34 Pageviews Read Stories
- EIN 26-3630314
- (608) 234-4486
- 2801 W Beltline Hwy Ste 202 Madison WI 53713-4221 USA
- www.deafunitywi.org
- Add to Favorites
Promote This Nonprofit
More Nonprofits
Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Human Services, Victims Services
Mission: All deaf people--adults and children--have a right to a healthy and violence-free life.
Programs: Deaf unity provides direct and advocacy services to victims who experience abuse or violence. These services include hotline services, crisis peer counseling, victim accompaniment in court or emergency medical appointments, and education and empowerment that help victims make healthy and safe choices about their wellbeing and safety. Deaf unity averages 2-3 new clients a month and works with a client case load averaging 10 a month. Significant traveling is necessary to travel in the state if a client or victim wants to interface with staff. Other times staff uses a videophone to communicate with clients, to check in and provide additional support or resources. Deaf unity offers a four workshop series over a period of four months to eight women at a selected location in the state two times a year. Trainings are offered to those who work in response systems, e. G. , law enforcement, emts, emergency room nurses and other medical technicans, crisis line staff, and shelter response staff to learn about the communication and language variations in the deaf community and developing strategies that are effective to ensuring that deaf victims fully understand and are able to get help through interpreting and auxiliary services.