Abuse and violence against people with disabilities is a well documented problem.
However, the scholarly literature contains relatively few disability-specific abuse prevention …

This review synthesizes the empirical literature (1976-2006) focusing on teaching personal
safety skills to persons with intellectual disabilities. Thirty-six investigations were identified …

Background This study assessed the knowledge of personal safety skills among children
with developmental disabilities and their parents' perceptions of children's knowledge …

This guidebook provides behavioral-instructional strategies for teaching essential personal
safety skills and promoting overall well-being to persons with developmental disabilities …

Women with diverse disabilities (N= 213), recruited through 10 centers for independent
living (CILs), were randomly assigned to either a personal safety awareness program or …

This study provides the results of a meta-analysis of 31 single-case design studies on safety
skills interventions for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID). Results indicate that …

Objectives This paper provides an overview of the literature on assessing and teaching
safety skills to children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities across …

As the severity and extent of child abuse among children with intellectual disabilities is
widely recognized, increased attention is now being directed toward personal safety …

Feeling safe, being safe: what is important to children and young people with disability and high
support needs about safety in Page 1 Southern Cross University ePublications@SCU Centre for …

There are many categories of risky behaviors that are of interest to individuals, agencies,
and institutions interested in care for developmentally disabled persons. These include …