It is reported that a third of Canadian women 65 to 74 years old live with a disability, and almost half (49%) of Canadian women 75 years old and over live with a disability.8 Given the high rates of disability among older Canadians, it is therefore essential to understand the dynamics of disability and aging that create vulnerabilities to violence for this population. [...] 10 ● 23% of women with disabilities have been the victims of emotional, financial, physical or sexual violence or abuse by current of former partners in the past 5 years.11 ● 44% of women with disabilities report the perpetrator as a friend, acquaintance or neighbor and 30% of victimization occurs in the home.12 While research often frames the experiences of those with disabilities and seniors as. [...] Additionally, as we examine the intersection of age and disability and how this may shape the experience of financial abuse in significant ways, we must pay attention to things like power of attorney and how these may be used by abusers to benefit them.24 Significant Data Gaps One aspect that complicates our understanding of the dynamics of financial 21 Grand’Maison, Valérie, and Edelweiss Murillo. [...] We encountered these same research gaps within our own needs assessment which speak to the need for the following: ● Canadian research to evaluate the scope of financial abuse specific to older adults with disabilities ● The need for this research to look specifically at the gendered dimensions of financial abuse and for research to be intersectional, across the life course and to be carried out i. [...] Integrate the findings of this report more fully in future work around GBV, IPV and abuse to highlight the unique dynamics for older survivors and ensure that we understand a life course analysis when it comes to various forms of abuse (this aligns with other work DAWN is doing to examine the experiences of children with disabilities, abuse and the life course).
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