The Abuse Disability Questionnaire (ADQ) is used to measure the extent to which a disabling psychological prospective has been acquired. The ADQ is a self-report, three-part questionnaire that deals with various facets of abuse and the extent of perceived life impairment. In this study, comparative psychometric information on the ADQ, given to women who were receiving services for domestic violence shelters was presented. Participants were adult women recruited from two domestic violence shelters in Ohio. The total score of the ADQ and its subscale scores for Relationship Disability, Life Restriction, Psychological Dysfunction, and Health Status Issues demonstrated adequate internal consistency across both shelter samples. Also, construct validation was evidenced by the relationship found between self-esteem and impairment, as well as prior abuse impairment. In order to determine if the results from this study are representative of domestic violence shelters in general, it was suggested a sampling from shelters located in more diverse areas of the United States be conducted. Tables and references