Physical impairments can make it more likely that a person can suffer
violence or theft.
Those who inflict violence against disabled people (of either sex or sexuality)
ate both men and women.
I consider the only way dv can be fully challenged against disabled people is by
the whole of the disability community.
Keith
On Thu, 5 Jan 2006 18:37:09 -0000 , Roy Webb <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I agree with Anne on this one. It's clear disabled women will have
>different experiences of domestic violence than other women. We must
>recognise that disabled women are a separate social group, facing the double
>discrimination of sexism and discrimination against disabled people. From a
>social research perspective it's essential to study the different
>experiences of members of this section of our society, if we are to begin to
>understand the nature of this oppression and how to combat it.
>
>If we want an equal and free society, we should support this research .
>Roy Webb
> Deputy Chair External
> BCODP
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