Webinar: Empowering People with Disabilities to Recognize and Report Abuse
This hour long webinar with Mark Starford and Kecia Weller will explore –
• How to recognize and support people with disabilities who have experienced abuse
• How to empower self-advocates to identify and report abuse
Mark Starford, Director of Board Resource Center, facilitates leadership of people with disabilities and development of person-centered services. Kecia Weller is a state and national peer advocate for people with disabilities. Her focus is to ensure people who experienced abuse and assault get the support needed to live self-determined lives. Kecia along with Mark produced a PSA titled "Abuse of Persons with Disabilities: The Silent Epidemic" and with The National Arc’s NCCJD developed the “Talk about Sexual Violence” project.