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GDRN Theme: Gender-based violence

Making Violence Prevention Programs Work for Women with Disabilities

Women and girls with disabilities are frequently at high risk for gender-based violence including domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, and coerced abortion and sterilization. Some programs have been successful in preventing, eliminating, and responding to violence, exploitation, and abuse against women and girls with disabilities. The publication, Making it Work initiative on gender and disability inclusion:… Continue reading Making Violence Prevention Programs Work for Women with Disabilities

Toolkit: Violence Elimination against Women with Disabilities

This toolkit is based on information gathered by DPOs on the experiences of women and girls with disabilities in relation to violence. The research looked at the barriers women with disabilities faced in reporting violence, seeking medical assistance, and seeking support such as counseling. Although this publication is targeted at organizations in Fiji, much of… Continue reading Toolkit: Violence Elimination against Women with Disabilities

Disability Policies, Training Manuals, and Reports for Mexico

The attached documents are reports, national plans, national strategies, training materials, standards, guides, and other materials created by Mexican governmental bodies, human rights commissions, DPOs, NGOs, or other groups between 2003 and 2014. All documents are in Spanish with the exception of one report from Disability Rights International. This collection is not a comprehensive collection… Continue reading Disability Policies, Training Manuals, and Reports for Mexico