Natalie is deaf and uses sign language to communicate.Her partner Lance has increasingly become physically abusive.Natalie has a special device that allows her to make visual phone calls so that she may sign to communicate.Lance recently disconnected the device and removed it from their home,arguing they could not afford it any longer.What form of disability contributes to this form of IPV?

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Natalie's sensory disability, her deafness and reliance on her visual phone device to communicate, has been used as a tool of power and control by Lance. By removing her device, he is isolating her and limiting her ability to communicate and seek help. This is a form of disability-based intimate partner violence (IPV).

Natalie Is Deaf and Uses Sign Language to Communicate