Disability Awareness Training Law Enforcement

Video Details: Disability awareness information and training video for law enforcement professionals, including those working in state, county and local police departments. Public service professionals encounter a high volume of situations whereby they come in contact with individuals with disabilities. This is especially true in law enforcement where situations can vary from high intensity to very confusing. Recent statistics indicate that 50%-80% of encounters by officers involve an individual with a disability. Police officers, sheriff's deputies, and other law enforcement personnel have always interacted with persons with disabilities and, for many officers and deputies, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may mean few changes in the way they respond to the public. Professionals need to understand how to identify, communicate with and support victims, witnesses and suspects with an intellectual or developmental disability.

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