Safeguarding People who use Augmentative and Alternative  Communication (AAC) from Sexual Abuse / Victimization

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Useful Web Links

Updated May 29, 2003

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Website Address

Agency

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Sexuality and Disability Resources

www.siecus.org

SIECUS

Comprehensive list of sex and disability resources with brief description and ordering information.

Sexual Health

www.sexualhealth.com

The Sexual Health Network

Has a disability section. Can ask questions of experts and receive answers by email.

Sexual Assault, People with Disabilities

www.wcasa.org

Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Excellent resources.

HIV Testing

www.cleo.on.ca/english/pub/new.htm

CLEO

Tells you about your rights and where you can get anonymous HIV testing.

Disability & Sexuality

www.disabledsex.org

Disability and Sexuality

Articles, resources, and links to other sites. List of many chat groups and websites related to sex and disability. Very diverse: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans.

Sexual Aids/Toys

Disability

www.comeasyouare.com

Come As You Are

Website for sex toy store with information and resources about sex and disability. The store is wheelchair accessible.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

aac.unl.edu/AAClinks.html

University of Nebraska

Information about AAC, who uses it, AAC systems, devices, services and research.

Child protection services

www.triangle-services.co.uk/

Triangle

Triangle is an organization in the UK which provides training and consultancy on issues relating to inclusion, children's rights, child protection and communication.

Sexual health

www.fpa.org.uk/about/

Family Planning Association - UK

The Family Planning Association works to improve the sexual health and reproductive rights of all people throughout the UK Good publication list.

Child abuse and neglect - disability.

www.disability-abuse.com/cando/index.htm

Can Do

CAN/Do is a Child Abuse and Neglect Disabilities Outreach Project. This is an excellent site for on-line materials and resources

Sexuality, women, developmental disability.

www.fromgirltowoman.wmb.org.au

From Girl to Woman

This website is the result of a project carried out by the Wesley Mission Brisbane. There are four booklets on topics relating to sexuality and women with developmental disabilities.

Abuse and disability

www.austin-safeplace.org/info.htm

Safeplace

Excellent resources and links on range of topics relating to violence and abuse.

Victims of Crime with Disabilities Resource Guide

wind.uwyo.edu/resourceguide/about.asp

The Office for Victims of Crime

An on-line searchable database of information describing training programs and products that focus on victims of crime with disabilities

Women, disability, deaf, abuse

www.womanabuseprevention.com/html/deaf___disability.html

Education Wife Assault

EWA addresses barriers to service for abused women with disabilities and Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing women. This program is designed to meet the needs of a range of service providers including managers, counsellors, shelter and crisis workers, victim service workers, police, health care providers and advocates. Excellent resources.

Women, disability, equal justice.

dawn.thot.net/

DAWN - Disabled Women's Network

An organization dedicated to social and economic justice & advancing the Equality Rights of Women with Disabilities. DAWN works towards access, equity & full participation of Women with disabilities through public education, coalition-building, lobbying, self-advocacy, resource development and information & communication technology.

Pictures, vocabulary, sexuality.

www.widgit.com/index.htm

Widget Software Ltd.

Range of rebus symbols on sexuality

Pictures, vocabulary, children, sexuality and abuse.

www.howitis.org.uk/index.htm

How it is

"How it is" is an image vocabulary that has been developed to help children communicate about a range of important issues. It has been developed by Triangle and funded and supported by the NSPCC.

Pictures, vocabulary, legal process, abuse, crimes, learning guide.

www.kindale.org/legalpix.htm

Legal Pixs

Drawings illustrate people, places, processes and concepts related to select areas of civil law and the criminal justice system. Pictures available in print format or clipart. Pictorial tool for preparing victims and witnesses for court

Pictures, sexuality, abuse

www.mayer-johnson.com

Mayer-Johnson Inc.

Boardmaker software for making communication displays. CD containing Speak Up's sexuality and abuse pictures.

Blissymbolics

www.blissymbolics.org

Blissymbolics Communication International

Blissymbolics Communication International (BCI) is a charitable organization that has the perpetual, worldwide, exclusive licence from C.K. Bliss (1975, 1982) for the use and publication of Blissymbols for persons with communication, language and learning difficulties.

Women with disabilities, Australia

www.wwda.org.au/contents.htm

Women With Disabilities Australia

Useful information. Focus on legal issues in Australia.

Disability, Resources, USA.

www.independencefirst.org

Independence First - The resource for people with disabilities

A non-profit organization directed by, and for the benefit of persons of all ages, with disabilities of all kinds, primarily serving the four county Metropolitan Milwaukee Area. IndependenceFirst is your resource on accessibility and issues related to living independently in our community for persons with disabilities.

Abuse, resources, training and technical assistance

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/welcovc/welcome.html

Office for Victims of Crime

The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by the 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime.

Sexuality

www.sexsupport.org

Very extensive cross-disability and sexuality links. A good source for professional resources and self-advocacy information.

Legal issues, policy, resources.

www.ncjrs.org/search.html

National Criminal Justice Reference Service

NCJRS is a USA federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide


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