This page contains links to information about sexual violence against people with disabilities. The links were identified during a discussion of this issue on the SVRI E-mail discussion.

Reports | Journal Articles | Links

• Disabled people’s experiences of targeted violence and hostility, Chih Hoong Sin, Annie Hedges, Chloe Cook, Nina Mguni and Natasha Comber, Office for Public Management, Equality and Human Rights Commission Research Report Series 2009
• Building the Evidence. A report on the status of policy and practice in responding to violence against women with disabilities in Victoria. Healey, L.; Howe, K.; Humphreys, C.; Jennings, C.; Julian, F, Women’s Health Victoria and Victorian Women with Disabilities Network, 2008.
  
• Violence against women with a disability. Persephone, 2008.
• Domestic Violence, Disability and Cultural Safety National Forum 2007 Diverse and Inclusive Practice: Redrawing the Boundaries (pdf format) Nov 8-9, 2007, Brighton-Le-Sands, NSW, Australia, Dr Leanne Dowse, and Annie Parkinson, Women With Disabilities Australia, November 2007
• Abuse and neglect of adults with disabilities and seniors, Fredericton, N.B., Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick, 2006
• Resolution on safeguarding adults and children with disabilities against abuse, Council of Europe: Committee of Ministers, 2005

• Impaired and incapacitated rape victims: assault characteristics and post-assault experiences. Littleton H, Grills-Taquechel A, Axsom D. Violence Vict; 24(4): 439-57. 2009.
• Development of measures of abuse among women with disabilities and the characteristics of their perpetrators. Curry MA, Renker P, Hughes RB, Robinson-Whelen S, Oschwald M, Swank PR, Powers LE. Violence Against Women; 15(9): 1001-25. 2009
• Exploring interaction between two distinct spheres of activism: Gender, disability and abuse. Nixon J. Womens Stud Int Forum; 32(2): 142-149. 2009
• Violence in the Lives of Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, VAWNet, 2009
• Intimate partner violence, health status, and health care access among women with disabilities. Barrett KA, O'Day B, Roche A, Carlson BL. Womens Health Issues; 19(2): 94-100. 2009
• Sexual assault of people with disabilities: Results of a 2002-2007 national report in Taiwan. Lin LP, Yen CF, Kuo FY, Wu JL, Lin JD. Res Dev Disabil 2009; ePub
• Psycho-legal issues surrounding the rape of children and adolescents with mental retardation. Pillay, Anthony L.; Kritzinger, Anna M. Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 20(2) 123-131, 2008.
• Persons with developmental disability exposed to interpersonal violence and crime: approaches for intervention. Focht-New G, Barol B, Clements PT, Milliken TF. Perspect Psychiatr Care; 44(2): 89-98. 2008
• The high risk of IPV against Canadian women with disabilities. Brownridge DA, Ristock J, Hiebert-Murphy D. Med Sci Monit; 14(5): PH27-32. 2008
• National study of physical and sexual assault among women with disabilities. Casteel C, Martin SL, Smith JB, Gurka KK, Kupper LL. Inj Prev; 14(2): 87-90. 2008
  
• Abuse of children with disabilities in hospital: issues and implications. Sanghera P. Paediatr Nurs; 19(6): 29-32. 2007: [Source: Safetylit: 3 September 2007]
• The Los Angeles County response to child abuse and deafness: a social movement theory analysis. Embry RA, Grossman FD. Am Ann Deaf; 151(5): 488-98; 2007

• Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services
• Accessing Safety Initiative