Online abuse and the experience of disabled people Contents

Contents

Support

Summary

Introduction

Our role

The petition

Other work on online abuse

Our inquiry

Language

This report and next steps

1 Being disabled online

The importance of social media to disabled people

Abuse of disabled people online

The nature of abuse

Visibility and changing attitudes

Visibility

“Scroungers” and “fraudsters”

Indifference

Effects of online abuse

Supporting people to stay online

2 Neither considered nor consulted

Accessibility and inclusion

Government

Social media

Listening to disabled people

Accessibility of social media policies and reporting mechanisms

Rules and the law

Privacy and photo sharing

Regulating social media?

3 Does the law work for disabled people?

Overview

Online abuse

Hate crime

Disability, hostility and vulnerability

A register of offenders?

Experiences reporting crime

Online exploitation

Conclusions and recommendations

Annex A: Summary of public engagement to scope inquiry

Annex B: Summary of Mencap roundtable

Annex C: Summary of Westminster consultation event

Annex D: Summary of other consultation events

Annex E: Online survey

Annex F: Digital engagement through Facebook

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament




Published: 22 January 2019