Rape of Deaf Four Times Higher?
Friday June 20, 2008
A deaf woman was interviewed by an ABC affiliate about being raped twice. The article states, "Sexual assault against members of the deaf community is four times higher than it is for the general population." Is that true? I have never seen that statement anywhere else. (Sorry, the accompanying video is not captioned - I checked).
Apparently the reporter is not aware of the existence of organizations like Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services, because the organization is not mentioned in the report.
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http://www.nswrapecrisis.com.au/Information%20Sheets/I-am-deaf-or-hearing-impaired.htm cites the same statistics. This research is from Australia, but it wouldn’t surprise me if the stats were similar in the US.
Certainly if you count kids … a lot of deaf kids have been sexually victimized by various specialized teachers, therapists, and the like.
of course; its far easier for a hearing person to take advantage of someone deaf.
its like that with the rest of life isn’t it?