Who we serve: Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind male and female victims of domestic and sexual violence of all ages. It does not matter when the abuse happened-in the past or present.
Advocacy
SLCAD advocates receive intensive training (40+ hours) on working with clients in a culturally sensitive and safe manner. Advocates are fluent in American Sign Language. Advocates also provide support and comfort to victims as well as empowering victims to become survivors.
Medical: SLCAD advocates assist clients with receiving medical attention for injuries from abuse to hospitals or doctor offices.
Legal: SLCAD advocates prepare and assist clients seeking legal services such as filing police reports, protective orders, stalking injunctions, and accompany clients to court.
Shelter: SLCAD advocates will find safe and accessible shelters for victims. See link for shelter directory.
Counseling: SLCAD advocates will assist clients to receive counseling services.
Case Management: SLCAD advocates may help victims obtain services such as housing, food stamps, health insurance (Medicaid/medicare) and career development
Support Group: victims can obtain peer support from other victims who share the common experience of abuse through monthly support groups.
Accommodation Support
ADA Kit Loaners: Kits are available for domestic violence shelters serving victims who are Deaf/HH or Deaf-Blind. These kits include the following: TTY, vibrating alarm clock, baby cry alert, doorbell and door knocking alert, and a smoke alarm alert. This kit is intended to assist shelters to be ADA compliant.
Training: Free in-service trainings are available for service providers such as: law enforcement agencies, legal services agencies, shelter staff, and sign language interpreters. Training topics may include: Deaf Culture, Abuse in the Deaf Community, ADA accessibility and compliance, mini sign language lessons, best practices/protocol development and resources.
Community Education: workshops are available to the Deaf Community on various topics such as: healthy relationships, dynamics of abuse, recognizing signs of abuse, financial fitness, self-defense, self-esteem and teen discussion forums.
Information/Referral: SLCAD offers referrals and information to assist agencies needing to be guided to appropriate services such as ADA compliant shelters, medical, legal, counseling, case management, social services and interpreting agencies. *SLCAD is not an interpreting agency, however, referrals to the appropriate interpreter agency will be available.