Jun 14, 2013 This week, the New York State court system was selected by the National Guardianship Network (NGN) to receive one of four state court incentive and technical assistance grants to create innovative, consensus-driven Working Interdisciplinary Networks of Guardianship Stakeholders (WINGS). Funding for the grants comes from the State Justice...

Apr 5, 2013   Marie Carchedi, an intern in Vera’s Washington, DC office, and Nancy Smith, director of Vera’s Center on Victimization and Safety, contributed to this post.    Despite the alarmingly high rates of violence people with disabilities and Deaf people experience in our country, the issue remains a hidden problem that rarely gets the attention it deserves. On March 27, Vera hosted a congressional staff briefing that provided an opportunity to raise the...

Dec 26, 2012 This month, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law’s guardianship clinic published a comprehensive report summarizing the...

Dec 5, 2012 Perpetrators of sexual violence often seek opportunities that will allow them to act with impunity. As a recent report issued by California Watch illustrates, gaps within and between systems serving people...

Nov 29, 2012 Bridging the Gap—the Center on Victimization and Safety’s second national conference on sexual and domestic violence against people with disabilities—was a resounding success. Close to 300 people from diverse backgrounds from around the country attended the gathering in Louisville Kentucky on October 31 – November 1. Advocates, first responders, policymakers, and others came together to...

Sep 6, 2012 By Ashish Kapoor The recent case of 75-year-old Peter Watkins serves as a telling example of why we need better guardianship mechanisms in place to protect both elderly and other adults who have been adjudicated as incapacitated and cannot manage their own affairs. Watkins was severely burned in a Wake County, North Carolina house fire earlier this year. As...

Aug 21, 2012 By Joel Levy The Laura and John Arnold Foundation recently launched its Giving Library website. The site is an innovative way to provide information about hundreds of nonprofit organizations in easily digestible video formats. Philanthropists may also communicate directly with participating nonprofit organizations through the Giving Library’s Connection Center. The Vera Institute of Justice is...