenges 
or 
barriers 
your 
organization 
faces 
when 
trying 
to 
provide 
services 
to 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
of 
sexual 
assault 
or 
domestic 
violence? 
4. 
Do 
you 
currently 
have 
policies, 
procedures, 
or 
protocols 
in 
place 
to 
assist 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
or 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
violence 
or 
sexual 
assault? 
Are 
these 
policies, 
procedures 
or 
protocols 
written 
or 
informal? 
If 
not 
would 
you 
be 
willing 
to 
create 
and 
implement 
policies, 
procedures 
or 
protocols? 
5. 
What 
are 
the 
barriers 
within 
your 
organization 
to 
changing 
policies 
and 
protocols? 
How 
can 
the 
IEAC 
assist 
to 
overcome 
those 
challenges 
and 
barriers? 
6. 
How 
does 
your 
organization 
determine 
funding 
priorities? 
Does 
your 
organization 
include 
line 
items 
in 
the 
budget 
to 
provide 
domestic 
violence 
or 
sexual 
assault 
resources 
for 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
or 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
violence 
or 
sexual 
assault? 
7 
Does 
your 
organization 
have 
a 
plan 
to 
increase 
awareness 
about 
domestic 
violence 
and 
sexual 
assault? 
How 
could 
raising 
awareness 
about 
domestic 
violence 
and 
sexual 
assault 
become 
a 
funding 
priority? 


8. 
How 
does 
change 
happen 
within 
your 
organization? 
What 
is 
the 
best 
way 
to 
make 
change 
within 
your 
organization? 

ADDENDUM 
II 
Consent 
Form 


The 
Idaho 
Equal 
Access 
Collaborative, 
the 
IEAC, 
appreciates 
your 
willingness 
to 
participate 
in 
this 
focus 
group 
or 
interview 
and 
values 
your 
input. 
An 
individual 
from 
the 
IEAC 
that 
is 
assisting 
in 
conducting 
this 
focus 
group 
or 
interview 
will 
explain 
the 
focus 
group 
or 
interview 
process 
and 
assist 
you 
with 
this 
consent 
form. 
If 
you 
have 
any 
questions 
about 
participating 
in 
this 
focus 
group 
or 
interview 
or 
about 
this 
consent 
form, 
please 
let 
a 
representative 
of 
the 
IEAC 
know 
so 
that 
we 
can 
assist 
you. 
Again, 
thank 
you 
for 
your 
time 
and 
input. 


Procedures: 


If 
I 
agree 
to 
participate 
in 
the 
focus 
group/interview, 
I 
understand 
the 
following: 


• 
I 
will 
participate 
in 
a 
focus 
group 
with 
other 
individuals 
from 
my 
community. 
If 
I 
desire, 
I 
may 
request 
a 
private 
interview. 
• 
I 
understand 
that 
it 
will 
take 
approximately 
1-1/2 
to 
2 
hours 
to 
complete 
the 
focus 
group/interview 
and 
a 
break 
will 
be 
provided. 
• 
I 
understand 
that 
I 
must 
be 
at 
least 
18 
years 
of 
age 
to 
participate 
in 
this 
focus 
group 
or 
interview. 
• 
I 
understand 
that 
a 
counselor 
and/or 
advocate 
shall 
also 
be 
present 
to 
support 
participants 
as 
needed. 
• 
I 
understand 
that 
I 
do 
not 
have 
to 
answer 
any 
question 
I 
do 
not 
want 
to, 
and 
I 
may 
leave 
the 
focus 
group/interview 
at 
any 
time 
I 
wish. 
• 
I 
understand 
that 
I 
will 
receive 
a 
$25 
gift 
card 
when 
I 
arrive 
at 
the 
focus 
group. 
I 
understand 
that 
the 
gift 
card 
is 
mine 
to 
keep, 
whether 
I 
leave 
the 
focus 
group 
early 
or 
not. 
. 
Confidentiality: 


