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Abstract: 

In the last issue of VED the author discussed “Our Rights, Right Now!” (Loree Cook-Daniels, “New Tools to Address Sexual Assault of People With Disabilities,” 16(6) VED 85 ( Mar./Apr. 2014).) This multipart toolkit is funded by the Office on Violence Against Women. It was designed by Illinois Imagines, a collaborative project led by the Illinois Department of Human Services, to improve services for women with disabilities who are sexually assaulted. In this article, the author explains how to mine the individual components of the kit for concrete tools other agencies can adopt.

Keywords: victim-centered approach; recovery; women with disabilities; equality; self-advocacy; policies and planning tools; assessment tools; training materials; communication difficulties; consumer publications

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