Follow up to my last post
In my last post, I was freaking out with outrage over the article that I read in the Vancouver Sun, which is a local newspaper.
The entire article had me up in arms, but the part that most upset me was:
During their lifetimes, research suggests, 83 per cent of women with disabilities are sexually abused; 80 per cent of female psychiatric in-patients will be physically or sexually assaulted.
Before they turn 18, 40 to 70 per cent of girls with intellectual disabilities will be sexually exploited.
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Evidence+rules+leave+disabled+Canadian+girls+open+abuse/4860978/story.html#ixzz1OSs2oJHE
I decided that I need to better educate myself on this issue. I emailed the reporter, and asked her where she obtained her statistics. She was very kind, promptly emailed me back. Her statistics came from a brief filed with the Supreme court of Canada. Here is a link to the document: http://leaf.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/2011-R.-vs.DI-Final-Factum.pdf
Here is how the original info reads:
80% of psychiatric inpatients have experienced physical or sexual abuse in their lifetime.
Does anyone else see a huge difference?
The entire article had me up in arms, but the part that most upset me was:
During their lifetimes, research suggests, 83 per cent of women with disabilities are sexually abused; 80 per cent of female psychiatric in-patients will be physically or sexually assaulted.
Before they turn 18, 40 to 70 per cent of girls with intellectual disabilities will be sexually exploited.
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Evidence+rules+leave+disabled+Canadian+girls+open+abuse/4860978/story.html#ixzz1OSs2oJHE
I decided that I need to better educate myself on this issue. I emailed the reporter, and asked her where she obtained her statistics. She was very kind, promptly emailed me back. Her statistics came from a brief filed with the Supreme court of Canada. Here is a link to the document: http://leaf.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/2011-R.-vs.DI-Final-Factum.pdf
Here is how the original info reads:
80% of psychiatric inpatients have experienced physical or sexual abuse in their lifetime.
Does anyone else see a huge difference?