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Abuse Disabilities Issues


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Abuse of neglect of people with disabilities.

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- Princeton University has hired a Professor of Bioethics who advocates killing disabled infants. Dr. Singer states that "Killing a disabled infant is not morally equivalent to killing a person. Very often, it is not wrong at all." This site has


  • - Federally funded project for Disability, Abuse & Personal Rights education.
  • - Forum for reform to prevent injury and death from restraints used in schools, residential facilities and hospitals.
  • - Listings of and links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help for and information about physical, sexual and mental abuse of disabled persons.
  • - Prevention, response and research news on violence towards people with disabilities.
  • - Examines violence as it impacts women with developmental and other disabilities - what we know, what we don't know, and what needs to be done to prevent it and to help women recover from it.
  • - Brief article on how to protect children with disabilities from abuse.
  • - Paper from the METIS project, European Unión DAPHNE initiative.
  • - A national/international support network for parents whose children (including adult children) have been traumatized, injured or killed by abusive behavior modification (ABA) and restraint .
  • - Aims to end routine prescribing and re-prescribing of neuroleptics for people on the autistic spectrum.
  • - An electronic mail network on the topic of abuse & disability, and the Special Senate Committee on euthanasia and assisted suicide. (Canada)
  • - Articles on prevalence of abuse, guidelines for physicians, access to shelters, and intervention.
  • - Our family's true story of how our learning disabled child was kidnapped, beaten, and injured while in the custody of Massachusetts D.S.S.
  • - Deaf Women reclaiming our lives and personal power through sharing. TTY hotlines and links.
  • - Discusses the abuse of people with developmental disabilities and makes recommendations for assessment, intervention and treatment of those abused.
  • - Characteristics of victims and abusers, risk factors, and prevention strategies.


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