Violence and Women With Disabilities

Chenoweth, Lesley Irene

doi:10.1177/1077801296002004004

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“…Women with disabilities may also be more dependent on an intimate partner for assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), communication, transportation, and economic well-being (Chang et al, 2003). Finally, the "whittling away of selfesteem associated with having a disability as a precursor to abuse" (Nosek, Howland, 1998) may also exacerbate this population's potential for experiencing or remaining in a violent relationship or seeking help in such a situation (Chenoweth, 1996;. Help-seeking may be further hindered as a result of physical or communication-related inaccessibility (e.g., lack of interpreters, etc.)…”

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Intimate Partner Violence Against Women with Disabilities: Implications for Disability Service System Case Management Practice

Slayter

2009

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

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Intimate Partner Violence Against Women with Disabilities: Implications for Disability Service System Case Management Practice

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2009

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

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“…There is the potential to cover up these crimes in various group homes and institutions. A "culture of silence" where crimes are not recognized occurs in these settings (Chenoweth 1996;Sherry 2006). Staff members can actively protect their colleagues by not reporting sexual abuse and assault.…”

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Rethinking Sexual Abuse, Questions of Consent, and Intellectual Disability

Gill

2010

Sex Res Soc Policy

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This article explores sexual abuse for individuals with intellectual disabilities using a case of a young woman with an intellectual disability who was sexually abused by her peer mentor. This article deconstructs the complex notions of competence as denying individuals' legal recognition of their capacity for sexual expression. The potential for sexual abuse is used as a disqualifier that demands compensation to counter the risk. This compensation takes the form of harm reduction and protectionism. Additionally, the article questions the usefulness of pity as a response to cases of sexual abuse. I argue that pity, as an emotional response, perpetuates unequal power dynamics between the individual who experiences abuse and those who describe, report upon, and support the individual. Most damaging perhaps is that, when individuals with intellectual disabilities, women especially, are seen as being vulnerable or at risk for sexual abuse, the perceived vulnerability acts as a mechanism to deny their sexual desire.Keywords Intellectual disability . Sexual abuse . Competence . Consent . Sexual agency . Legal and ethical issues of sexuality . Cognitive ableism This article explores how to reimagine and reframe legal and journalistic narratives of sexual abuse of women with intellectual disabilities 1 by using crip theories that reveal gendered, heteronormative, and ableist assumptions about sexuality and pleasure. I examine the American case of Kalie McArthur, a young, white woman with an intellectual disability who was sexually abused by her white male peer educator, in order to consider how stories about "victims" in court cases like this can expose and dismantle interlocking systems of oppression existing in situations that result in abuse and assault. 2 McArthur's case and the discourse around it are instructive because of the ways in which notions of pleasure, competence, morality, and disability are used to frame the woman as a vulnerable victim and the peer educator as a predator. I argue that the notion of pity, unproblematized in feminism, limits the necessary respect for disabled women in abuse cases (Razack 1998). The utility of making assessments of competency based on intellect is also discussed in order to further deepen feminist disability studies' analyses of the interplay among gender, disability, and sexuality. Finally, this article discusses possible ways to theorize sexuality for people with intellectual disabilities mindful of (but not restrained) by the high prevalence of sexual abuse and complicated notions of consent.In Looking White People in the Eye, Sherene Razack wonders how feminists can "talk about the social context of women with disabilities without reifying the othering that marks this context in the first place" (1998, p. 51). More explicitly, Razack asks us how we can discuss sexual 1 The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities defines intellectual disability as "a disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in a...

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“…WWD must also contend with both patriarchy and ableism, in addition to other intersecting forms of discrimination-(e.g. race) [1,2]. (Ableism is defined as accepting the non-disability experience as the dominant standard in society [3]).…”

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Women living with disabilities and their experiences and issues related to the context and complexities of leaving abusive situations

Yoshida

Odette²,

Hardie

et al. 2009

Disability and Rehabilitation

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The health of women with disabilities, like other women, is affected by experiences of violence and abuse. However, the experiences of women living with disabilities is less well known and an important issue for rehabilitation professionals. In this paper we focus on presenting women's knowledge and experiences of violence and abuse regarding where abuse takes place, the forms of abuse; and the complexities associated with 'taking action'. Women participants for this study had to be: 18 years of age or older; a Canadian citizen; able to participate in English; self-defined with a disability; and, be living in an urban area of Canada. Data presented is based on an innovative community-academic research study in which focus groups discussions using electronic technology (i.e. blackboard and chat rooms) were conducted with women living with disabilities across the country on important health issues. Participants' recommendations are also presented. Discussion of the findings focus on policy and practice implications related to dedicated resources, access to information and training initiatives for rehabilitation professionals and women themselves.

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Violence and Women With Disabilities

Cited by 54 publications

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Intimate Partner Violence Against Women with Disabilities: Implications for Disability Service System Case Management Practice

Intimate Partner Violence Against Women with Disabilities: Implications for Disability Service System Case Management Practice

Rethinking Sexual Abuse, Questions of Consent, and Intellectual Disability

Women living with disabilities and their experiences and issues related to the context and complexities of leaving abusive situations

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