Sexual Assault & Disability Series

Disability & Sexual Assault: It Hurts Daily

Published by on April 3, 2013 | Leave a response

Editors Note: This month I’ll be featuring a number of pieces about sexual assault written by authors with disabilities. If you or someone you know is willing to share their story or their perspective, please use the contact form.  Trigger Warning in effect for all posts with this header. This piece comes to us by Lillian Cohen-Moore I was beaten… Read more →

Sexual Assault and Disability: Series Intro

Sexual Assault and Disability: Series Intro

Published by on March 28, 2013 | 1 Response

Last night, a new reader shared a statistic with me that did not surprise me, but which scared the living daylights out of me: 80% of disabled women will experience sexual assault. 47% of disabled women who reported sexual abuse were assaulted on 10 or more occasions. Studies have found that anywhere between 40%-97% of sexual assaults against individuals with… Read more →