Participation 
in 
the 
focus 
group 
or 
interview 
may 
involve 
a 
loss 
of 
privacy; 
however, 
every 
effort 
will 
be 
expended 
to 
ensure 
participant 
confidentiality. 
You 
will 
not 
be 
asked 
for 
any 
personally 
identifying 
information. 
Since 
this 
is 
a 
small-to 
mid-size 
community, 
it 
is 
possible 
that 
some 
participants 
may 
know 
one 
another. 
The 
IEAC 
is 
highly 
committed 
to 
maintaining 
confidentiality 
for 
participants 
during 
the 
focus 
groups 
or 
interviews. 
The 
things 
you 
tell 
us 
will 
stay 
confidential. 
We 
will 
tell 
the 
(name 
of 
CIL) 
and 
(name 
of 
DV/SA 
program) 
about 
the 
things 
discussed 
in 
the 
group, 
but 
will 
not 
tell 
them 
who 
attended 
or 
what 
they 
said. 
In 
order 
to 
maintain 
the 
safety 
of 
all 
participants 
we 
strongly 
encourage 
all 
participants 
to 
keep 
the 
confidence 
of 
the 
group 
and 
never 
share 
anything 
said 
by 
others 
in 
the 
group. 
However, 
the 
IEAC 
cannot 
guarantee 
that 
other 
focus 
group 
participants 
will 
never 
disclose 
what 
is 
discussed 
at 
the 
group. 
Therefore, 
we 
strongly 
caution 
you 
not 
to 
disclose 
any 
sensitive 
information 
in 
the 
group 
without 
carefully 
considering 
the 
possibility 
that 
other 
group 
members 
might 
share 
your 
information 
with 
other 
people 
Acceptance 
of 
the 
consent 
form 
indicates 
agreement 
not 
to 
do 
so. 


The 
IEAC 
will 
collect 
audio 
recordings 
of 
the 
focus 
group 
meetings 
or 
interviews 
but 
without 
personally 
identifying 
respondents 
with 
responses. 
An 
IEAC 
member 
may 
also 
take 
notes, 
in 
case 
the 
audio 
recording 
fails. 
It 
is 
the 
intent 
of 
this 
process 
to 
ensure 
that 
detailed 
answers 
to 
the 
questions 
are 
documented 
accurately 
without 
compromising 
your 
confidentiality. 
The 
information 
provided 
in 
your 
responses 
will 
be 
aggregated 
with 
the 
responses 
of 
other 
participants 
from 
your 
community 
and 
from 
other 
communities 
throughout 
the 
state. 
The 
results 



may 
be 
made 
public, 
but 
none 
of 
your 
responses 
will 
be 
specifically 
attributed 
to 
you. 
All 
recordings 
and 
transcriptions 
of 
those 
recordings 
will 
be 
kept 
by 
the 
IEAC 
and 
not 
made 
available 
to 
the 
general 
public. 
I 
understand 
that 
the 
IEAC 
takes 
my 
concerns 
for 
confidentiality 
very 
seriously 
will 
make 
every 
effort 
to 
protect 
my 
confidentiality. 


Benefits: 


The 
information 
I 
provide 
may 
help 
the 
IEAC 
better 
understand 
the 
experiences 
of 
women 
with 
disabilities 
in 
Idaho 
who 
are 
victims 
and/or 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
violence 
and/or 
sexual 
assault 
and 
better 
enable 
service 
providers 
to 
ensure 
the 
safety 
of 
all 
women 
who 
become 
victims 
of 
domestic 
or 
sexual 
violence. 


