Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Enough and Yet Not Enough

Enough and Yet Not Enough: An Educational Resource Manual On Domestic Violence Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities In Washington State, revised 2003, Cathy Hoog for the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV), Seattle, WA. This WSCADV educational resource manual on domestic violence advocacy for persons with disabilities was developed to enhance the skills of community based domestic violence advocates. Chapters address: the challenges domestic violence advocates face; the extent of the problem of violence against people with disabilities; ways in which the abuser uses the experience of disability against the survivor; information on Washington community resources; the United States civil rights movement of people with disabilities; basic Washington legal advocacy information and how to build allies in disability communities. Available free in three accesible formats from the website of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse:

Increasing Agency Accessibility for People with Disabilities: Domestic Violence Agency Self-Assessment Guide (pdf format) January 2003, Cathy Hoog for the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Seattle, WA.

The Increasing Agency Accessibility for People with Disabilities: Domestic Violence Agency Self-Assessment Guide, January 2003 is intended for use in domestic violence victim services programs and agencies. This guide was produced to provide domestic violence programs and agencies with a practical tool to review the accessibility of the agency and services offered for victims with disabilities.

Use this guide to develop a plan of action to improve services to victims with disabilities. This guide includes creative solutions to remove obstacles to victim safety. Access does not have to be complicated, expensive or accomplished all at once. Start with what is feasible and affordable. You will find as you make connections that there are resources available to help you figure out what is best for your program. Every action you take will offer more options for safety to victims with disabilities.

Model Protocol on Screening Practices for Domestic Violence Victims with Disabilities
(pdf format)

Model Protocol on Safety Planning for Domestic Violence Victims with Disabilities
(pdf format)

These two protocols, along with Increasing Agency Accessibility for People with Disabilities: Domestic Violence Agency Self-Assessment Guide (which we previously released), were designed to help domestic violence programs in Washington State expand their advocacy practices to provide quality services to victims with disabilities.

The Screening Protocol provides information about how domestic violence victim services programs can identify victims that are affected by issues of disability, both during their initial contact with the agency and at key points in service delivery.

The Safety Protocol discusses how domestic violence victim advocates can expand their safety planning practices to include the many complex issues facing victims with disabilities. This will assist domestic violence advocates in developing a safety planning process that is adapted to a victim's individual situation and respects the victim's assessment of how disability issues affect safety planning.

The previously released self-assessment guide is a checklist to assist domestic violence victim agencies and programs in evaluating how accessible the facilities and services are to victims with disabilities, and include both short- and long-term planning steps and practical suggestions for problem-solving and community involvement.

The above publications are also available for downloading in PDF format on the Coalition's website: www.wscadv.org. Please feel free to access the protocols and self-assessment guide.

If you have any questions about the guide, please contact Leigh Hofheimer, WSCADV, at 206-389-2515, ext. 104