Help for people with physical or learning disabilities
Call 999 or go to your local police station for immediate help if you or someone else is in danger or a crime is in progress. If you are unable to speak, 999 operators can still connect you to police. The operator will listen for background noises. Find out how to make silent 999 calls.
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If you have a disability and are experiencing domestic abuse, it may be helpful to contact a local specialist service for survivors with disabilities such as Midland Mencap.
If you are deaf or have hearing impairments get specialist help from SignHealth.
People with disabilities can be especially vulnerable to domestic abuse and are twice as likely to experience abuse. They may be reliant on their abuser to access public services or face extra barriers to seeking help. Their abuser may use tactics specific to their disability such as:
- placing objects in the way to cause falls
- preventing them from using mobility aids
- withholding or hiding medicine
Find out more about disabled people and domestic abuse on the Safelives website.
Page last updated: 9 December 2024