Risks: 


The 
main 
risks 
of 
participation 
are 


• 
re-traumatization 
of 
victims/survivors 
among 
the 
focus 
group/interview 
participants 
• 
endangering 
of 
victims/survivors 
among 
the 
focus 
group 
participants 
if 
an 
abuser 
found 
information 
connected 
to 
a 
dv/sa 
organization 
or 
activity 
or 
if 
focus 
group 
participants 
spoke 
later 
about 
the 
content 
of 
the 
focus 
group. 
The 
IEAC 
has 
taken 
the 
following 
measures 
to 
minimize 
your 
risks: 


• 
The 
IEAC 
will 
have 
a 
counselor 
and/or 
an 
advocate 
available 
at 
the 
focus 
groups 
or 
interview 
for 
women 
with 
disabilities. 
• 
Questions 
asked 
at 
the 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews 
have 
been 
intentionally 
designed 
not 
to 
ask 
about 
events 
that 
would 
re-traumatize 
any 
victims/survivors 
among 
the 
participants. 
• 
Should 
you 
feel 
discomfort 
at 
any 
time 
due 
to 
participation 
in 
this 
focus 
group/interview, 
you 
may 
contact 
the 
toll-free 
24 
hour 
Idaho 
State 
Domestic 
Violence 
Hotline 
-1-800-
669-3176, 
the 
National 
Domestic 
Violence 
Hotline 
– 
1-1-800-799-7233 
(SAFE), 
1-800-
787-3224 
(TTY), 
and/or 
the 
National 
Sexual 
Assault 
Hotline 
– 
1-800-656-4673 
(HOPE). 
You 
will 
also 
be 
provided 
with 
contact 
information 
for 
local 
domestic 
violence, 
sexual 
assault, 
and 
disability 
service 
providers, 
including 
the 
local 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
crisis 
line. 
• 
You 
may 
leave 
the 
focus 
group 
and 
interviews 
at 
any 
time 
you 
wish. 
• 
As 
mentioned 
above, 
we 
will 
strongly 
caution 
all 
participants 
not 
to 
disclose 
any 
information 
discussed 
in 
the 
group 
in 
order 
to 
maintain 
the 
safety 
and 
privacy 
of 
all 
participants, 
and 
acceptance 
of 
the 
consent 
form 
indicates 
agreement 
not 
to 
do 
so. 
• 
Be 
advised 
that 
this 
consent 
form 
is 
specifically 
linked 
to 
a 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
project 
and 
service 
organizations 
and, 
if 
found 
by 
a 
potential 
or 
actual 
abuser, 
might 
endanger 
you, 
so 
care 
should 
be 
taken 
with 
this 
form. 
Costs: 


There 
will 
be 
no 
costs 
to 
me 
as 
a 
result 
of 
participating 
in 
this 
focus 
group/interview, 
other 
than 
the 
time 
spent 
to 
participate. 


Questions: 



If 
you 
have 
any 
questions 
concerning 
the 
focus 
group/interview, 
contact 
any 
of 
the 
following: 
(local 
contact 
information 
for 
that 
pilot 
site) 
This 
information 
will 
be 
changed 
to 
reflect 
the 
three 
pilot 
sites 
domestic 
violence 
and 
sexual 
assault 
contact 
information 
when 
conducting 
the 
focus 
groups 
or 
interviews. 


Consent: 


You 
will 
be 
given 
a 
copy 
of 
this 
consent 
form. 
Your 
attendance 
and/or 
participation 
in 
the 
focus 
group/interview 
will 
be 
taken 
as 
an 
acknowledgment 
of 
the 
receipt 
of 
this 
informed 
consent 
and 
agreement 
to 
participate 
in 
the 
focus 
group/interview. 
Be 
advised 
that 
this 
consent 
form 
is 
specifically 
linked 
to 
a 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
project 
and 
service 
organizations 
and, 
if 
found 
by 
a 
potential 
or 
actual 
abuser, 
might 
endanger 
you, 
so 
care 
should 
be 
taken 
with 
this 
form. 
Acceptance 
of 
the 
consent 
form 
indicates 
agreement 
not 
to 
disclose 
any 
information 
discussed 
in 
the 
group 
in 
order 
to 
maintain 
the 
safety 
of 
all 
participants. 


Your 
participation 
in 
this 
focus 
group/interview 
is 
voluntary. 
If 
you 
should 
come 
to 
any 
question 
that 
you 
do 
not 
wish 
to 
answer, 
or 
feel 
uncomfortable 
with, 
you 
do 
not 
have 
to 
answer. 
You 
may 
withdraw 
from 
the 
focus 
group/interview 
at 
any 
time 
after 
you 
begin. 
If 
you 
choose 
not 
to 
participate 
or 
to 
withdraw 
from 
the 
focus 
group/interview, 
you 
will 
not 
be 
impacted 
in 
any 
way. 


