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WID launches Curriculum on Abuse Prevention and Empowerment (CAPE) website for people with disabilities
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The World Institute on Disability is pleased to announce the launch of our web resources for Curriculum on Abuse Prevention and Empowerment (CAPE). The recently expanded CAPE website www.wid.org/cape offers an introduction and sampling of the texts, tools, and activities of our abuse-prevention curriculum.
Sadly, people with disabilities get abused, sometimes at the hands of people who help or care for them such as care providers, personal assistants, family members and service providers (paid or unpaid.) When abuse occurs, a disabled person’s personal health, safety and emotional well-being may be at risk, along with their independence and ability to engage in daily life activities.
Our goal is to reduce the incidence of abuse and empower people with disabilities through education and support about abuse and safety awareness, and abuse-prevention strategies. Our central concept is that people with disabilities who live independently or want to, can and must be leaders of the team of resource people who help ensure that they live safe, strong, connected lives. CAPE offers learning tools that appeal to wide audiences. These include stories of disabled people confronting and handling abuse, and movies, comic book scenes, quizzes, games—in formats that learners already regard as fun and entertaining. Abuse is serious and the effects can be devastating, but learning and empowerment activities must be fun and accessible to be effective.
On our website you will find a range of useful resources for people with disabilities their helpers, family members, teachers and disability service providers. The site has been expanded to include over 30 pages of information, fully translated into Spanish. Visit our site to find:
Watch our site for additions. Our completed curriculum will be ready for distribution in mid-2008. This project is funded by a grant from the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research.
The World Institute on Disability is pleased to announce the launch of our web resources for Curriculum on Abuse Prevention and Empowerment (CAPE). The recently expanded CAPE website www.wid.org/cape offers an introduction and sampling of the texts, tools, and activities of our abuse-prevention curriculum.
Sadly, people with disabilities get abused, sometimes at the hands of people who help or care for them such as care providers, personal assistants, family members and service providers (paid or unpaid.) When abuse occurs, a disabled person’s personal health, safety and emotional well-being may be at risk, along with their independence and ability to engage in daily life activities.
Our goal is to reduce the incidence of abuse and empower people with disabilities through education and support about abuse and safety awareness, and abuse-prevention strategies. Our central concept is that people with disabilities who live independently or want to, can and must be leaders of the team of resource people who help ensure that they live safe, strong, connected lives. CAPE offers learning tools that appeal to wide audiences. These include stories of disabled people confronting and handling abuse, and movies, comic book scenes, quizzes, games—in formats that learners already regard as fun and entertaining. Abuse is serious and the effects can be devastating, but learning and empowerment activities must be fun and accessible to be effective.
On our website you will find a range of useful resources for people with disabilities their helpers, family members, teachers and disability service providers. The site has been expanded to include over 30 pages of information, fully translated into Spanish. Visit our site to find:
- Excerpts from our upcoming collection, Sticks and Stones: Disabled People’s Stories of Abuse, Defiance and Resilience;
- Short movies, including “Talking About Abuse and Disability: Resources Supporting Adults with Disabilities” for disabled people and providers, captioned and enlarged to increase accessibility, downloadable for presentations and training events;
- Selections from our “Comic Book Scenes,” on difficulties in the personal assistance relationship,
- A “Cosmo magazine” style quiz for people with disabilities to evaluate their own personal assistance services and find web resources on improving these relationships.
- A feedback section for you to help us improve and expand our tools.
- Links to hundreds of other websites and resources on abuse and violence prevention and resources on personal assistance and empowerment.
Watch our site for additions. Our completed curriculum will be ready for distribution in mid-2008. This project is funded by a grant from the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research.