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Facts about Sexual Abuse for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Deaf women can become isolated within the Deaf community and may fear rejection by that community if she discloses abuse by one of its members.
- Along with sexual and/or intimate partner violence, Deaf individuals may experience forms of abuse related to their deafness such as injuring a person’s hands so that they cannot communicate, breaking assistive devices such as TTY, vibrating alarms or hearing aids, and forcing a person to use speech.
