Resources on Abuse Prevention and Empowerment

The World Institute on Disability (WID) received funding from the National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research (NIDRR) to develop a new Curriculum on Abuse Prevention and Empowerment (CAPE). The completed curriculum (anticipated for fall of 2008) will explore fundamental issues of abuse, best-practices training approaches, and stories of disabled people confronting and resisting abuse. CAPE also helps teachers adapt learning activities for use at disability and community events, rehabilitation sessions, schools and independent living training sessions.

Some CAPE resources are now available for free use via the WID website, including:

Excerpts from Sticks and Stones:Disabled People's Stories of Abuse, Defiance and Resilience, a collection of stories showing how people with disabilities have successfully resisted abuse;
A teaching guide;
Movies, comic book scenes, quizzes and games to accommodate various levels of literacy.

Resources are available in English and Spanish. For more information, click here for the World Institute on Disability web site.

Reference Points received initial support from the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition. Visit their web site for a wealth of information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities.