Sexual Violence: The Lifelong Impact on Survivors with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) and Families; and Disabilities and Indigenous Peoples: Listening, Engaging and Collaborating

Sexual Violence: The Lifelong Impact on Survivors with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) and Families

(Lynne Tomasa, Ph.D, MSW, FAAIDD, The Sonoran UCEDD)

• Lived experiences of individuals with I/DD and their families (Untold Stories Research Project)
  • Impact of sexual violence
  • Perpetrator behaviors
  • Risk reduction strategies
• Professional roles and mandatory reporting
• Integrating assessment and risk reduction conversations into clinical practice (sex education, sexual violence)

Disabilities and Indigenous Peoples: Listening, Engaging and Collaborating

(Agnes Attaki, MPA Program Director, Native Initiatives , Sonoran UCEDD)

• Recognize the impact of historical and social determinates on accessible health care and disability services.
• Identify the root causes of higher rates of disabilities among Indigenous peoples
• Examine how sovereignty and self-determination impact disability programs on Tribal Lands
• Investigate how storytelling is utilized for communicating and combating ableism and invisibility.