Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Developing an Alternative Approach to Risk; 3 Sexuality; 4 Risk Creation in Everyday Life; 5 Resistance and Self-determination; Conclusion; References
Summary
People with learning difficulties are considerably more likely to experience sexual violence than non-disabled people, and for this reason they are often described as 'vulnerable'. However, the use of this label can in fact increase risk. This book argues that by seeing adults with learning difficulties as vulnerable and in need of protection, they are stripped of their autonomy and left with fewer skills that are needed to protect themselves from harm. Their different treatment, such as segregation and over-protection, can in fact increase their 'vulnerability'. The author discusses a range o
