Many disabled people see harassment as inevitable, says equality watchdog

Report into attacks against people with physical and mental disabilities says public bodies are in denial about level of abuse People with disabilities in the UK face harassment, insult and attack almost as a matter of routine, while a “collective denial” among police, government and other public bodies means little is done to challenge the situation, the government’s human rights watchdog has concluded following a major investigation. The report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the most detailed study yet into abuse faced by disabled people, found that while some particularly serious offences attracted national attention, these are “the tip of the iceberg”, and that for many, low-level criminality or worse are so endemic that many consider them inevitable. Too often, the report found, victims see their complaints doubted, or they are advised to change their own behaviour.

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Many disabled people see harassment as inevitable, says equality watchdog