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Disablist Incidents and Crime Education (DICE)
Disabled people who experience abuse, bullying or harassment sometimes do not report it, often because they are not sure how to, or are unsure that they will be taken seriously.
DICE works with Disabled people who are living in Bristol, the Police and other agencies to raise awareness of Disablist Hate crime, to encourage Disabled people to report hate crime and to make the reporting procedure accessible to Disabled people.
What is a Hate Crime?A Hate Crime is any offence committed against someone because of their disability, race, gender, religion or sexual orientation.
For more info – see the Safer Bristol “Stop Hate Crime” campaign
DICE supports Disabled people who feel that they have suffered some form of hate crime.
Contact us if you would like information, training or support with reporting a Hate Crime.
Examples of Disablist Hate Crimes- Physical attacks
- Calling you names
- Teasing
- Verbal bullying
- Threats
- Imitating and making fun of a disabled persons impairments
- Disablist graffiti
- Rumour spreading/gossip
- Refusal to cooperate with someone because of their impairment
- Making a disabled person feel unsafe
- Isolating or exclusing a disabled person from any social group
DICE works with Disabled people- If you are a Disabled person who has experienced abuse we can offer you advice on how to report an incident and help you to get the support to which you’re entitled.
- If you do not wish to speak to the police directly, you can speak to us and we can file a report on your behalf.
- We provide advice, support and training to Disabled people to help you feel safer and more confident. We can visit groups in Bristol to discuss safety issues so please contact us if you’d like a visit.
DICE works with the police
- Raising their awareness of the nature of Disablist Hate Crime.
- Raising their awareness of accessibility issues to ensure the procedures for reporting crime are accessible
- Developing links with the Court Service to increase awareness of Disablist Hate Crimes being prosecuted as Hate Crimes.
DICE works with other agencies such as housing organisations, schools and care staff
- Raising awareness of Disablist Hate Crime so that staff from these agencies can recognise abuse and encourage Disabled people to report it.
- DICE works with agencies across Bristol that act as Reporting Centres. Disablist Hate Crime can be reported at any of these centres as well as at police stations or direct to DICE.
How to report a hate crimeIf you feel that you have suffered a Disablist hate crime of any kind then you can do something about it. You can report it to DICE at WECIL.
Telephone: DICE on 0117 903 8900
Email: DICE at dice@wecil.co.
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