Incarcerated people who are Deaf or hard of hearing often face communication barriers that make it difficult for them to report sexual abuse and access supportive services. In this webinar, presenters will share some foundational information about Deaf and hard of hearing communities and discuss practical strategies for making PREA reporting and access to outside confidential support accessible to Deaf and hard of hearing people in custody. Two jail practitioners working to implement the PREA standards in their agencies will share lessons they’ve learned about providing language access to Deaf people in custody.
Due to technical difficulties, the ASL interpreters were not captured in the recording of this webinar as originally intended. However, the recording is posted with closed captioning. To activate the human-generated closed captioning, select the "CC/Subtitles" button in the bottom-right corner of the video. Then, select "English CC."
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