TY  - SER
AU  - Goh, Kai Ru
AU  - Andrew, Cathy
TI  - Promoting safety awareness and protection skills for people with disabilities: a literature review
PY  - 2021///
PB  - Emerald, 
KW  - DISABLED PEOPLE
KW  - EVALUATION
KW  - LITERATURE REVIEWS
KW  - PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
KW  - PREVENTION
KW  - SAFETY
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - VIOLENCE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
N1  - Journal of Adult Protection, 2021, Advance online publication, 18 May 2021
N2  - Purpose: High prevalence of violence against persons with disabilities (PwDs) has prompted a steady growth of training aimed at equipping PwDs with personal safety skills. This paper aims to examine the efficacy of safety trainings for PwDs.

Design/methodology/approach: A search of relevant electronic databases was conducted to shortlist peer-reviewed literature on empirically evaluated safety trainings for PwDs, between January 2010 and August 2020 with the defined inclusion criteria.

Findings: Six safety programmes were reviewed. Data analysis revealed key themes related to programme modifications for accessibility; fit of intervention to disability type; PwDs’ learning needs; and the context of disability abuse in designing intervention pathways.

Originality/value: PwDs can benefit from and contribute to safety training, if programmes are adequately modified to support their learning and participation. Future studies can target disability abuse by known persons; different disability groups; and generate longitudinal data to strengthen validity of programme efficacy. (Authors' abstract). Record #7133
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JAP-11-2020-0049
ER  -