Additional Resources and Links
Multi-Media (Video, Website, Training)
- Safeguarding People who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) from Sexual Abuse/Victimization.
- Website maintained by the Augmentative Communication Community Partnerships - Canada (ACCPC) http://www.accpc.ca/
- KEYWORDS: Communication Disorders
- Debbaudt, Dennis (2004). Autism & Law Enforcement Roll Call Briefing Video.
- 2338 S.E. Holland Street, Port St. Lucie, FL 34952 (772) 398-9756 http://www.autismriskmanagement.com/
- KEYWORDS: Autism, Interviewing, Legal Concerns
- Autism Speaks. Far reaching advocacy organization dedicated to changing the future for all who struggle with autism spectrum disorders. Supports research, information, training, legislative action worldwide.
- http://www.autismspeaks.org
- KEYWORDS: Autism, Legal Concerns
- American Foundation for the Blind
- 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300, New York New York 10001 (212) 502-7600; Fax: (212) 502-7777 afbinfo@afb.net http://www.afb.org
- KEYWORDS: Sensory Impairments
- Deaf Interpreter Referral Services: New York State
- http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/lsn/interpreter.htm
- KEYWORDS: Deaf/Hearing Impaired
- Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
- http://www.rid.org/
- KEYWORDS: Deaf/Hearing Impaired
- Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART)- Deaf and Hearing Impaired. By Communication Access Information Center - Sponsered by the National Court Reporters Foundation.
- http://www.cartinfo.org/index.html
- KEYWORDS: Deaf/Hearing Impaired
- Comm Tech Lab - Michigan State University. An online browser website with American Sign Language videos of ASL signs. (Deaf)
- http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb
- KEYWORDS: Deaf/Hearing Impaired
- U.S Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime - Working with Crime Victims with Disabilities. Acting Director, Kathryn M. Truman.
- http:www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/factshts/disable.htm
- KEYWORDS: Abuse:General
- Office for Victims of Crime. Two products including Serving Crime Victims with Disabilities DVD. Includes two award winning videos, "Meet Us Where We Are" and "The Time Is Now," and Victims with Disabilities: The Forensic Interview-Techniques for Interviewing Victims with Communication and/or Cognitive Disabilities.
- http:www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/other.htm
- KEYWORDS: Interviewing, Communication Disorders, Abuse:General, Disabilities:General
- National Criminal Justice References Service. Victims of Crime with Disabilities Resource Guide.
- http://wind.uwyo.edu/resourceguide/default.asp
- KEYWORDS: Abuse:General, Disabilities:General
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities. (AUCD) is a membership organization that supports and promotes a national network of university-based interdisciplinary programs.
- http://www.aucd.org/template/index.cfm
- KEYWORDS:
- Disabilities Manual available online through The J.E. and Z.B. Butler Child Protection Center at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York.
- http://montekids.org/programs/cpc/disability/
- KEYWORDS: Disabilities:General, Abuse:General
- Video Training for Law Enforcement. Police Response to People with Disabilities. Video clips addressing law enforcement situations involving people with disabilities.
- http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/policevideo/policebroadbandgallery.htm
- KEYWORDS: Disabilities:General, Mental Retardation, Deaf/Hearing Impaired, Sensory Impairments, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Disability, Abuse and Personal Rights Project. Based in CA with a strong partnership with the ARC of Riverside, CA. Variety of training, resources available related to abuse and developmental disabilities
- http://disability-abuse.com
- KEYWORDS: Developmental Disabilities
- Untangling the Web: Disability Links
- http://www.icdi.wvu.edu/others.htm
- KEYWORDS: Disabilities:General
- March of Dimes: Health Education Center on Disability
- http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/4439.asp
- KEYWORDS: Disabilities:General
- National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. (NICHCY)
- P.O. Box 1492, Washington, DC 20013 (800) 695-0285 http://www.nichcy.org
- KEYWORDS: Disabilities:General
- LD OnLine.
- http://www.ldonline.org/
- KEYWORDS: Learning Disabilities
- Child Abuse Evaluation & Treatment for Medical Providers - Children and Adolescents with Disabilities. Dr. Ann S. Botash, MD - SUNY Upstate Medical University.
- http://www.childabusemd.com/index.shtml
- KEYWORDS: Abuse:General, Medical Concerns
- New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.
- http://www.omr.state.ny.us/
- KEYWORDS: Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Effective Strategy-Based Curriculum for Abuse Prevention and Empowerment: ESCAPE.
- Designed initially for working with women with mental retardation. http://www.tc.edu/oopd/projects.htm?id=Development+and+Evaluation+of+the+ESCAPE+Curriculum
- KEYWORDS: Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Voices Ignored: Sexual Assault of People with Developmental Disabilities (2002). The Center for Child and Family Studies, College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 (803) 777-9408.
- http://www.sc.edu/ccfs/products.html
- KEYWORDS: Developmental Disabilities, Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, Interviewing, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Additional Reference Articles (Full-Text NOT available on this website)
- Aldridge, M., & Wood, J. (1998). Interviewing children: A guide for child care and forensic practitioners. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- KEYWORDS: Interviewing, Learning Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, Communication Disorders, Visual Impairments, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Bryen, D. N., Carey, A., & Frantz, B. (2003). Ending the silence: Adults who use augmentative communication and their experiences as victims of crimes. AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication, 19(2), 125-134.
