Violence Against Women With Disabilities: The Case of Women Members at the Ethiopian Women With Disabilities Natonal Association (Ewdna)
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2015-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The aim of this study is to assess the experience of violence on women with disability, the
type of violence, causes, their impacts and implications. The study was qualitative, which
employed phenomenology as a research design. In order to collect the data the researcher used
ten in depth interviews, two key informant interviews and two focus group discussions on issues.
The informants are ten women with disabilities who are members of EWDNA and were victims of
violence, the project coordinator and a social worker. The finding of the study shows that women
with disabilities have suffered a great deal from different acts of violence because of lack of
awareness, negative attitudes, economic dependency and vulnerability of women with
disabilities. Rape, beating, insulting, undermining, unsuitable physical environments, lack of
employment and educational opportunities are among the dominant types of violence that affect
women physically, psychologically, socially and economically. Based on the findings of the
study, it can be suggested that violence is a common and serious problem and have negative
outcomes on women with disabilities. Therefore, it is recommended that violence needs due
attention and remedial actions and Programs from government, non-governmental organization
and helping professions including social workers aimed at preventing violence must address
these identified factors of violence against women with disabilities
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