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Victims With Disabilities Face Unique Challenges (Copyright © National Center for Victims of Crime)

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Publication Year: 2006
Type: Online Publication, 4 pages
Language: English
Website: http://www.ncvc.org/src/AGP.Net/Components/DocumentViewer/Download.aspxnz?DocumentID=46631

This article discusses the unique challenges facing people with disabilities who are stalked or abused. It talks about the prevalence of stalking and abuse among women with disabilities, describes how an abuser might manipulate a person with a disability, and explains why protection from an abuser can be hard for women with disabilities to get.

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National Center for Victims of Crime
2000 M Street NW, Suite 480
Washington DC 20036

Phone: 202-467-8700
Toll-free Phone: (800) 394-2255 (FYI-CALL)

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