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Quiz: Are your services linguistically and culturally accessible to immigrant and refugee women?
Publisher(s):This quiz helps service providers identify if their services are linguistically and culturally accessible to immigrant and refugee women.
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Language Assistance Planning and Self-Assessment Tool
Publisher(s):This document provides a framework to help organizations develop a Language Assistance Plan.
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ASL: A Paradigm Shift
Publisher(s):This website explores cultural aspects and the history of ASL from a personal experience and perspective.
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Background Reading: DV, Trauma & Mental Health
Publisher(s):This list compiled by the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health provides recommended background readings for anyone interested in learning more about domestic violence, trauma, and mental health.
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Inside Out: Strengthening Advocacy and Services for Refugee, Immigrant, and Limited English Proficient Survivors
Publisher(s):The Self-Assessment Guide is a tool kit for doing the "inside work" within programs to strengthen and expand services for immigrant survivors.
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NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct
Publisher(s):Embodied in this Code of Professional Conduct (formerly known as the Code of Ethics) are seven tenets setting forth guiding principles, followed by illustrative behaviors.
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Etiquette Tips for Working with Deaf/Hard of Hearing Individuals
Publisher(s):This one-pager offers tips for hearing advocates to engage in effective, respectful communication with Deaf or hard of hearing individuals.
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Transgender Rights Toolkit: A Legal Guide for Trans People and Their Advocates
Publisher(s):This toolkit is designed to help trans people and their advocates navigate daily lived experiences of discrimination and oppression. Topics covered include restrooms, aging, parenting, identity documentation, and more.
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Equal Access for Transgender People: Supporting Inclusive Housing and Shelters
Publisher(s):Transgender individuals in particular are impacted by violence and discrimination in ways that both contribute to high rates of homelessness and keep them from accessing necessary shelter and services. These training materials provide CoCs and projects with the framework to create welcoming and inclusive projects for transgender and gender non-conforming people.
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MaleSurvivor Support Forum & Moderated Chat
Publisher(s): A peer-led, moderated online community where male survivors can connect, share experiences, and find support in a safe environment.
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Reducing Language Barriers to Combating Domestic Violence: The Requirements of Title VI
Publisher(s):This paper notes immigrant women's language barrier to accessing services for domestic violence. The paper provides guidance to police, prosecutors, courts, corrections centers, and shelter programs for determining their obligations toward immigrant women who experience domestic violence.
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Fact Sheets & Practical Tools for Advocates
Publisher(s):These fact sheets provide information and practical tips to domestic violence advocates on working with survivors who are experiencing trauma symptoms and/or mental health conditions.









