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Disability Hate Crime Stephen Brookes MBE Co-ordinator – National Disability Hate Crime Network Lancs HCSP DHCN - Stephen Brookes 2014
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What is hate crime? When you think someone is hurting you because you seem different to them. DHCN - Stephen Brookes 2011
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hate crime against disabled people Name calling Spitting Being pushed and jostled Stopping someone getting on or off a bus Throwing things at a disabled person Bullying at school DHCN - Stephen Brookes 2014
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Hate crime against disabled people? Hate crimes? Calling you names Damaging your things Frightening people Hurting you Causing fires Murder DHCN - Stephen Brookes 2014
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Who can stop disability hate crime in our towns Government Police Local councils Housing providers Health Disabled people’s organisations Local neighbours DHCN - Stephen Brookes 2011
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Reporting disability hate crime Easy ways to contact Police Good help from police when you report hate crime Meet people’s access needs: home visits, Sign Language interpreters, phone, text phone, easy-read information etc DHCN - Stephen Brookes 2011
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Hate crime and violence against disabled people People can report hate crime to local Third Party reporting sites without having to talk to the police DHCN - Stephen Brookes 2011
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Stephen Brookes MBE Disability Hate Crime Network E mail – DHCN2007@btinternet.com Report it to stop it! DHCN - Stephen Brookes 2017
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