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January 2018
Disability Language Style Guide
Publisher(s): This style guide, developed by the National Center on Disability and Journalism at Arizona State University, is intended to help journalists and other communicators to report on issues affecting people with disabilities. It covers almost 200 words and terms commonly used when referring to disability, most of which are not covered in the Associated Press style guide.
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January 2018
Why Am I Always Being Researched?
Publisher(s): In this publication, Chicago Beyond explores how researchers can work to level the playing field and reckon with unintended bias. Chicago Beyond created this guidebook to help shift the power dynamic and the way community organizations, researchers, and funders uncover knowledge together.
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January 2018
Survivors of Crime with Disabilities: What Are Their Needs and How Can We Help?
Publisher(s): This presentation from Disability Rights Wisconsin outlines the increased risks that people with disabilities face surrounding issues of sexual assault and domestic violence. It also provides information about characteristics of perpetrators and barriers to reporting and receiving services.
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January 2018
Healing from Abusive Relationships Booklet
Publisher(s):This booklet is a comprehensive guide on the warning signs of unhealthy or abusive relationships, resources available to youth who are experiencing abusive or unhealthy relationships, legal recourse, and best practices for young people to heal.
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January 2018
Assessing Patterns of Coercive Control in Abusive Relationships, Part 1: A Basic Skill for LGBTQ DV Advocacy
Publisher(s): This webinar offers an introduction to the Northwest Network’s tool and analysis on assessing patterns of power and control in abusive relationships.
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January 2018
Individual Struggles, Widespread Injustice: Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People's Experiences of Systemic Employment Discrimination in New York City
Publisher(s): This report details the results of a survey done with over 600 trans and gender non-conforming New Yorkers on their experiences of employment discrimination, both during job searches and within the workplace.
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January 2018
Sexual Assault Supplemental Report Form
Publisher(s): This is a form used for trauma informed reporting of incidents of sexual assault.
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January 2018
Turning promises into action: Gender equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Publisher(s): This report from UN Women provides a comprehensive and authoritative assessment of progress, gaps and challenges in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from a gender perspective.
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January 2018
A Crisis of Hate: A Report on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Hate Violence Homicides in 2017
Publisher(s): This report from the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs examines the shockingly high rates of homicide in the LGBTQ community in the wake of the 2016 election and analyzes the socio-cultural context of these homicides.
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January 2018
Speak Up About It! Community Experiences, and Actions to Reduce the Impact of Anti-TGNC Discrimination in NYC Workplaces
Publisher(s): This community report highlights trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) New Yorkers' experiences facing employment discrimination in the city.
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January 2018
Raising Teens in A New Country: A Guide for the Whole Family
Publisher(s): This guide was created for parents and teens who are new to the United States, and for the service providers working with them.
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January 2018
A Scan of the Field: Learning About Serving Survivors of Human Trafficking
Publisher(s): This report documents findings on how human trafficking survivors receive services from domestic and sexual violence organizations and offers lessons learned for organizations that are looking to expand into this area of service.









