Access to Justice for Gender-Based Violence Survivors

This program provides an overview of the specific kinds of gender-based violence that are experienced by people with disabilities. This experience is contextualized within a broader overview of this history of repression of the sexual and reproductive rights of people with disabilities and the way that this has resulted in systems that bolster and perpetrate gender-based violence against persons with disabilities. Viewers learn about the high rates of victimization and incarceration of people with disabilities and the barriers to justice. You will also learn practical skills about how to represent an individual with a disability who has been subject to gender-based violence. Participants will be taught skills and strategies for executing retainer agreements, preparing your client for court appearances and providing/requesting accommodations. This program goes beyond a rights-based framework to consider how a disability justice approach could increase access to justice for individuals who are multiply marginalized because of poverty, race, gender, and disability.