Disability Hate Speech is more than words. Hate crime begins with verbal abuse.

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* 1. Have you experienced or witnessed Hate speech targeting someone on the grounds of their disability?

Yes I have experienced hate speech on the grounds of my disability.

Yes I am a family carer/paid carer/friend and have witnessed hate speech targeting someone with a disability.

I'm neither disabled nor a family carer/paid carer but have witnessed hate speech targeting disabled people.

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* 2. When did you experience Hate Speech?

In the last week.

In the last Month.

In the last 6 months.

In the last year.

In the last 5 years.

More than 5 years ago.

Never.

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* 3. Please describe what form this hate speech was in.

An epithet for disability used abusively.

A suggestion that you weren't actually disabled.

A suggestion that you were claiming unjustified welfare benefits.

A mocking jibe/joke.

A threat to your person/personal safety.

None of the above.

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* 4. If you witnessed this hate speech were you also targeted?

Yes I was included/verbally abused.

No I wasn't targeted/verbally abused.

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* 5. Please detail how you responded to the hate Speech you experienced

I did not respond.

I asked them to stop.

I responded calmly.

I responded angrily.

I was upset but attempted to respond.

I attempted to explain my disability.

I did not attempt to explain my disability.

I was too upset/shocked to respond.

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* 6. If you witnessed this hate speech how did you respond?

I did not respond.

I asked them to stop.

I responded calmly.

I responded angrily.

I was upset but attempted to responded.

I attempted to explain the disability.

I did not attempt to explain the disability

I was too upset to respond.

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* 7. Where did you encounter disability hate speech?

In person.

Online social networks.

In the media.(print,radio,television or online)

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* 8. How did this hate speech on the grounds of disability make you feel?

Hurt.

Angry.

Helpless.

I accepted it as a part of life.

None of the above.

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* 9. When you encountered hate speech did you believe it to be hate speech or did you feel it might be something else?

I knew it was hate speech.

I thought it might be hate speech.

I wondered if it was a joke.

I knew it was a joke.

I thought it might be "banter".

I did not feel the speaker knew it was hate speech.

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* 10. Who do you feel has a responsibility for dealing with hate speech?

Politicians.

Teachers.

Parents.

Religious Leaders.

Newspaper/news outlet editors.

Broadcasters.

Charities.

Individuals.