Sexuality and Women with Learning Disabilities makes a significant contribution to both
feminist and disability literature, because it challenges common assumptions about the …

This paper reports on a prevalence study of sexual abuse of 65 women and 120 men with
intellectual disabilities who were referred for sex education. The prevalence rate of abuse …

This study investigated the ability of people with an intellectual disability to consent to
psychological research. The criteria employed were based on the three elements of …

Women with disabilities typically occupy positions of extreme marginalization and exclusion
that make them more vulnerable to violence and abuse than other women. There is a …

Until fairly recently, the fields of disability studies and international development were
viewed as completely separate. Much of what we know about disability and contemporary …

'I recommend this book to anyone engaged in working collaboratively with people with the
label'learning difficulty', particularly in women's; groups, self advocacy or rights …

Social work practice is becoming increasingly complex, with social workers struggling to
hold onto their ideals and values in a pressurized and challenging social, political and …

2 CRITICAL ISSUES IN CLINICAL AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY health. In focusing on both
mental and physical health as well as disability, this book covers the sub-disciplines of …

This paper reviews some key issues for women with learning disabilities and those who
work with them arguing that many of these are 'ordinary'women's issues which are …

Sex has increasingly been constructed as a problem for men with learning disabilities.
Research has focused on their vulnerability to abuse and their capacity to exploit. There are …