Are deaf and hard of hearing children at any greater risk than a hearing child?
Vulnerability and sexual abuse of deaf children and adolescents is approximately 2.5 more likely than of their hearing peers. Deaf children, like any disable child are 1.8 times more likely to endure neglect, 1.6 times more likely to physically abused and 2.2 times more likely to be victims of sexual abuse than non- disabled children (Hindley and Kitson pp. 155).
