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When planning events – meetings, conferences, roundtables, seminars, etc. – there are accommodations necessary to ensure that attendees with disabilities and Deaf attendees have complete access to the venue and the event’s presentations and materials. This tip sheet addresses the key considerations for a welcoming environment, such as signage, on site registration, materials, meals and refreshments, room set-up, and meeting agenda and activities.

When planning events – meetings, conferences, roundtables, seminars, etc. – there are accommodations necessary to ensure that attendees with disabilities and Deaf attendees have complete access to the venue and the event’s presentations and materials. This tip sheet outlines a process for finding and selecting an accessible venue and hosting an accessible meeting.

More people with disabilities will be able to engage with your organization if your website is accessible. This tip sheet provides information on best practices for website accessibility.

This document discusses best practices related to the use of digital tools to obtain written consent to share information. Before reading this document, we strongly encourage you to review how to work with survivors regarding the release of personal information and what the law requires related to survivor privacy and confidentiality.

Infograph discussing how Tribal College and University students who are victims/survivors of sexual assault can take care physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

This bench card provides an overview of the key points a judge needs to know, including the information needed to divide retirement benefits appropriately, decisions the judge needs to make, and what the order should include.

Training materials to support youth in rural communities.

A resource examining the unique dynamics and barriers that older survivors of domestic abuse experience and recommendations for tailored service and systems responses to better support older survivors.

For communities that have established a specialized domestic violence court, a self-assessment is an opportunity to revisit the goals and objectives identified as part of the initial planning process.

This document contains summaries of published state court decisions of interest related to a rebuttable presumption against awarding sole or joint custody to a parent who has engaged in domestic violence against the other parent. Such provisions have been adopted in some form in 28 states. While most of these summaries are brief, containing only the court’s holding and any necessary background or procedural details, a few have been expanded based on their complexity, their uniqueness, or the importance of their holding. Cases have been categorized by their main issue below. Cases granted a rehearing before the publication of this document are noted below.