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Information for disabled women about
getting help to tackle violence and abuse

About this website

This website has been produced by the UK Disability Forum for European Affairs’ Women’s Committee, and has been funded by Comic Relief. It can be used by disabled women, our friends and supporters to help to tackle a wide range of abuse experienced by disabled women.

If you are concerned about someone knowing that you have read this website, you can delete the record within Internet Explorer as follows: look at the top of the page and select the pull-down menu "Window" and go to "History". This will open up a record of the websites that you have read. Highlight them and press the delete/backspace button on your computer to remove the records.

Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions about the website, in order to help us to improve it in the future. Please also let us know about ways in which it has been useful to you. Contact The Women's Committee, UK Disability Forum for European Affairs, 87, King Harold's Way, Bexleyheath DA7 5RE. Email: llamedos@enna.fsnet.co.uk

If you would like to order the pack in a variety of formats including Braille, audio-cassette, large print, standard print and BSL sign language video, click here.

Contents

  1. Disabled Women and Abuse
  2. The Women’s Committee: Fighting Abuse
  3. Getting and Giving Help to/from Friends and Family
  4. Getting Help from Groups and Organisations
  5. Getting Help at Work
  6. Getting Help from the Council
  7. Getting Help from the NHS
  8. Getting Help from the Police
  9. Getting Help from the Criminal Courts
  10. Getting Help from Solicitors and the Civil Courts
  11. Getting Help in Residential Care Homes and Day Centres
  12. Getting Help in Psychiatric Units
  13. Resources for Fighting Abuse

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