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We are currently revising this page to provide further information on the subject.

Crimes Against Disabled People

A disablist incident is any incident that is perceived (by the victim or any other person) to be aimed at a person because of their disability or impairment.  There are a variety of ways in which an incident could be classified as a disablist crime:

• If an offender assaults a person believing that person to have a disability, then this type of incident would be classed as a disability hate crime.
• Criminal Damage is committed to home of a disabled person.  If the disabled person believes the damaged was committed because of their disability (whether this can be proved or not), then this incident would be classed as a disablist crime.
• If an investigating officer believes that due to the location or nature of the crime that the crime is a disablist incident then that crime would be recorded as such.

The Safer Kingston Partnership works with a  number of partners across Kingston upon Thames to support vulnerable individuals with physical, sensory, learning and mental health issues who are targets of crime based on their disability.   Kingston Council offer a wide range of services for disabled people.  See the end of this page for a link to the Kingston Council's website pages with information for disabled people.

Are you feeling safe?  If you have a learning disability and are feeling unsafe or are worried about someone else with a learning disability, see the document called "Abuse Hurts" at the end of this page for support you can receive through Kingston Council.

Kingston Centre for Independent Living (KCIL) is an independent, user-led organisation that has been working for 40 years to empower and support disabled people in the borough of Kingston-upon-Thames.  KCIL campaign for full equality of status, opportunity and inclusion for all disabled people and provide independent living/disability related services.  KCIL's services are targeted at all disabled people regardless of age/impairment, but are also available to non-disabled people or organisations.

KCIL can be contacted at:

Kingston Centre for Independent Living
River Reach
31-35 High Street
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey KT1 1LF

Tel: 020 8546 9603

Opening hours are 10.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday

Additional sources of support:

Mind

Mind in Kingston is a local Mental Health charity, affiliated to Mind, the National Association for Mental Health.  The overall aim of Mind in Kingston is to promote the understanding of mental health issues and to provide a range of services in the Royal Borough of Kingston to people with support needs due to their mental health.  Mind are based at:

Siddeley House

50 Canbury Park Road

Kingston Upon Thames

Surrey  KT2 6LX

Tel: 020 8255 3939

See below for a link to the Mind in Kingston website