The 
Boise 
State 
University 
Institutional 
Review 
Board 
has 
reviewed 
this 
project 
for 
the 
protection 
of 
human 
participants. 
You 
understand 
that 
BSU, 
its 
employees, 
students 
or 
representatives 
involved 
in 
this 
focus 
group/interview 
will 
not 
be 
held 
liable 
for 
any 
care 
(mental 
or 
physical) 
that 
may 
be 
needed 
as 
a 
result 
of 
your 
participation 
in 
this 
focus 
group/interview. 



Consent 
Form-Service 
Providers 


The 
Idaho 
Equal 
Access 
Collaborative, 
the 
IEAC, 
appreciates 
your 
willingness 
to 
participate 
in 
this 
focus 
group 
or 
interview 
and 
values 
your 
input. 
An 
individual 
from 
the 
IEAC 
that 
is 
assisting 
in 
conducting 
this 
focus 
group 
or 
interview 
will 
explain 
the 
focus 
group 
or 
interview 
process 
and 
assist 
you 
with 
this 
consent 
form. 
If 
you 
have 
any 
questions 
about 
participating 
in 
this 
focus 
group 
or 
interview 
or 
about 
this 
consent 
form, 
please 
let 
a 
representative 
of 
the 
IEAC 
know 
so 
that 
we 
can 
assist 
you. 
Again, 
thank 
you 
for 
your 
time 
and 
input. 


Procedures: 


If 
I 
agree 
to 
participate 
in 
the 
focus 
group/interview, 
I 
understand 
the 
following: 


• 
I 
will 
participate 
in 
a 
focus 
group 
with 
other 
individuals 
from 
my 
organization 
or, 
if 
I 
desire, 
I 
may 
request 
a 
private 
interview. 
• 
I 
understand 
that 
it 
will 
take 
approximately 
1-1/2 
to 
2 
hours 
to 
complete 
the 
focus 
group/interview 
and 
a 
break 
will 
be 
provided. 
• 
I 
understand 
that 
I 
must 
be 
at 
least 
18 
years 
of 
age 
to 
participate 
in 
this 
focus 
group 
or 
interview. 
• 
I 
understand 
that 
I 
do 
not 
have 
to 
answer 
any 
question 
you 
do 
not 
with 
to, 
and 
you 
may 
leave 
the 
focus 
group/interview 
at 
any 
time 
you 
wish. 
Confidentiality: 
Participation 
in 
the 
focus 
group 
or 
interview 
may 
involve 
a 
loss 
of 
privacy; 
however, 
all 
effort 
will 
be 
expended 
to 
ensure 
participant 
confidentiality. 
You 
will 
not 
be 
asked 
for 
any 
personally 
identifying 
information. 
The 
IEAC 
cannot 
protect 
against 
other 
focus 
group 
participants 
disclosing 
what 
is 
discussed 
at 
the 
group. 
We 
strongly 
caution 
you 
not 
to 
disclose 
any 
information 
discussed 
in 
the 
group. 
Acceptance 
of 
the 
consent 
form 
indicates 
agreement 
not 
to 
do 
so. 


