Flipping the Story on Disability and Violence

Internationally there is a growing awareness that domestic, family, and sexual violence is a social issue that results from social structures and relational contexts that have positioned women as 'less than' men. Alongside this has come social action by women that aim to change these structures using an intersectional framing of oppression.

Patsie Frawley, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health, University of New South Wales. Patsie has worked for almost four decades alongside people with intellectual disability, promoting rights and co-developing approaches to inclusive research. Nancy Fitzsimons, PhD, MSW, LISW, is Professor of Social Work at Minnesota State University Mankato, teaching courses on policy, advocacy, and community practice. For almost 30 years, she has been writing, developing curricula, delivering presentations, and working on initiatives focused on disability violence prevention.

1.Disability, Vulnerability, and Interpersonal Violence Prevention: A Flipped Social Ecological Approach. 2.The Social Level: Social Change - Rights, Opportunities, Equity, and Disability Justice. 3.The Community Level: It takes a Community. Reimagining Community and Strengthening Community Connections. 4.Relationship Level: Family, Friends, Trusted Supporters - Relational and Relationship-based Violence Prevention. 5.The Individual Level: People with Intellectual Disabilities Leading Change. 6.Creating a Global Space for Sustaining Prevention of Violence 'By' and 'With' People with Disabilities.