TY - JOUR
T1 - Access and Accessibility in Domestic and Family Violence Services for Women With Disabilities
T2 - Widening the Lens
AU - Robinson, Sally
AU - Frawley, Patsie
AU - Dyson, Sue
PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - Women with disabilities experiencing violence can face challenges accessing domestic and family violence (DFV) services. Our research explored how these services understood and operationalized access for women with disabilities. In this article, we use Levesque, Harris, and Russell’s access framework to show how to be accessible to women with disabilities, and DFV services can widen the lens of access and accessibility to respond to women’s own priorities. These centered around appropriateness, approachability, and acceptability. Addressing these broader issues of access in policy and practice alongside disability-specific needs can better align what services offer and what women need.
AB - Women with disabilities experiencing violence can face challenges accessing domestic and family violence (DFV) services. Our research explored how these services understood and operationalized access for women with disabilities. In this article, we use Levesque, Harris, and Russell’s access framework to show how to be accessible to women with disabilities, and DFV services can widen the lens of access and accessibility to respond to women’s own priorities. These centered around appropriateness, approachability, and acceptability. Addressing these broader issues of access in policy and practice alongside disability-specific needs can better align what services offer and what women need.
KW - collaboration
KW - intersectionality
KW - tertiary
KW - violence prevention
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85084608094&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1077801220909890
DO - 10.1177/1077801220909890
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85084608094
VL - 27
SP - 918
EP - 936
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
SN - 1077-8012
IS - 6-7
ER -