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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maya Oppenheim

‘I can’t see to run’: 1 in 12 blind and partially sighted people face domestic abuse, first study finds

One in 12 blind and partially sighted people in the UK have been subjected to domestic abuse by their partner, a new study has found.

Research, conducted by Vision Foundation, a charity centred on sight loss, as well as prominent domestic abuse organisation, SafeLives, estimated this amounts to 188,000 visually impaired people in the UK suffering psychological, physical or financial abuse from their partners.

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