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Topia!: Society: Issues: Disabilities: Abuse (18)
See Also:  Statement on the Hiring of Peter Singer - Princeton University has hired a Professor of Bioethics who advocates killing disabled infants. Dr. Singer states that Killing a disabled infant is not morally equivalent to killing a person. Very often, it is not wrong at all. This site has information and a petition.
Children Injured by Restraint and Aversives (CIBRA) - A national/international support network for parents whose children (including adult children) have been traumatized, injured or killed by abusive behavior modification (ABA) and restraint . Sexual Abuse of Disabled Tough to Prosecute - A mentally disabled woman has lost a four-year battle for justice. Make Your Child Safe - Brief article on how to protect children with disabilities from abuse. Tribute to the Human Spirit - Our family's true story of how our learning disabled child was kidnapped, beaten, and injured while in the custody of Massachusetts D.S.S. Deaf Abused Women Warriors Web Network (DAWWWN) - Deaf Women reclaiming our lives and personal power through sharing. TTY hotlines and links. Restraint Info Mailing List - Forum for reform to prevent injury and death from restraints used in schools, residential facilities and hospitals. Disabled Abuse Resources - Listings of and links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help for and information about physical, sexual and mental abuse of disabled persons. Autistic People Against Neuroleptic Abuse (APANA) - Aims to end routine prescribing and re-prescribing of neuroleptics for people on the autistic spectrum. Das Centre - Violence and Abuse - An electronic mail network on the topic of abuse & disability, and the Special Senate Committee on euthanasia and assisted suicide. (Canada) [CDC] Sexual Violence Against People With Disabilities - Statistics, recommendations, and references. Beyond Abuse: Treatment Approaches for People with Disabilities - Discusses the abuse of people with developmental disabilities and makes recommendations for assessment, intervention and treatment of those abused. All Walks Of Life - Home of STOP the violence to people with disabilities - The Dangers - Prevention, response and research news on violence towards people with disabilities. Abuse and Women With Disabilities - Articles on prevalence of abuse, guidelines for physicians, access to shelters, and intervention. The Risk and Prevention of Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities - Characteristics of victims and abusers, risk factors, and prevention strategies. Disability Issues in Domestic Violence Work: An Interview with Rick Ritter - Disability of the batterer as a cause of domestic violence. Impact: Issue on Violence Against Women with Developmental or Other Disabilities - Examines violence as it impacts women with developmental and other disabilities what we know, what we dont know, and what needs to be done to prevent it and to help women recover from it. Violence and Disabled Women, by Iglesias, M.; Gil, G.; Joneken, A.; Mickler, B.; Knudsen, J.S. - Paper from the METIS project, European Unión DAPHNE initiative.
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