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Independent living: gender, violence and the threat of violence
- Authors:
- HENDEY Nicola, PASCALL Gillian
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 13(3), June 1998, pp.415-427.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Explores the perceptions and concerns of young adults with severe physical disabilities about independent living, access to services and the meeting of needs. Young women especially experienced difficulties about leaving home, because of their own and their parents' fears about vulnerability; some who did leave home experienced highly restricted social lives because of anxiety about neighbourhood violence. Found that few had established partnerships, but violence and sexual abuse from partners emerged as an issue for which there is little policy.