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Redefining Abuse of Women With Disabilities: A Paradox of Limitation and Expansion

School of Social Work, University of Maine, 5770 Social Work Building, Orono, ME 04469-5770stephen_gilson{at}umit.maine.edu

Elizabeth P. Cramer

School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1001 West Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23284.

Elizabeth DePoy

School of SocialWork, University of Maine, Orono.

The study presented here, which relied on naturalistic design and focus-group methodology, examined the experiences of abused women with disabilities and the women's use of and need for services and resources. The study found that although disabled and nondisabled women face many of the same forms of abuse, disabled women have unique experiences that require specialized services.

Affilia, Vol. 16, No. 2, 220-235 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/08861090122094235


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