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Baladerian, Nora J. – ARCH Factsheet, 1994
Estimates of the incidence of abuse of children with disabilities range from 2 to 10 times the rate of children without disabilities All forms of abuse, including multiple types of abuse with the same child, multiple perpetrators of abuse, and multiple victims within a grouping of children, exist within the population of children with…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Disabilities
Grayson, Joann, Ed.; Bartlette, Don – Virginia Child Protection Newsletter, 1992
Literature indicating high rates of abuse in this population is reviewed, as is literature indicating high rates of developmental disabilities in child victims of abuse. Problems in data collecting practices are noted. Reasons for these children's greater risk for abuse are identified, including child attributes, stress, parent vulnerabilities,…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect
Lalonde, Florence – SSTA Research in Brief, 1994
This curriculum focuses on providing students in grades 7 through 9 with information on the prevention of disabilities. Introductory material describes the curriculum's development; its overall goals; and its four elements (awareness, knowledge, application of knowledge, and life-style and behavior patterns). The introduction also provides…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Curriculum, Definitions, Disabilities