The 
IEAC 
will 
collect 
audio 
recordings 
of 
the 
focus 
group 
meetings 
or 
interviews 
but 
without 
personally 
identifying 
respondents 
with 
responses. 
An 
IEAC 
member 
may 
also 
take 
notes, 
in 
case 
the 
audio 
recording 
fails. 
It 
is 
the 
intent 
of 
this 
process 
to 
ensure 
that 
detailed 
answers 
to 
the 
questions 
are 
documented 
accurately 
without 
compromising 
your 
confidentiality. 
The 
information 
provided 
in 
your 
responses 
will 
be 
aggregated 
with 
the 
responses 
of 
other 
participants 
from 
your 
community 
and 
from 
other 
communities 
throughout 
the 
state. 
The 
results 
may 
be 
made 
public, 
but 
none 
of 
your 
responses 
will 
be 
specifically 
attributed 
to 
you. 
All 
recordings 
and 
transcriptions 
of 
those 
recordings 
will 
be 
kept 
by 
the 
IEAC 
and 
not 
made 
available 
to 
the 
general 
public. 
I 
understand 
that 
the 
IEAC 
takes 
my 
concerns 
for 
confidentiality 
very 
seriously 
and 
will 
make 
every 
effort 
to 
protect 
my 
confidentiality. 


Benefits: 
There 
are 
no 
direct 
benefits 
to 
me 
from 
participating 
in 
this 
focus 
group/interview, 
however 
the 
information 
I 
provide 
may 
help 
the 
IEAC 
better 
understand 
the 
experiences 
of 
service 
providers 
in 
Idaho 
and 
better 
enable 
service 
providers 
to 
ensure 
the 
safety 
of 
all 
women 
who 
become 
victims 
of 
domestic 
or 
sexual 
violence. 



Risks: 


The 
main 
risks 
of 
participation 
are 


• 
re-traumatization 
of 
victims/survivors 
among 
the 
focus 
group/interview 
participants 
• 
endangering 
of 
victims/survivors 
among 
the 
focus 
group 
participants 
if 
an 
abuser 
found 
information 
connected 
to 
a 
dv/sa 
organization 
or 
activity 
or 
if 
focus 
group 
participants 
spoke 
later 
about 
the 
content 
of 
the 
focus 
group. 
The 
IEAC 
has 
taken 
the 
following 
measures 
to 
minimize 
your 
risks: 


• 
The 
IEAC 
will 
have 
a 
counselor 
and/or 
an 
advocate 
available 
at 
all 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews. 
• 
Questions 
asked 
at 
the 
focus 
groups 
and 
interviews 
have 
been 
intentionally 
designed 
not 
to 
ask 
about 
events 
that 
would 
re-traumatize 
any 
victims/survivors 
among 
the 
participants. 
• 
Should 
you 
feel 
discomfort 
at 
any 
time 
due 
to 
participation 
in 
this 
focus 
group/interview, 
you 
may 
contact 
the 
toll-free 
24 
hour 
Idaho 
State 
Domestic 
Violence 
Hotline 
-1-800-
669-3176, 
the 
National 
Domestic 
Violence 
Hotline 
– 
1-1-800-799-7233 
(SAFE), 
1-800-
787-3224 
(TTY), 
and/or 
the 
National 
Sexual 
Assault 
Hotline 
– 
1-800-656-4673 
(HOPE). 
You 
will 
also 
be 
provided 
with 
contact 
information 
for 
local 
domestic 
violence, 
sexual 
assault, 
and 
disability 
service 
providers, 
including 
the 
local 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
crisis 
line. 
• 
You 
may 
leave 
the 
focus 
group 
and 
interviews 
at 
any 
time 
you 
wish. 
• 
As 
mentioned 
above, 
we 
will 
strongly 
caution 
all 
participants 
not 
to 
disclose 
any 
information 
discussed 
in 
the 
group 
in 
order 
to 
maintain 
the 
safety 
and 
privacy 
of 
all 
participants, 
and 
acceptance 
of 
the 
consent 
form 
indicates 
agreement 
not 
to 
do 
so. 
• 
Be 
advised 
that 
this 
consent 
form 
is 
specifically 
linked 
to 
a 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
project 
and 
service 
organizations 
and, 
if 
found 
by 
a 
potential 
or 
actual 
abuser, 
might 
endanger 
you, 
so 
care 
should 
be 
taken 
with 
this 
form. 
Costs: 
There 
will 
be 
no 
costs 
to 
me 
as 
a 
result 
of 
participating 
in 
this 
focus 
group/interview, 
other 
than 
the 
time 
spent 
to 
participate. 


