Violence against people with disabilities

People with disabilities have been historically linked to facing increased violence. Studies have shown that people with disabilities face 1.5 times more violence than people without disabilities. The perpetrators are often people known to the person with disabilities like partners,family members, friends, or acquaintances. Thus violence against women and children takes place in the form of intimate partner violence,family violence, or school violence It is estimated that 15% of the world’s population lives with disability and they are more likely to be poor and socially excluded. Thus violence against people with disabilities has many dimensions.

Violence against people with disabilities

People with disabilities have been historically linked to facing increased violence. Studies have shown that people with disabilities face 1.5 times more violence than people without disabilities. The perpetrators are often people known to the person with disabilities like partners,family members, friends, or acquaintances. Thus violence against women and children takes place in the form of intimate partner violence,family violence, or school violence It is estimated that 15% of the world’s population lives with disability and they are more likely to be poor and socially excluded. Thus violence against people with disabilities has many dimensions.