“I survived him. He did everything he could to destroy me.”: A phenomenological study of gender-based violence experienced by disabled women in Newfoundland and Labrador

Ami Goulden, Jullye G. O, Victoria Lewis, Israt Jahan Lipa, Stephanie L. Baird, School of Social Work, Memorial University, St John, Department of Psychology, Federal University of Paraná, School of Social Work, University of Windsor, Department of Folklore, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Memorial University, St John, Department of Anthropology, Comilla University, School of Social Work, s University College at Western University

Qualitative Social Work: Research and Practice

Published online on June 03, 2026

Abstract

Qualitative Social Work, Volume 25, Issue 3-4, Page 346-367, July 2026.
Disabled women experience disproportionately high rates of gender-based violence (GBV), with prevalence in Newfoundland and Labrador exceeding that of other Canadian provinces. Despite growing attention to this issue, the voices of disabled women, ...