Disabled Women and Domestic Violence

…this book is a valuable and timely examination of disabled women’s experience of domestic violence. – Disability & SocietyDisabled women face multiple challenges and discrimination, both in their experiences of domestic and sexual violence, and in gaining access to appropriate services….I hope this book will be a wake-up call for professionals and activists in all relevant statutory and voluntary agencies to review our own policy approaches and ensure that in all our local consultations and strategic planning, the findings and messages in this book, and the voices of disabled women survivors, are heard. – From the Foreword by Nicola Harwin, Chief Executive, Women’s Aid

Ravi K. Thiara is Principal Research Fellow, University of Warwick, UK. She has conducted extensive research in the UK and elsewhere and written widely on violence against women.

Gill Hague is Professor of Violence Against Women Studies, University of Bristol, UK, and a founder member of the Centre for Gender and Violence Research, University of Bristol. She has conducted key research nationally and internationally, and has worked on gender violence for nearly 40 years, publishing extensively in the field.

Ruth Bashall is a prominent activist and consultant on disability issues and continues to be involved in organisations of disabled people.

Brenda Ellis is a long standing campaigner for disabled women’s rights and issues including domestic violence.

Audrey Mullender is Principal of Ruskin College, Oxford, UK. Her distinguished research career has focused on domestic violence, post-adoption issues for birth relatives and groupwork theory.