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safety with a disablity

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 So safety does mean different things to different people, for people with a disability there are extra things to think about given that people with a disability are more likely to be the victims of abuse and neglect from the very people who are paid to support them or even family who don’t know how to best support them.  This is a heartbreaking topic to talk about but it is something we need to start talking about because we are in disability pride month and we are still talking about the basics, of disability rights, the basics being, the right to privacy, the right to work, the right to relationships, and the right to freedom of movement, and the right to freedom of expression and the ability to socialize without judgment, but to have advice on healthy and unhealthy relationships. As well as the ability to feel safe in their own home, which could look like living in the family home, living with others in a “normal” share house, or living in disability services accommodation, such