Disabilities

Reports

Disability and gender-based violence. Peer research in Kibaha and Mkuranga, Tanzania.

ADD International. 2017.

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What Works evidence review: Preventing violence against women and girls with disabilities in lowerand middle-income countries.

Van der Heijden I, Dunkle K. What Works to Prevent Violence: A Global Programme. 2017.

2017-12-13 00:00:00

Enabling a global human rights movement for women and girls with disabilities: global disabled women's rights advocacy report.

Women Enabled International, 2016.

What does it take? Developing informed and effective tertiary responses to violence and abuse of women and girls with disabilities in Australia: State of knowledge paper.

ANROWS Landscapes, Issue 3, 2015.

What works to prevent violence against women with disabilities.

Van Der Heijden I. What Works to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls Global Programme, 2014.

Triple jeopardy: Gender-based violence and human rights violations experienced by women with disabilities in Cambodia.

Astbury J and Walji F. AusAID Research Working Paper 1, 2013.

Forgotten sisters - A report on violence against women with disabilities. An overview of its nature, scope, causes and consequences.

Ortoleva S and Lewis H. Violence Against Women with Disabilities Working Group, 2012.

Violating the right to health: How partner violence and disability undermine women’s mental health in Cambodia.

Astbury J. Disability and International Development, Issue 2, 2012.

Sexual violence against people with disabilities: Data collection and barriers to disclosure.

Rape Crisis Network Ireland. 2011.

Violence against women with disabilities: Violence prevention review.

Sordi A. Vecova Centre for Disability Services and Research for Canadian Women's Foundation. 2011.

Prevention of HIV/AIDS and violence against women and girls with disabilities in Tanzania.

Msedi Ngololo M. Barbara Faye Waxman Fiduccia Papers on Women and Girls with Disabilities Center for Women Policy Studies. 2011.

Disabled people’s experiences of targeted violence and hostility.

Hoong Sin C, Hedges A, Cook C, Mguni N and Comber N. Research Report 21, Equality and Human Rights Commission. 2009.

Violence against women with a disability.

Persephone. 2008.

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 and Julian F. Women’s Health Victoria and Victorian Women with Disabilities Network. 2008.

Understanding the needs of the victims of sexual assault in the deaf community.

Obinna J, Kruegern S, Osterbaan C et al. U.S. Department of Justice. 2006.

On the margins: Violence against women with disabilities.

Naidu E, Haffejee S, Vetten V and Hargreaves S. Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation. 2005.

Confronting the sexual abuse of women with disabilities.

Elman, A. VAWnet, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence/Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence. 2005.

Resolution on safeguarding adults and children with disabilities against abuse.

Council of Europe: Committee of Ministers. 2005.

Sexual assault service delivery implications for people with disabilities.

AccessSeriesAdvocacy2004.pdf

Washington coalition of sexual assault programs. 2003.

Journal articles

The psychological consequences of violence against people with disabilities.

Dembo R.S, Mitra M, McKee M. Disability and Health Journal. ePub, 2018.

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From the day they are born: a qualitative study exploring violence against children with disabilities in West Africa.

Njelesani A, Hashemi G, Cameron C, Cameron D, Richard D, Parnes P. BMC Public Health. 18(153), 1-7, 2018.

2018-01-19 00:00:00

Intimate partner violence in women with disabilities: perception of healthcare and attitudes of health professionals.

Ruiz-Perez I, Pastor-Moreno G, Escribà-Agüir V, Maroto-Navarro G. Disabil. Rehabil. ePub, 2017.

'You're disabled, why did you have sex in the first place?' An intersectional analysis of experiences of disabled women with regard to their sexual and reproductive health and rights in Gujarat State, India..

Dean L, Tolhurst R, Khanna R, Jehan K. Glob Health Action. 10(sup2), 1290316, 2017.

Sexual violence and intimate partner violence in college women with a mental health and/or behaviour disability.

Bonomi A, Nichols E, Kammes R, Green T. J Womens Health (Larchmt). ePub, 2017.

Recognising and responding to young people with learning disabilities who experience, or are at risk of, child sexual exploitation in the UK.

Franklin A, Smeaton E. Children and Youth Services Review. 2016.

Hidden voices: Disabled women’s experiences of violence and support over the life course.

Sonali Shah S, Tsitsou L, Woodin S. Violence Against Women. 22(10), 1189-1210, 2016.

Out of the shadows: Violence against girls and women with disabilities in Portugal.

Pinto P.C. ALTER - European Journal of Disability Research / Revue Européenne de Recherche sur le Handicap.10(2), 137-147, 2016.

Prevalence and characteristics of sexual violence against men with disabilities.

Mitra M, Mouradian V.E, Fox M.H, Pratt C. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 50(3), 311-317, 2016.

Disability and risk of recent sexual violence in the United States.

