Disabled women at risk
Shelters become more accessible
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"There aren't enough safe accessible spaces out there," says Verlia Stephens, program director of the Assaulted Women's Help Line, a 24-hour telephone crisis service that includes a TTY teletype line for anyone who is deaf.
"We just do the best we can."
"I think violence against women is a type of war," says Tygesen.
"It just falls off the map, particularly for women with disabilities."
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You have to wonder what the fucking holdup is, since it is estimated that women with disabilities are 1.5 to 10 times as likely to be abused as non-disabled women, depending on whether they live in the community or in institutions. But since Canadian society since wants believe people with disabilities are sexless, incompetent children *cough*MADD*cough*, the problem persists. It is especially disconcerting because a lot of these shelters are run by women, and you think they should be more sensitive to the issue.
[...]
"There aren't enough safe accessible spaces out there," says Verlia Stephens, program director of the Assaulted Women's Help Line, a 24-hour telephone crisis service that includes a TTY teletype line for anyone who is deaf.
"We just do the best we can."
"I think violence against women is a type of war," says Tygesen.
"It just falls off the map, particularly for women with disabilities."
[more here]
You have to wonder what the fucking holdup is, since it is estimated that women with disabilities are 1.5 to 10 times as likely to be abused as non-disabled women, depending on whether they live in the community or in institutions. But since Canadian society since wants believe people with disabilities are sexless, incompetent children *cough*MADD*cough*, the problem persists. It is especially disconcerting because a lot of these shelters are run by women, and you think they should be more sensitive to the issue.