Questions: 
If 
you 
have 
any 
questions 
concerning 
the 
focus 
group/interview, 
contact 
any 
of 
the 
following: 


Robbi 
Barrutia 
SILC 
208-334-3800 
Email: 
robbi.barrutia@silc.idaho.gov 


Susan 
Clark 
ICASDV 
208-384-0418 
Email: 
sclark@idvsa.org 


Lisa 
McClain 
BSU 



208-426-1985 
Email: 
lmcclain@boisestate.edu 
If 
for 
any 
reason 
you 
do 
not 
wish 
to 
contact 
Dr. 
McClain 
personally, 
you 
may 
contact 
the 
Boise 
State 
University 
Institutional 
Review 
Board, 
which 
is 
concerned 
with 
the 
protection 
of 
volunteers 
in 
research 
projects. 
Refer 
to 
protocol 
number 
EX 
015-08-051. 
You 
may 
reach 
the 
board 
office 
between 
8:00 
am 
and 
5:00 
pm 
Monday 
through 
Friday 
by 
calling 
(208) 
426-1574, 
or 
by 
writing 
to: 
Institutional 
Review 
Board, 
Office 
Research 
Compliance, 
Boise 
State 
University, 
1910 
University 
Dr., 
Boise, 
ID 
83725-1135. 


Consent: 


You 
will 
be 
given 
a 
copy 
of 
this 
consent 
form 
to 
keep. 
Your 
attendance 
and/or 
participation 
in 
the 
focus 
group/interview 
will 
be 
taken 
as 
an 
acknowledgment 
of 
the 
receipt 
of 
this 
informed 
consent 
and 
agreement 
to 
participate 
in 
the 
focus 
group/interview 
and 
be 
audio 
taped. 
Again, 
be 
advised 
that 
this 
consent 
form 
is 
specifically 
linked 
to 
a 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
project 
and 
service 
organizations 
and, 
if 
found 
by 
a 
potential 
or 
actual 
abuser, 
might 
endanger 
you, 
so 
care 
should 
be 
taken 
with 
this 
form. 


Your 
participation 
in 
this 
focus 
group/interview 
is 
voluntary. 
If 
you 
should 
come 
to 
any 
question 
that 
you 
do 
not 
wish 
to 
answer, 
or 
feel 
uncomfortable 
with, 
you 
do 
not 
have 
to 
answer. 
You 
may 
withdraw 
from 
the 
focus 
group/interview 
at 
any 
time 
after 
you 
begin. 
If 
you 
choose 
not 
to 
participate 
or 
to 
withdraw 
from 
the 
focus 
group/interview, 
you 
and 
your 
organization 
will 
not 
be 
impacted 
in 
any 
way. 


The 
Boise 
State 
University 
Institutional 
Review 
Board 
has 
reviewed 
this 
project 
for 
the 
protection 
of 
human 
participants. 
You 
understand 
that 
BSU, 
its 
employees, 
students 
or 
representatives 
involved 
in 
this 
focus 
group/interview 
will 
not 
be 
held 
liable 
for 
any 
care 
(mental 
or 
physical) 
that 
may 
be 
needed 
as 
a 
result 
of 
your 
participation 
in 
this 
focus 
group/interview. 



Addendum 
III 
Pilot 
Site 
Fact 
Sheet 


The 
Idaho 
Equal 
Access 
Collaborative 


The 
Idaho 
Equal 
Access 
Collaborative 
(IEAC) 
is 
comprised 
of 
the 
Idaho 
State 
Independent 
Living 
Council 
(SILC), 
the 
Idaho 
Coalition 
Against 
Sexual 
and 
Domestic 
Violence 
(ICASDV), 
and 
the 
Boise 
State 
University 
Gender 
Studies 
Program 
(BSU). 
The 
IEAC 
is 
funded 
by 
the 
Department 
of 
Justice, 
Office 
on 
Violence 
Against 
Women 
Educational 
and 
Technical 
Assistance 
Grant 
to 
End 
Violence 
Against 
Women 
with 
Disabilities, 
for 
a 
three 
year 
period, 
beginning 
October 
of 
2006. 
This 
grant 
funding 
will 
be 
used 
to 
achieve 
the 
grant 
goals 
of 
creating 
attitudinal 
and 
systemic 
change 
among 
the 
collaborating 
IEAC 
pilot 
site 
partners. 
The 
Idaho 
pilot 
sites 
are 
geographically 
dispersed 
across 
the 
state 
consisting 
of 
disability 
and 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
service 
providers. 


