Imagine dedicating your life to caring for a loved one, only to worry what will happen to them when you’re gone. This is the stark reality for thousands of Florida families on the waitlist for disability services. A new state law aims to solve this critical problem, but not everyone is convinced it will provide the safety net they so desperately need.
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🗓️ Tuesday, August 26, 2025
🕑 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
🧑🏻💻 Webinar
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.
