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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
January 1997
The New Welfare Law: State Implementation and Use of the Family Violence Option
Publisher(s):This paper explores the impact of implementing the U.S. federal welfare law, PRWORA of 1996. It looks at how the use of the FVO and the federal block grant program, TANF, might effect battered women and their children.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
October 1996
The New Welfare Law: Implications for Battered Women, Introduction to the Law
Publisher(s):Provides basic introduction to the U.S. federal welfare law, PRWORA of 1996 - provides information about this "welfare law" and its potential effects on battered women and their children.
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- General Material
September 1996
The Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Child Abuse
Publisher(s):Cites surveys and reports published between 1987 and 1996, briefly describing: what is domestic violence; what is child abuse; how does domestic violence affect children; and similarities/correlations between domestic violence and/or child abuse.
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- General Material
August 1996
Order from the Attorney General: Final Specification of Community Programs Necessary for Protection of Life or Safety Under Welfare Reform Legislation
Publisher(s):This publication contains the final version of the Attorney Generals Order that is issued pursuant to sections 401 and 411 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The Order specifies the types of community programs, services, or assistance for which all immigrants remain eligible regardless of status.
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- General Material
January 1996
Unlocking the Door, A Call to Action
Publisher(s):This resources addresses: homeownership and access to capital, battered women, housing discrimination, minority women, housing and community design, displaced homemakers, rural women, homeless women, older women, welfare reform, public housing, housing for women with disabilities and service enriched housing.
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- General Material
January 1996
Including Race in Feminist Theory
This article discusses feminist theory and practice as it relates to race. Describes the interlocking nature of oppression - incorporating race, gender, and class to develop a fuller understanding of discrimination.
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- General Material
August 1995
The Americans with Disabilities Act Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal
Publisher(s): This checklist is designed to help organizations identify accessibility problems and solutions in existing facilities in order to meet obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The goal of the survey process is to plan how to make an existing facility more usable for people with disabilities.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 1995
Guidelines for Physicians on the Abuse of Women with Disabilities
Publisher(s):This screening guide provides information about the prevalence of abuse among women with disabilities and presents guidelines for health care practitioners for identifying and responding to patents with signs of abuse.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 1995
Minimal Elements of a Domestic Violence Protocol & Implementation of a Domestic Violence Protocol
Publisher(s):This short document provides guidance for the development and implementation of a domestic violence protocol for use within a health care setting.
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- General Material
January 1994
On Being Invisible in the Mental Health System
Publisher(s):The author provides a case study of her daughter’s sexual abuse as a child and subsequent experiences as a “chronically mentally ill” client in the mental health system. Information from 17 years of mental health records and anecdotal accounts are used to illustrate the effects of the abuse, her attempts to reach out for help, and the system’s failure to respond.
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- General Material
December 1993
UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Publisher(s):Adopted in 1993 by the UN General Assembly, this declaration defines violence against women. As a consequence of the declaration, the Commission on Human Rights adopted Resolution 1994/45 that appointed a Special Rapporteur on violence against women.
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- General Material
January 1993
Three Perspectives on Workplace Harassment of Women of Color
Publisher(s):For women of color, sexual harassment is rarely, if ever, about sex or sexism alone; it is also about race. This article examines workplace harassment of women of color from the perspectives of harassers, women of color themselves, and the legal system.