The Unseen: blind and partially sighted people’s experiences of domestic abuse
Report exploring domestic abuse experiences of physically and sensory impaired people.
Responding to Victims/Survivors of Domestic Abuse who are Blind or Partially Sighted Toolkit
One in 12 people with a visual impairment in the UK is believed to be a victim or survivor of domestic abuse
The Responding to Victims/Survivors of domestic Abuse who are Blind or Partially Sighted toolkit was created to improve the support received by victim-survivors of domestic abuse across the UK who are Blind or partially sighted.
One in 12 people a visual impairment in the UK is believed to be a victim or survivor of domestic abuse, meaning that 188,000 of the 2.19 million blind and partially sighted people living in this country have experience of domestic abuse.
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Survivor voices
A group of experts by experience came together and named themselves the SafeLives Pioneers, because they want to use their experiences and passion to change the world. Their voices inform everything we do, and together we aim to transform the response to domestic abuse in the UK – for every victim and survivor and their children.