Despite the high rate of crime estimated to be committed against people with disabilities, many victim assistance agencies report that they rarely serve crime victims from this population, not because they don’t exist, but because acts and that acts of physical aggression, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes against persons with disabilities often go unreported. This suggests both an opportunity for raising awareness of victim services as well as the need to make those services more accessible to people with disabilities. OVC works to improve services to crime victims with disabilities through demonstration projects, national training and technical assistance initiatives, and conference support, and by developing various publications, online resources, and tools to help providers assist this population.

The following resources are designed to promote awareness of the issues faced by crime victims with disabilities and to improve each community’s capacity to better serve them.

Despite the high rate of crime estimated to be committed against people with disabilities, many victim assistance agencies report that they rarely serve crime victims from this population, not because they don’t exist, but because acts and that acts of physical aggression, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes against persons with disabilities often go unreported. This suggests both an opportunity for raising awareness of victim services as well as the need to make those services more accessible to people with disabilities. OVC works to improve services to crime victims with disabilities through demonstration projects, national training and technical assistance initiatives, and conference support, and by developing various publications, online resources, and tools to help providers assist this population.

The following resources are designed to promote awareness of the issues faced by crime victims with disabilities and to improve each community’s capacity to better serve them.

Despite the high rate of crime estimated to be committed against people with disabilities, many victim assistance agencies report that they rarely serve crime victims from this population, not because they don’t exist, but because acts and that acts of physical aggression, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes against persons with disabilities often go unreported. This suggests both an opportunity for raising awareness of victim services as well as the need to make those services more accessible to people with disabilities. OVC works to improve services to crime victims with disabilities through demonstration projects, national training and technical assistance initiatives, and conference support, and by developing various publications, online resources, and tools to help providers assist this population.

The following resources are designed to promote awareness of the issues faced by crime victims with disabilities and to improve each community’s capacity to better serve them.

Despite the high rate of crime estimated to be committed against people with disabilities, many victim assistance agencies report that they rarely serve crime victims from this population, not because they don’t exist, but because acts and that acts of physical aggression, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes against persons with disabilities often go unreported. This suggests both an opportunity for raising awareness of victim services as well as the need to make those services more accessible to people with disabilities. OVC works to improve services to crime victims with disabilities through demonstration projects, national training and technical assistance initiatives, and conference support, and by developing various publications, online resources, and tools to help providers assist this population.

The following resources are designed to promote awareness of the issues faced by crime victims with disabilities and to improve each community’s capacity to better serve them.

Despite the high rate of crime estimated to be committed against people with disabilities, many victim assistance agencies report that they rarely serve crime victims from this population, not because they don’t exist, but because acts and that acts of physical aggression, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes against persons with disabilities often go unreported. This suggests both an opportunity for raising awareness of victim services as well as the need to make those services more accessible to people with disabilities. OVC works to improve services to crime victims with disabilities through demonstration projects, national training and technical assistance initiatives, and conference support, and by developing various publications, online resources, and tools to help providers assist this population.

The following resources are designed to promote awareness of the issues faced by crime victims with disabilities and to improve each community’s capacity to better serve them.

Despite the high rate of crime estimated to be committed against people with disabilities, many victim assistance agencies report that they rarely serve crime victims from this population, not because they don’t exist, but because acts and that acts of physical aggression, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes against persons with disabilities often go unreported. This suggests both an opportunity for raising awareness of victim services as well as the need to make those services more accessible to people with disabilities. OVC works to improve services to crime victims with disabilities through demonstration projects, national training and technical assistance initiatives, and conference support, and by developing various publications, online resources, and tools to help providers assist this population.

The following resources are designed to promote awareness of the issues faced by crime victims with disabilities and to improve each community’s capacity to better serve them.