National Disability Voter Registration Week: July 15 – 19, 2019 The REV UP (Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!) Campaign has designated July 15 – 19, 2019 – National Disability Voter Registration Week. REV UP was launched by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) in 2016 as a nonpartisan initiative that coordinates with […]
People with Disabilities at Greater Risk for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Anyone can be affected by Domestic Violence and sexual assault, but people with disabilities experience abuse at more than twice the rate of people without disabilities. People with disabilities are sexually assaulted at nearly 3 times the rate of people without disabilities. Approximately 80% of women and 30% of men with developmental disabilities have been […]