Patsie and Nancys book is a collective celebration of what is possible when people with disability take their place at the centre of their own lives and raise their voice; and what happens when their voices are listened to and a community shares accountability to act together.
Sheridan Kerr, PhD, Safer Me Safer You, SHFPACT, Australia
Flipping the Story on Disability and Violence is a must-read for anyone in the violence prevention field who supports the "Nothing About Us Without Us" motto and aims to address the societal root causes of violence against people with developmental disabilities.
Katherine McLaughlin, M.Ed, CSE, Elevatus Training
Globally, people with disabilities experience inequitable and unacceptable levels of violence. This contemporary text explains instructive theory, outlines new and existing evidence, and showcases effective initiatives and approaches to preventing and responding to violence against people with a disability. In doing so, it provides critical guidance to support sustained change.
Brigit Mirfin-Veitch, PhD, Associate Professor and Director Donald Beasley Institute, Aotearoa New Zealand
Nancy Fitzsimons & Patsie Frawley shine a light on prioritizing self-advocacy and person-centered approaches to violence prevention for individuals with intellectual disability. I encourage stakeholders to read their thought provoking approaches.
Tara Ahern, IL Self Advocacy Alliance, USA
The account is an insight into the important contribution that is made by people with disabilities, for people with disabilities. We encourage others to use this resource as a tool to consider how lived experience, whether that be people of with intellectual and cognitive disabilities, victim-survivors of sexual harm, or both can inform their work.
Rachael Walters, Peer Educator; Jane Barr, CEO; Alisha Gilliland, Program Manager, Gippsland Centre Against Sexual Assault, Victoria, Australia
"Flipping the Story on Disability and Violence by Fitzsimons and Frawley offers a groundbreaking shift in abuse prevention, centering people with intellectual disabilities. It challenges traditional models by prioritizing inclusion and empowerment. A must-read for moving upstream in prevention!
Aafke Scharloo, Clinical Psychologist specializing in intellectual disability, abuse, and trauma, Netherlands.