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S
hocking Statistics: Teenagers and middle aged people with disabilities suffer criminal violence twice as often as the able-bodied. Women are two time more likely to experience violence if they live with a disability. And, there is more. . .
Horrific Social Context:
People with disabilities
not served well or at all
by domestic violence agencies.
People with disabilities
not served well or at all
by domestic violence agencies.
Little or no attention to abuse and violence by traditional disability non-profit agencies. Widespread perception of disability as a weakness, dependency and less-than-human condition. Centuries of documented mistreatment.
Moving Past
Shock and Horror
to Defiance and Resilience: 
The stories from a new book,
Sticks and Stones,
edited by Marsha Saxton,
lay out the problems and offer strategies
to confront this multi-pronged beast.
CAPE: Curriculum on
Abuse Prevention and Empowerment
Hosted by
Adrienne Lauby and Leah Gardner.
original air date: Jan 15, 2010
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