The 
IEAC 
values 
and 
strives 
for 
equity 
and 
shared 
responsibility 
in 
our 
collaborative 
structure 
and 
our 
roles 
and 
responsibilities 
reflect 
that 
commitment 
to 
equity. 
Further, 
the 
IEAC 
values 
and 
respects 
the 
unique 
contributions 
of 
all 
roles, 
individuals 
and 
agencies. 


The 
mission 
of 
the 
Idaho 
Equal 
Access 
Collaborative 
is 
to 
promote 
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 
through 
the 
collaborative 
efforts 
of 
the 
Domestic 
Violence, 
Sexual 
Assault, 
and 
Disability 
Organizations. 
The 
IEAC 
has 
developed 
the 
following 
guiding 
principles 
that 
reflect 
the 
embodiment 
of 
their 
commitment 
to 
facilitate 
systemic 
and 
attitudinal 
change 
to 
end 
violence 
against 
women 
with 
disabilities. 


We 
recognize 
that 
the 
safety 
for 
all 
individuals 
who 
are 
victims 
or 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
and/or 
sexual 
assault 
must 
form 
the 
foundation 
of 
all 
service 
and 
supports, 
while 
also 
respecting 
and 
honoring 
the 
dignity 
of 
each 
individual. 


We 
recognize 
that 
the 
needs 
of 
all 
victims 
and 
survivors 
are 
valid. 


We 
recognize 
and 
respect 
the 
importance 
of 
independence, 
choice 
and 
self-
determination 
and 
that 
the 
victim 
and/or 
survivor 
should 
have 
control 
over 
their 
environment 
and 
course 
of 
action. 


We 
recognize 
and 
respect 
that 
it 
is 
imperative 
to 
provide 
fully 
accessible 
services 
for 
individuals 
with 
disabilities. 


We 
strive 
to 
identify, 
utilize 
and 
build 
upon 
the 
strengths 
and 
resources 
of 
those 
who 
provide 
disability, 
domestic 
violence 
and 
sexual 
assault 
services. 


We 
recognize 
that 
domestic 
and 
sexual 
violence 
against 
individuals 
with 
disabilities 
is 
pervasive 
and 
there 
are 
significant 
barriers 
to 
reporting. 


We 
recognize 
that 
any 
systemic 
or 
policy 
change 
must 
involve 
a 
collaboration 
of 
the 
disability 
and 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
service 
providers 
with 
meaningful 
input 
from 
both 
groups. 



We 
promote 
practices 
that 
do 
not 
re-victimize 
individuals 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
or 
survivors 
of 
domestic 
violence 
or 
sexual 
assault. 


We 
recognize 
that 
disability, 
sexual 
assault, 
and/or 
domestic 
violence 
service 
providers 
should 
implement 
strong 
practices 
and 
policies 
to 
provide 
individualized 
services 
for 
individuals 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
victims 
or 
survivors 
of 
sexual 
assault 
and/or 
domestic 
violence. 


We 
recognize 
that 
confidentiality 
is 
an 
essential 
component 
for 
all 
individuals 
who 
are 
accessing 
disability, 
sexual 
assault 
and/or 
domestic 
violence 
services. 


We 
recognize 
and 
respect 
that 
everyone 
is 
entitled 
to 
information 
in 
an 
alternative 
format 
to 
make 
informed 
decisions. 


We 
recognize 
that 
the 
insufficient 
documentation 
and 
poor 
statistical 
data 
have 
contributed 
to 
the 
slow 
progress 
of 
the 
systemic 
and 
attitudinal 
changes 
necessary 
to 
eliminate 
domestic 
violence 
and 
sexual 
assault 
against 
individuals 
with 
disabilities. 


