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Women with disabilities and experiences of abuse
- Authors:
- CRAMER Elizabeth, GILSON Stephen, DePOY Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 7(3/4), 2003, pp.183-199.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
A qualitative study of disabled and non-disabled professionals and survivors of abuse revealed a range of types of abuse endured by disabled women, some of which were unique to that population. Participants were 24 disabled women recruited through the Centre for Independent Living (CIL). Two major themes emerged from data analysis: vulnerable beginnings and complexity of abuse. Three sub-themes are encompassed within complexity of abuse: active abuse, abuse through image, and contextual abuse by social service/legislative systems. The authors present data essential to an informed assessment and analysis of abuse that considers the person-in-environment circumstances of women with disabilities. Implications for future research and the human behaviour in the social environment curriculum are discussed. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).