“…Of note, women with disabilities are more vulnerable to sexual abuse from health care workers than nondisabled women . Most research indicates that women with disabilities are more susceptible to abusive sexual relationships than men with disabilities (Mansell, Sobsey, & Calder, 1992), although research actually demonstrates equal gender representation when the perpetrator is another adult with cognitive disabilities (Furey & Niesen, 1994). Adults with disabilities are susceptible to a wide array of negative consequences of sexual victimization (e.g., Sequeira, Howlin, & Hollins, 2003).…”