Working with Deaf Survivors
This webinar provides information on violence against Deaf people as well as strategies for ensuring language access for Deaf survivors seeking services.
Vera Institute of Justice
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Working with Deaf Survivors
This webinar provides information on violence against Deaf people as well as strategies for ensuring language access for Deaf survivors seeking services. -
Creating and Maintaining a Safety Net for Survivors with Disabilities
When serving survivors with disabilities, there are additional services that a survivor might need assistance accessing, such as federal disability benefits and supportive housing. This webinar provides information on how … -
Raising the Bar: Best Practices for Legal Advocacy for People with Disabilities
Navigating the legal system can be challenging in the best of circumstances. When you also have a disability, additional barriers will arise. This webinar explores best practices for legal advocates … -
One Size Does Not Fit All: Serving Culturally Diverse Survivors with Disabilities
Victims of sexual or domestic violence come from every race, ethnicity, and background imaginable. One of the most challenging aspects of serving survivors is ensuring that you are providing culturally … -
You Report? Everyone Reports? Mandated Reporting Obligations When a Survivor Has a Disability
This webinar provides an overview of mandatory reporting in the context of sexual and domestic violence and some of the unique dynamics that arise when a survivor of sexual or … -
Who Decides? The Unique Dynamics of Serving Survivors with Guardians
This webinar is a primer on the how to best serve a survivor who has a guardian – including issues of confidentiality and information on how to approach the situation … -
Promoting Accessibility and Accountability: Law Enforcement and Survivors with Disabilities and Deaf Survivors
It is important that law enforcement officers are aware of best practices when serving survivors with disabilities and Deaf survivors to ensure that their response to these survivors is effective … -
Understanding the Legal Framework: Federal Laws and Case Law Impacting Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Organizations
Survivors with disabilities and Deaf survivors need the services of domestic violence and sexual violence organizations at the same rate, if not more often, than people without disabilities. However, these … -
Violence Against People with Disabilities and Deaf People 101
Research has shown that some people with disabilities experience increased risk of domestic and sexual violence compared to people without disabilities and that those that do experience such violence reported … -
Family Law Survival Kit: Tipping the scales in favor of domestic violence survivors who have mental health concerns
During this webinar The Domestic Violence and Mental Health Collaboration Project in King County, WA discuss the Family Law Toolkits created for domestic violence advocates, attorney’s, mental health services providers, …