We 
recognize 
that 
both 
domestic 
violence/sexual 
assault 
service 
providers 
and 
disability 
service 
providers 
must 
implement 
systemic 
changes 
in 
order 
to 
improve 
services 
to 
survivors 
with 
disabilities. 


With 
those 
guiding 
principles 
in 
place 
it 
is 
the 
vision 
of 
the 
Idaho 
Equal 
Access 
Collaborative 
that 
any 
victim, 
regardless 
of 
ability, 
has 
equal 
access 
to 
the 
comprehensive 
service 
the 
individual 
chooses, 
no 
matter 
where 
the 
individual 
accesses 
the 
integrated 
network 
of 
service. 


Benefits 
of 
the 
IEAC 
and 
Pilot 
Site 
Collaboration 


The 
IEAC 
shall 
assist 
its 
pilot 
site 
partners 
in 
the 
following 
ways: 


• 
Strengths 
and 
Needs 
Assessment 
– 
Conduct 
an 
in-depth 
strengths 
and 
needs 
assessment 
of 
each 
program 
during 
intensive 
site 
visits 
and 
focus 
groups. 
Identify 
aspects 
of 
the 
monitoring 
and 
delivery 
of 
services 
to 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
the 
victims 
of 
domestic 
violence 
and 
sexual 
abuse 
which 
may 
be 
improved 
through 
collaborative 
work 
with 
the 
IEAC 
and 
its 
partners. 
• 
Pilot 
Site 
Initiative 
– 
Assist 
with 
developing 
a 
pilot 
site 
initiative 
that 
will 
enhance 
and 
improve 
aspects 
of 
the 
monitoring 
and 
delivery 
of 
services 
to 
women 
with 
disabilities 
who 
are 
the 
victims 
of 
domestic 
violence 
and 
sexual 
abuse. 
Assistance 
will 
be 
provided 
to 
the 
three 
pilot 
sites 
through 
intensive 
site 
visits 
and 
technical 
assistance 
to 
ensure 
success 
in 
implementing 
their 
pilot 
site 
initiative. 
Investments 
of 
the 
IEAC 
and 
Pilot 
Site 
Projects 


IEAC 
will 
provide 
the 
following 
to 
ensure 
success 
of 
the 
pilot 
site 
projects: 


• 
Financial 
support 
for 
accessible 
facilities 
for 
focus 
groups 
and 
meetings 
initiated 
by 
the 
IEAC; 
• 
ASL 
and 
language 
interpreters 
for 
focus 
groups 
and 
meetings; 
• 
A 
licensed 
counselor 
or 
other 
mental 
health 
professional 
to 
attend 
each 
women 
with 
disabilities 
focus 
group; 
and 

• 
Accessible 
transportation 
costs, 
if 
required, 
to 
attend 
the 
focus 
groups 
for 
women 
with 
disabilities. 
Pilot 
Site 
Partners 
will 
be 
asked 
to 
provide 
the 
following 
to 
ensure 
success 
of 
the 
project: 


• 
All 
expenses 
related 
to 
the 
partner’s 
own 
staff 
and 
volunteers; 
including, 
but 
not 
limited 
to, 
transportation, 
salary, 
overtime, 
and/or 
other 
payments 
or 
compensation 
provided 
to 
staff 
attending 
focus 
groups 
and 
meetings; 
• 
Participation 
of 
the 
executive 
director, 
staff 
and 
partner-selected 
volunteers 
in 
intensive 
site 
visits 
and 
focus 
groups; 
and 
• 
Identify 
and 
secure 
an 
accessible 
location 
for 
the 
focus 
groups, 
identify 
local 
counselors 
and 
interpreters, 
and 
recruit 
for 
the 
focus 
groups 
as 
requested. 
The 
Boise 
State 
University 
Institutional 
Review 
Board 
has 
reviewed 
this 
project 
for 
the 
protection 
of 
human 
participants.