Basile K.C, Breiding M.J, Smith S.G. American Journal of Public Health, 106 (5), 928-933, 2016.

I know it was every week, but I can't be sure if it was every day: domestic violence and women with learning disabilities.

McCarthy M, Hunt S, Milne-Skillman K. J. Appl. Res. Intellect. Disabil. ePub, 2016.

Prevalence and characteristics of sexual violence against men with disabilities.

Mitra M, Mouradian V. E, Fox M. H, Pratt, C. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. ePub, 2015.

Hidden voices: prevalence and risk factors for violence against women with disabilities in Nepal.

Puri M, Misra G, Hawkes S. BMC Public Health. ePub, 2015.

Violence against primary school children with disabilities in Uganda: a cross-sectional study.

Devries K.M, Kyegombe N, Zuurmond M, Parkes J, Child J.C, Walakira E.J, Naker D. BMC Public Health. 2014.

Prevalence and experiences of intimate partner violence against women with disabilities in Bangladesh: Results of an explanatory sequential mixed-method study.

Hasan T. Muhaddes T. Camellia S. Selim N. Rashid S. F. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 29(17) 3105–3126, 2014.

The burden of intelligibility: Disabled women's testimony in rape trials.

Mandal S. Indian J. Gend. Stud, 20(1): 1-29, 2013.

Prevalence and risk of violence against adults with disabilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Hughes K, Bellis M.A, Jones L, Wood S, Bates G et al. The Lancet, 379, 1621-1629, 2012.

Sexual force at sexual debut. Swedish adolescents with disabilities at higher risk than adolescents without disabilities.

Brunnberg E, Boström M.L, Berglund M. Child Abuse Negl, ePub, 2012.

Community-based services and interventions for adults with disabilities who have experienced interpersonal violence: A review of the literature.

Lund E.M. Trauma Violence Abuse,12(4): 171-82, 2011.

Are adolescent girls with a physical disability at increased risk for sexual violence?

Alriksson-Schmidt A.I, Armour B.S, Thibadeau J.K. J Sch Health, 80(7): 361-7, 2010.

Development of measures of abuse among women with disabilities and the characteristics of their perpetrators.

Curry M.A, Renker P, Hughes R.B, Robinson-Whelen S, Oschwald M, Swank P.R, Powers L.E. Violence Against Women, 15(9), 1001-25, 2009.

Sexual assault for women with intellectual disabilities: A critical review of the evidence.

Barger E, Wacker J, Macy R and Parish S, 2009.

Exploring interaction between two distinct spheres of activism: Gender, disability and abuse.

Nixon J. Womens Stud Int Forum. 32(2), 142-149, 2009.

Impaired and incapacitated rape victims: assault characteristics and post-assault experiences.

Littleton H, Grills-Taquechel A, Axsom D. Violence Vict. 24(4), 439-457, 2009.

Intimate partner violence, health status, and health care access among women with disabilities.

Barrett K.A, O'Day B, Roche A, Carlson B.L. Womens Health Issues. 19(2), 94-100, 2009.

Sexual assault of people with disabilities: Results of a 2002-2007 national report in Taiwan.

Lin L.P, Yen C.F, Kuo F.Y, Wu J.L, Lin J.D. Res Dev Disabil. ePub, 2009.

Psycho-legal issues surrounding the rape of children and adolescents with mental retardation.

Pillay A.L and Kritzinger A.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 P.T, Milliken T.F. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 44(2), 89-98, 2008.

National study of physical and sexual assault among women with disabilities.

Casteel C, Martin S.L, Smith J.B, Gurka K.K, Kupper L.L. Inj Prev. 14(2), 87-90, 2008.

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.

Abuse of children with disabilities in hospital: issues and implications.

Sanghera P. Paediatr Nurs. 19(6), 29-32, 2007.

‘I thought I was less worthy’: Low sexual and body esteem and increased vulnerability to intimate partner abuse in women with physical disabilities.

Hassouneh-Phillips D and McNeff E. Sexuality and Disability. 23, 227-240, 2005.

Evaluation of a decision-making curriculum designed to empower women with mental retardation to resist abuse.

Khemka I, Hickson L and Reynolds G. American Journal on Mental Retardation.110, 193-204, 2005.

Rape of individuals with disability: AIDS and the folk belief of virgin cleansing.

Groce N.E and Trasi R. The Lancet. 363(9422), 1663–1664, 2004.

Links

Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services

Accessing Safety Initiative

Center for Research on Women with Disabilities (CROWD)

Baylor College of Medicine

Disability and the Global South

Open access journal

Sexuality and Disability

Violence against women with disabilities.

Womenshealth.gov

Violence against women with disabilities.

Stop Violence against Women Project. The Advocates for Human Rights

World Health Organization

Violence against adults and children with disabilities

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