Women, Disability and Violence: Strategies to Increase Physical and Programmatic Access to Victims' Services for Women with Disabilities

Many studies conducted in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom corroborate a high occurrence of physical, emotional, sexual, and disability-specific abuse among women with disabilities. As this staff member's observation reflects, however, there exists little evidence that large numbers of women with disabilities attempt to access shelters and other domestic violence/sexual assault programs and services when they are victimized. Why don't the majority of women with disabilities who
experience such abuse show up, seeking services? What might be done to encourage them to do so in greater numbers?

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