Children with Disabilities

6.1. Kennedy

Research by Kennedy (1992) identified beliefs that disabled children were less likely to be damaged by abuse than other children. A failure to acknowledge and promote disabled children’s human rights can lead to abusive practices being seen as acceptable. For example tying up or locking a child in a room would be recognised as abusive for a non-disabled child but may be seen as acceptable for a disabled child. (Gov.uk, July 2009)