Disability royal commission turns spotlight on women's stories of abuse and violence
ABCAfter Catherine Dunn was sexually assaulted in her university residence, she felt like she was "talking to a wall" when she went to seek help. Key points: The disability royal commission held a five-day hearing focussing on girls and women who have experienced abuse Women with disability are twice as likely to experience sexual violence as women without disability, the inquiry was told Witnesses told the hearing about institutional shortfalls in responding to abuse and the trauma it can cause The 22-year-old Deaf woman from rural Victoria was not offered the services of an Auslan interpreter as part of support services. She gave evidence to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability that this was her second sexual assault after having moved to Melbourne for a "better education". Ms Robins, who grew up in the United States, told the royal commission she had experienced violence whilst growing up and "intimate partner abuse" as an adult. How autistic women can be 'taken advantage of' The royal commission heard that autistic women often felt like "outcasts" and had a "particular set of vulnerabilities that put them at risk of becoming victims of violence and abuse".
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