- KEYWORDS: Communication Disorders, Abuse:General
- Clare, I. C. H., & Gudjonsson, G. H. (1995). The vulnerability of suspects with intellectual disabilities during police interviews: A review and experimental study of decision-making. Mental Handicap Research, 8, 110-128.
- KEYWORDS: Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Interviewing, Competency, Legal Concerns, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Debbaudt, Dennis (2002). Autism, advocates, and law enforcement professionals: Recognizing and reducing risk situations for people with autism spectrum disorders. Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd.
- KEYWORDS: Autism, Interviewing, Legal Concerns
- Fisher, R. P., & Geiselman, R. E. (1992). Memory enhancing techniques for investigative interviewing: The cognitive interview. Springfield, IL: Thomas.
- KEYWORDS: Interviewing, Legal Concerns
- Gordon, B. N., Jens, K. G., Hollings, R., & Watson, T. E. (1994). Remembering activities performed versus those imagined: Implications for testimony of children with mental retardation. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 23, 239-248.
- KEYWORDS: Competence, Interviewing, Mental Retardation, Testimony, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Grauerholz, L. (2000). An ecological approach to understanding sexual revictimization: Linking personal, interpersonal, and socio-cultural factors and processes. Child Maltreatment: Journal of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 5, 5-17.
- KEYWORDS: Sexual Abuse
- Greenspan, S., Loughlin, G., Black, R. S. (2001). Credulity and gullibility in people with developmental disorders: A framework for future research. In L. M. Glidden (Ed.), International review of research in mental retardation: Vol. 24. (pp. 101-135). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
- KEYWORDS: Competency, Developmental Disabilities, Legal Concerns
- Hartwig, J., & Wilson, J.C. (2002). Factors affecting children's disclosure of secrets in an investigatory interview. Child Abuse Review, 11(2), 77-93.
- KEYWORDS: Interviewing, Legal Concerns
- Kebbell, M. R., Hatton, C., Johnson, S. D., & O’Kelly, C. M. E. (2001). People with learning disabilities as witnesses in court: What questions should lawyers ask? British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 29(3), 98-102.
- KEYWORDS: Learning Disabilities, Competency, Legal Concerns, Interviewing
- Lindsay, W.R., Taylor, J.L. & Sturmey, P. (2004). Offenders with developmental disabilities. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- KEYWORDS: Disabilities:General, Developmental Disabilities
- Mitchell, L., & Buchele-Ash, A. (2000). Abuse and neglect of individuals with disabilities: Building protective supports through public policy. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 10, 225-243.
- KEYWORDS: Abuse:General, Legal Concerns
- National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information. (2001).
- The risk and prevention of maltreatment of children with disabilities. Available from the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/index.cfm - KEYWORDS: Abuse:General, Disabilities:General
- Nettelbeck, T., & Wilson, C. (2000). The influence of competence on personal vulnerability of persons with mental retardation. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 15, 46-63.
- KEYWORDS: Mental Retardation, Competency, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Orange, L. M., & Brodwin, M. G. (2005). Assessment and treatment of children with disabilities who have been abused.. In VandeCreek, L..& Allen, J.B. (Ed) Innovations in Clinical Practice: Focus on Health and Wellness, 131-142.
- Keywords: Abuse:General, Disabilities:General
- Patterson, G. T. (2004). Evaluating the effects of child abuse training on the attitudes, knowledge, and skills of police recruits. Research on Social Work Practice, 14(4), 273-280.
- KEYWORDS: Legal Concerns
- Perry, A., Bryson, S. E., & Bebko, J. M. (1998). Brief report: Degree of facilitator influence in facilitated communication as a function of facilitator characteristics, attitudes, and beliefs. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 28(1), 87-90.
- KEYWORDS: Facilitated Communication, Legal Concerns
- Saywitz, K. J., & Nathanson, R. (1993). Children's testimony and their perceptions of stress in and out of the courtroom. Child Abuse and Neglect, 17, 613-622.
- KEYWORDS: Interviewing, Legal Concerns
- Sharp, H. (2001). Steps towards justice for people with learning disabilities as victims of crime: The important role of the police. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 29(3), 88-92.
- KEYWORDS: Learning Disabilities, Legal Concerns
- Siegelman, C., Budd, E. C., Spaniel, C., & Schoenrock, C. (1981). When in doubt say yes: Acquiescence in interviews with mentally retarded persons. Mental Retardation, 19, 53-58.
- KEYWORDS: Mental Retardation, Interviewing, Legal Concerns, Competency, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Siegelman, C., Budd, E. C., Winer, J., Schoenrock, C., & Martin, P. (1982). Evaluating alternative techniques of questioning mentally retarded persons. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 86, 511-518.
- KEYWORDS: Mental Retardation, Interviewing, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Westat Inc. (1994).
- A report on the maltreatment of children with disabilities. Washington, DC: National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect.
http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/service_array/disabilities/maltreatment.cfm - KEYWORDS: Abuse:General, Disabilities:General