Women with disabilities of all types - mobility,
cognitive, sight, hearing and mental health - face
domestic and sexual violence at vastly
disproportionate numbers, with 92% of women with
disabilities reporting abuse and violence as a top
priority of topics affecting their lives.
With the creation of Project Emerge,
Vera House and ARISE have partnered with over twenty
local organizations to identify specific gaps in
service, barriers to safety and accessible
support, and system inadequacies. We have developed a Disability Task Force
as part of the Syracuse Area Domestic & Sexual
Violence Coalition, consulted with community
partners to review their policies, and offered free
inservice training on improving service delivery
for women with disabilities who are victims of
violence.
