You may also attend:

• 📍 FCC Wildwood Office: 901 Industrial Drive, Suite 100, Wildwood, FL 34785 or
• 📞 Access Code: 332-704-773 |Toll Free: 1 (866) 899-4679 | United States: +1 (571) 317-3116

Agenda:

• Roll Call and Welcome: Paula Whetro, FCC Area 13 Chair 
• Budget Awaiting Approval                                                                                                                  
• APD Update
• Forum Update
  • Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025 – 
  • Location: Lake Deaton United Methodist Church, 6500 Wesleyan Way, Wildwood, FL 34785
  • Time: 09:00 AM – NOON 
  • Vendors needed: Contact Kristin Schuttz
• Old/New Business                                             
  • Ordered meeting info flyers, Forum flyers and postcards to mail to persons on the 
  • Pre-enrollment list. 
  • New Requirements from HB1103
• Moving Forward: Reorganizing Area 13 Council

Safety Planning Considerations for Survivors with Disabilities

Safety planning is an important tool for survivors of domestic violence, used to ensure that the survivor has a plan in place under a variety of circumstances when an abuser may become dangerous. Survivors with disabilities experience a number of unique factors that advocates must take into consideration while safety planning to be effective. For instance, abusers use unique tactics that are often not accounted for when planning for safety within the relationship. Additionally, survivors with disabilities who escape the relationship experience limited community resources – such as transportation options and accessible shelter – which need to be accounted for in their safety plan.

In this webinar, we will explore the unique dynamics experienced by survivors with disabilities and how they factor into their safety plan. We will review strategies for supporting survivors with disabilities to create safety plans that respond to these dynamics.

The webinar will be presented by Sandra Harrell, Senior Managing Director of Survivor Advocacy Initiatives at Activating Change.