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Many disabled women are assaulted each year - forgetting my own rape feels impossible

7 mins | Dec 4, 2021
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Little is done to address the everyday assault of disabled women. Why? An anonymous contributor reflects on her experience of sexual assault, something that happens to thousands of disabled women in the UK. “After the attack, I became preoccupied with the idea that my case would be questioned because of my disability. But what happened continues to haunt me.”

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