Safeguarding Adults and Children with Disabilities Against Abuse

Download or read book Safeguarding Adults and Children with Disabilities Against Abuse written by Hilary Brown and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report addresses a broad range of abuses and mistreatment committed against all disabled children and adults. Discrimination against people with disabilities is inextricably linked to abuse and the disabled are often offered less support than other people and barred from effective means of escape or redress when they are harmed. The report aims to make visible the extent and nature of such abuse. It advocates a model of protection that enhances the rights of disabled to take decisions and appropriate risks in their ordinary lives.