Story by: Jennifer Rodriguez (this story originally appeared in the Kansas City Star) *Trigger warning…
Sex abuse against people with disabilities is widespread — and hard to uncover
People with developmental disabilities become victims of sexual assault at a rate seven times higher than those without disabilities, according to a Justice Department figured uncovered by a year-long NPR investigation. Judy Woodruff sits down with NPR’s Joseph Shapiro and Nancy Thaler from the Pennsylvania Office of Developmental Programs to discuss why the problem has received little attention.