The harassment and abuse of disabled people is unacceptable!

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has today published a report entitled "Hidden in Plain Sight". It's findings show "...that hundreds of thousands of disabled people regularly experience harassment or abuse but a culture of disbelief is preventing public authorities from tackling it effectively."
  The report says that many disabled people ".. have come to accept harassment – including verbal and physical abuse, theft and fraud, sexual harassment and bullying – as inevitable."
  As a union the CWU is committed to ending discrimination and harassment inside and outside the workplace. We condemn those responsible for abusing, bullying and harassing disabled people. We will mobilise all possible resources to support victims and to make perpetrators of harassment and abuse accountable.
 The full report can be downloaded from http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/news/2011/september/inquiry-reveals-systemic-institutional-failure-to-tackle-harassment-of-disabled-people/