‘Hate hurts’ people with disabilities

Sometimes, people can be hurtful motivated (or perceived to be) due to a person's disability – physical, hearing and visual impairments, mental ill health and learning disabilities, which can lead to you becoming a victim of verbal or physical abuse. If you do feel you’re being targeted because of these reasons, you might find you’re a victim of a hate. Anyone can be a victim of hate. Hate crime or incidents can take place anywhere - at home, in the street, online, at work or at school. If you are worried about hate try to speak to someone you trust such as a teacher, parent, carer or friend. No-one should have to live with fear, anxiety or consequences of being 'different'. Hate hurts. Report it and put a stop to it. There are a number of ways you can report it; Call 101 for non-emergencies or 999 in an emergency If you are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired textphone 18001 101 or SMS 07786 220 022 For more information visit: www.southyorkshire.police.uk/HateHurts