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Sexual Assault and Students With Disabilities: How to Respond

Sexual Assault and Students With Disabilities: How to Respond

Thomas C. Gibbon, Nicole Taylor, Elyse R. Scheckler, Michelle Stagmer, David F. Bateman
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781522570363|ISBN10: 1522570365|EISBN13: 9781522570370
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7036-3.ch033
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Gibbon, Thomas C., et al. "Sexual Assault and Students With Disabilities: How to Respond." Social Issues Surrounding Harassment and Assault: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 588-611. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7036-3.ch033

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Gibbon, T. C., Taylor, N., Scheckler, E. R., Stagmer, M., & Bateman, D. F. (2019). Sexual Assault and Students With Disabilities: How to Respond. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Social Issues Surrounding Harassment and Assault: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 588-611). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7036-3.ch033

Chicago

Gibbon, Thomas C., et al. "Sexual Assault and Students With Disabilities: How to Respond." In Social Issues Surrounding Harassment and Assault: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 588-611. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7036-3.ch033

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Abstract

This chapter reviews the special vulnerabilities of students with disabilities to sexual assault. The relationship between the characteristics of specific disability categories and the delivery system that is special education is explored. Historical and philosophical trends such as institutionalization, forced sterilization, and the Eugenics Movement that created the environment for sexual abuse of students with disabilities are discussed. The authors provide a case study about a recent sexual assault and a discussion of the Willowbrook institution where well documented sexual abuse of people with disabilities took place. Age and disability specific sex education, teacher training, and ongoing monitoring are recommended to improve the safety of some of our most vulnerable students.

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