Getting Free From Abuse
A Guide for Women with Disabilities
About 'Getting Free from Abuse'
Getting Free from Abuse website was developed by the Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV), with financial support from the Telematics Development Course Fund 2008
The content for Getting Free from Abuse - A guide for women with disabilities was written by Chris Jennings and Mandy McKenzie from DVRC Victoria, Australia in 2008.
Thankyou to the Telematics Course Development Fund for partnering with DVRC and investing in the development of products that will positively contribute to raising awareness of the family violence experienced by women with disabilities.
The guide is based on information gathered from interviewing women with disabilities about their personal experiences of surviving violence. We gratefully acknowledge the generosity with which these women shared their experience and wisdom.
Images designed by Liz Mc Grath Illustration & Design
Polyprint Pty Ltd translated the content into Arabic and Vietnamese
Website developed by Mandy McKenzie, DVRC Victoria
DVRC is grateful to the following individuals and organisations for providing encouragement, ideas and feedback for the website:
- Victorian Women with Disabilities Network coordinating collective
- VWDN Violence against Women Working Group - reference group of industry experts in disability discrimination and /or gender based violence
- DV Vic - Domestic Violence Victoria
- Immigrant Women’s Domestic Violence Service
- Molly’s House
- Cooroonya Domestic Violence Services
- Tricia Malowney
- Jody Saxton
- Anj, Helen and Ian Barker
- Women’s Health West - Domestic Violence Outreach Service
- Eastern Region Family Violence Network
- Indigenous Elders – a group of women elders from Shepparton and surrounding areas.
More information on DVRC's Violence Against Women with Disabilities Project can be found here
