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National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). SAAM provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault in our community, and to emphasize the need for everyone’s involvement in the efforts to end sexual violence. Research has shown that individuals with disabilities face significantly increased risks for sexual assault since offenders look for availability, accessibility, and vulnerability. Like all individuals, people with disabilities have the right to personal safety and a life free from sexual violence and abuse. If you are a victim/survivor of sexual abuse it is important to know:
* Sexual abuse is not your fault…ever! No one wants or deserves to be a victim of a sex crime. No one has the right to touch your body if you do not want them to.
* While there are many things that you can do to reduce the risk of assault, only perpetrators can prevent sexual assault because it is their behavior that causes the abuse.
* If you are or have been a victim of sexual assault, you are the expert in your healing process. Other people, like your counselors and victim advocates can help you in that process.
* Medical, legal, and counseling options are available. If you are (or have been) sexually abused, people you tell should take your report seriously and support your recovery. Further, they should be glad you told and should tell you that you are not to blame for what happened. They should respect your confidentiality and your role in deciding what to do. The most important thing a professional can do is to listen to you. For additional resources, you or your counselor (if you have one) can contact your local rape crisis center. If you are unsure of which center serves your county, you can call the Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline at 1-800-284-7821 at no cost to you to obtain contact information for your local center.
From the Editors:
Special thanks to Jill Buchheit, Rural County Coordinator with the Rape Victim Advocacy Program, for contributing this issues’ lead article. It offers some extremely relevant information on a topic which we far too frequently choose to ignore. For more information, please contact Jill at 319-335-6000.
Murderball,
Dana Adam Shapiro and Henry-Alex Ruben; Jeffrey Mandel, producer.
EAT films LLC; distributed by ThinkFilm, ©2005.
#3370: [DVD] Rated R for language and sexual content; 86 min.
Rugged warriors rumble across the screen in grueling contact sport, smashing into their rivals with body-jarring force. Welcome to murderball, more conventionally known as quadriplegic rugby. Experience life to the hilt
in the rugby chair tradition with all of its bravado, intensity, and sheer athletic strength.
Normal People Scare Me: A Film about Autism,
Taylor Cross and Keri Bowers; Joey Travolta, producer.
Normalfilms, ©2004.
#1384: [DVD] 90 min. version and 10 min. cut
This film, developed by 17 year old Taylor Cross, pulls and folds the word “normal” like taffy as 65 young people on the autism spectrum reveal their character, their outlook, their likes and dislikes. In the end, it’s not so much normalcy that counts, rather inclusion.
I Have Tourette’s but Tourette’s Doesn’t Have Me: Dispelling the Myth One Child at a Time, Ellen Goosenberg Kent.
HBO and the Tourette Syndrome Association, ©2005.
#2132: [DVD] 27 min.
Tourette’s syndrome is a neurological disorder that causes uncontrollable outbursts of motor or vocal activity called tics. The six children in this video candidly share the down side of Tourette’s, while revealing active, interesting lives that rise above the syndrome’s limitations.
My Life, My Choice: Personal Stories, Struggles and Successes with Person Directed Living, Jeff Dobbin.
Parashoot Productions Inc., ©2006.
#3890: [DVD] 82 min.
For people with disabilities, dreams for the future are often limited by the services available in the local area. This movie is about how flexibility, built into the local support system, gives seven individuals incredible latitude in making lives of their choosing.
Big Enough,
Jan Krawitz.
Fanlight Productions, ©2004.
#951: [DVD] Closed-captioned; 53 min.
The life trajectory of four couples who find themselves living the American dream with a difference – their physical size equated with dwarfism. To review a trailer for this film, see the PBS documentary site,
P.O.V., at: www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/bigenough/about.html.
Spit It Out Jeff Shames and Jonathan Skurnik.
• Mint Leaf Productions, distributed by New Day Films, ©2004.
#3394: [DVD] 57 min.
An odyssey toward self acceptance and forgiveness by a man saddled with shame by his father for a lifelong stuttering condition. All Disability Resource Library services are free to people with disabilities in the Center for Disabilities and Development service area and to members of their families. Other individuals and community service providers are asked to pay a per item fee to borrow materials, or they may purchase an annual subscription. There is no charge to anyone for assistance with finding information. To contact the Disability Resource Library at the Center for Disabilities and Development, phone
(800) 272-7713; (319) 356-1345: email disability-library@uiowa.edu, or visit on the web at
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Prevent Child Abuse Iowa Annual Conference: Partnering to Protect Children
May 7-8, Sheraton West Des Moines
Keynote speaker is Michael Winer, 4Results Together, international presenter on the topics of collaboration and partnering. Also featured are Peggy North-Jones of Parents as Teachers National Center, and motivational speaker, Greg Risberg. For more information, call 515-244-2200 or 1-800-CHILDREN.
Shift Happens: Creating a Proactive Organization
May 8 OR May 9, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,
(Attendees either day will follow the same schedule)
Horizons Family Service Center,
819 Fifth St. SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Presenter George Suess will share successful strategies for dealing with challenging behaviors without the use of physical restraint. Registration fees of $55 include the training, CEU’s (6 hours for social workers), all meals and breaks. For information call 1-800-362-2927 or
see: www.thearcofiowa.org
What We Learned (ICN)
May 10, 7:00-8:00, Iowa Communications
Network (multiple sites)
Iowa parents who attended last summer’s national Hands & Voices conference will share their experiences. The panel will also explain the Iowa Hands & Voices organization as well as the Guide By Your Side program starting in Iowa this year. Please register by May 3 by calling 712-366-3213 or email:
cangeroth@iowaschoolforthedeaf.org. If needed, request an interpreter. Strategies for Classroom Teaching Children with Mental IllnessAmazing Stories ... in the Disability Resource Library
Education & Training Events
May 17, 3:30-5:00 p.m. at selected ICN sites throughout Iowa, no fee, registration is required
Margaret Wong, Ph.D., will help attendees gain familiarity with common mental health diagnoses in schools; recognize types of accommodations and services helpful for students with mental health diagnoses; and understand immediate and long-term needs of students with mental health diagnoses. Certificates toward CEU’s will be issued. Register online at http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/cdd/multiple/education/Training/07_05_17.asp.
Family Voices 2007 National Conference
May 23-26, Grand Hyatt, Washington D.C.
Brings together veteran and emerging family/youth leaders from across the country to discuss such topics as Medicaid policy, family-centered care, wellness, transition, and many more. Visit www.familyvoices.org for additional conference information and registration.
Explosive Child Conference
June 15, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sheraton Hotel of West Des Moines
Presenter Ross Green will share strategies for identifying and combatting explosive and noncompliant behavior and teach collaborative problem-solving strategies for children and adult caregivers. CEU’s available. Register at www.iffcmh.org/calendar.htm or contact Lori Reynolds, Iowa Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, Lori@iffcmh.org.
For more conference and training opportunities, see the Disability Training calendar.
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