Research shows Deaf women are twice as likely to experience domestic violence than hearing women.
The alarming rise in reports of domestic violence and intimate-partner homicides has led to increased media attention and heightened awareness in our communities. We know perpetrators have evolved too, adapting their abusive methods to be more pervasive, discreet and sly.
For hearing victim-survivors, perpetrators often target areas of the body that can be easily covered by clothing to conceal the domestic violence. Perpetrators who abuse Deaf victims are more likely to direct physical violence towards the fingers, hands, wrists and arms. This prevents victims from using sign language, which for many Deaf people is their first and primary language.
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