The Deaf Action Initiative is a three-year OVW-funded training and technical assistance project designed to increase the capacity of Deaf organizations to address domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking in Deaf communities in the United States. The following agencies participated:
- ADWAS, Washington
- Barrier Free Living, New York
- DAWN, Washington DC
- DeafALIVE, Indianapolis
- Deaf Advocacy Project, New Jersey
- Deaf CAN, Michigan
- DeafHope, California
- DeafSAFE, California
- Deaf Unity, Wisconsin
- Deaf Wings, Illinois
- DIAA, Iowa
- DVAS, Vermont
- DWAVE, Ohio
- Chicago Hearing Society, Illinois
- KEYS for Deaf Access, Ohio
- COPD, Arizona
- GACHI, Georgia
- Ignite, New York
- ODEAF, Oregon
- Our Deaf Survivor’s Center, Massachusetts
- Peace Over Violence, California
- SafePlace Deaf SHARE, Texas
- Sego Lily, Utah
- ThinkSelf, Minnesota
- Vera House, New York
- Willow Center, New York
Credit
Post written by Cierra Olivia Thomas-Williams, Prevention Specialist, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV), cwilliams@icadvinc.org.
Deaf Action Initiative: Technical Assistance & Training for Deaf Organizations
