Violence against people with disabilities

People with disabilities face 1.5 times more violence than people without disabilities.^[1]^[2] The perpetrators are often people known to the person with disabilities, such as their partners, family members, friends, or acquaintances. It is estimated that 15% of the world's population lives with disability and are more likely to be poor and socially excluded. Thus violence against people with disabilities has many dimensions.^[3]

^ "Violence against adults and children with disabilities". WHO. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
^ "The Unacknowledged Crisis of Violence Against Disabled People – Center for Disability Rights". cdrnys.org. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
^ Krnjacki, Lauren; Emerson, Eric; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; Kavanagh, Anne M. (2016). "Prevalence and risk of violence against people with and without disabilities: findings from an Australian population-based study". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 40 (1): 16–21. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12498. ISSN 1753-6405. PMID 26714039.

[1] "Violence against adults and children with disabilities". WHO. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved 2020-11-29.

[cdrnys.org-2] "The Unacknowledged Crisis of Violence Against Disabled People – Center for Disability Rights". cdrnys.org. Retrieved 2020-11-29.

[3] Krnjacki, Lauren; Emerson, Eric; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; Kavanagh, Anne M. (2016). "Prevalence and risk of violence against people with and without disabilities: findings from an Australian population-based study". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 40 (1): 16–21. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12498. ISSN 1753-6405. PMID 26714039.

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