We are delighted to introduce the newest member of the SCLD team… Michelle our Gender Based Violence Project Adviser… “Hello my name is Michelle Park and I am delighted to introduce myself to you as the new Gender Based Violence Project Adviser for the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD), where I am part of our small Human …
Learning Disability and Gender Based Violence: the normalisation of harm, abuse and violence
“Look, I know that everybody gets abused, there are folk worse off than me” This quote from a woman with learning disabilities who had experienced violence and abuse throughout her life brings into stark relief a central challenge around providing support to this group; the impact of the normalisation of violence and abuse on perceptions of relationships and the expectations of the women …