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January 2002

Grupos de Apoyo para Latinas Maltratadas/ Support Groups for Battered Latinas

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This manual was created support the work of establishing a support group for battered Spanish-speaking women. It is intended for use by any group or organization that wants to start a Spanish-language support group in their area.
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January 2001

Improving Accessibility of Your Program's Services to Battered Immigrant Women

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This pamphlet provides tips for community programs to expand services to immigrant women who are in abusive relationships.
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November 2000

Cultural Issues Affecting Domestic Violence Service Utilization in Ethnic and Hard to Reach Populations

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This comprehensive report describes different cultural issues that may affect how different populations can and do use domestic violence services.
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April 2000

Are You or is Anyone You Know a Battered Woman? / Para Mujeres ¿Es Tu Vida Complicada?

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This two-sided five-panel brochure presents information in Spanish (en Español) on one side and in English on the other, and was developed for use in local domestic violence programs and other organizations that provide services to victims of abuse.
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January 1999

The Multilingual Access Model: A Model for Outreach and Services in Non-English Speaking Communities

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This project recruited and trained bicultural-bilingual advocates from area ethnic communities to provide assistance to victims and initiate outreach and awareness activities in their communities. Assistance to 6 provide
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October 1998

Overcoming Cultural Barriers in Working with Immigrant Battered Women

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This document suggests service providers to become familiar with the laws that affect immigrant women, to develop multi-lingual and multi-cultural staff and develop contacts with people from diverse cultures in their communities.
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January 1988

Two Views of Deafness

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This chart compares two contrasting views of deafness: 1) as pathology and 2) as a difference. It provides helpful explanations of what a person might think or how they may behave.
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January 0004

Deaf Culture: NETAC Teacher Tipsheet

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This brief factsheet describes common terms used within Deaf community, details shared values in contrast with mainstream U.S. hearing culture, and offers guidelines for communication.
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Centrality of multilingual access to sexual violence prevention and intervention

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Multilingual access is critical to sexual violence prevention and intervention. This statement discusses NSVRC's approach to multilingual access within a social justice framework. Available in English and Spanish.
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Identifying Whether an Interpreter is Needed and Tips for Working with an Interpreter

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This tip sheet presents information on how to determine if a client needs an interpreter and provides tips on working with interpreters to communicate effectively with clients. It also provides guidelines on assessing the interpreter's knowledge of the Code of Professional Responsibility and on assessing the interpreter's skill to interpret the information accurately.
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ASL: A Paradigm Shift

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This website explores cultural aspects and the history of ASL from a personal experience and perspective.
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ASL Immersion: Deaf Culture Membership

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This web page depicts and explains another way of looking at the deaf/Deaf worlds that includes four levels: deaf people in isolation, the Deaf community, Deaf culture, and the Deaf Ethnicity.