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tive Director, is excited about the enthusiasm for the pro@am among Deaf women. Many Deaf women in Minep t a have been wanting apro-
women who ing to c a q program started; and she Hearin is very e gram develaping at D E A F. ers [about their needs] when "It's bees hard -s @ey need support the most," she explains. "When I ad& Bmlow. 'cornmunit$% 'h-dpeiota," workingwithtwowomen who ---says.fJ*~*..,i; "1 I"'"" . bothhavetobeincourtonthe L ,'- >a aape day,s@ one in M n n e F Since there are already w& a p l i s at 2 p.m. and one in St. ber, acknowledges the role over 150battered worn& and Paul $t 1p&Wsnotfairthat hearing agencies,too. "Icredit sexual assault programs one of them has to go to court LewisHousewith openingmy aroundthestate,people~&t without a Deaf a d v o o q . , 'eyes. With the m e r i a l s I anotherp r o m Sometimes I can arrange for- . - * g a f m b i r booth, is nekbed. To d w e r thik another Deaf woman to go e s p k h d y 6 ' %mj question, it is necessary to wifbher, but becauseofsched- Control Wheel* &id '%%y look at the current network of ulek ~ ~ t a l w a y o w o r Women k Stay", I began to unservices and how well they out. ~ i t h ~ e w w C e p t e r , ~ ' m derstand my own issues." r.arem&gtheWofDeaf to I warnen. ;&sell eventually sought support for herself. But when :When estabMt$, crisis pro- Advocacy programsforhear- shelefi her husbhd and went grams ate fypidally set up to ing women are doing a better to a'Twh Cities shelter, she serve a p t i c u k p m h i c j& of making their services facamany banks. During area;a county,region, or part accessible to Deaf and Hard her stay, she was h d offbemetropolitan area. And of Hearing women, but there by the lack of akcessibility since these services were set are still serious limitations. andcommunication. The&& up for the general population, Many programs have TTY ter had a TN, but it was lothey often don't have the ca- capability, but because they cated in the business office, pacity to meetthe full range of receive so few calls on than, whieh was only open during needs victims of abuse have. most of the advocates are not certain hours, so Russell's competent using the 'ITY. A access to it was limited. In Forsomeonewho is Deaf, lack few programs have staff or contrast, there was a voice of accessible options is a ma- volunteers who have some pay phone available to the jor barrier to getting help. The American Sign Language other residents at all times. Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ASL)ability, but most arenot The shelter had a captioned population in the Twin Cities fluent. Some programs have television, but she had to neis estimated at more than funds available to hire ASL gotiate with others for the use But there is only one interpreters, but only on a Advocacy cont. on p. 9 .A. I.
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