This is the first book to explore the interplay of disability, gender and violence over the life course from researcher, practitioner and survivor perspectives.

Spanning children's and adult's services, this book explores the nature and impact of domestic abuse and violence (DVA) throughout the lifecourse. It highlights

The SAGE Reference Series on Disability is a cross-disciplinary and issues-based series incorporating links from varied fields that make up Disability Studies.

Violence in the lives of women with disabilities is not a new problem, but it is a problem about which little has been written. This gap in our knowledge needs

This book makes an important contribution to the international understanding of domestic violence and shares the latest knowledge of what causes and sustains do