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Making the links : disabled women and domestic violence : final report Hague, Gill; Thiara, Ravi; Mullender, Audrey

By: Hague, Gill.
Contributor(s): Thiara, Ravi | Mullender, Audrey.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Women's Aid Federation of England 2008Description: 103 p. ; computer file : PDF format (1.1 Mb).Subject(s): DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | UNITED KINGDOM | DISABLED PEOPLEOnline resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Acknowledgements 6 Project note 7 Chapter 1: Introduction 8 1.1 A political issue: the social model versus the medical model 8 a) Which words? 1.2 Aims of the research 9 a) What do we mean by domestic violence and who commits it? b) Which women are
Summary: This report looks into the support available to disabled women in the UK who are experiencing violence in their own homes. It examines existing service provision, and identifies gaps in provision and associated support – highlighted both by service providers and by disabled women themselves. The researchers show that disabled women experience a greater need for services – based on the nature and extent of the abuse they experience – but this is accompanied by far less provision than is generally available for non-disabled women; therefore the barriers facing disabled women who try to escape from abuse are often almost insuperable. Recommendations include awareness raising and training in domestic violence issues and disability equality for all relevant agencies, improved partnership working between domestic violence service providers and disabled people's organisations, and the development of a comprehensive range of accessible support services.
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These related documents are also available from: http://www.womensaid.org.uk/domestic-violence-articles.asp?section=00010001002200080001&itemid=1722: Executive Summary Executive Summary - large print (PDF) Summary of findings and recommendations for good practice (pdf) Summary of findings and recommendations for good practice - large print (pdf) Full length report - large print (pdf) Making the links - full report AUDIO (MP3) Executive Summary - AUDIO (MP3)

Acknowledgements 6 Project note 7 Chapter 1: Introduction 8 1.1 A political issue: the social model versus the medical model 8 a) Which words? 1.2 Aims of the research 9 a) What do we mean by domestic violence and who commits it? b) Which women are

This report looks into the support available to disabled women in the UK who are experiencing violence in their own homes. It examines existing service provision, and identifies gaps in provision and associated support – highlighted both by service providers and by disabled women themselves. The researchers show that disabled women experience a greater need for services – based on the nature and extent of the abuse they experience – but this is accompanied by far less provision than is generally available for non-disabled women; therefore the barriers facing disabled women who try to escape from abuse are often almost insuperable. Recommendations include awareness raising and training in domestic violence issues and disability equality for all relevant agencies, improved partnership working between domestic violence service providers and disabled people's organisations, and the development of a comprehensive range of accessible support services.

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