RESEARCH & EVALUATION
- Institute on Disabilities Research Mission and Introduction
- Research on Accessible and Assistive Technology at the Institute on Disabilities
- Quality Management/Quality Assurance
- Research on Health at the Institute on Disabilities
- Criminal Justice Initiative
- Post-Secondary Research Projects
- Archives
- Other Presentations/Publications
- Research Highlight of the Quarter and Recently Obtained Grants
Abuse Identification/Reportings
Although violence takes many forms, the underlying causes are the same. Risk factors rooted in social injustices and inequities connect sexual violence to other forms of violence. These risk factors transcend boundaries and occur in individual, social, cultural and economic contexts. Victimization can happen to anyone, but for people with disabilities the risk is 4 to 10 times higher.
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape in partnership with the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University and the Disability Rights Network, Inc. will facilitate focus groups with self advocates to explore their opinions about the best approaches to provide effective trainings. The information gathered from the focus groups will be used in development of a violence prevention curriculum. The results of the focus groups will also be used to generate papers on best practices for conducting training for people with various disabilities. (Funded by the Developmental Disabilities Council)
Institute on Disabilities' Investigators, Staff and Collaborators
Investigators:
Beverly Frantz, Ph.D.
Collaborator: Carla Vierthaler, MPH
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
