Violence in Deaf Culture: My Story, My Voice
| dc.contributor.author | Watson, Cherrie | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-07T19:20:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-09-07T19:20:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-08-20 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/2716 | |
| dc.description.abstract | I am a survivor of domestic violence. I also am Deaf. Domestic violence is an aggressive behavior within the home, typically involving the violent abuse of a spouse or partner. It can come in many forms: physical, mental, verbal, and emotional abuse. Most commonly, domestic violence is targeted against women. I am sharing my story as a survivor because of my time in Vera House, which is a shelter for battered women. My time at Vera House fired my passion to correlate my personal experience and informative research to raise awareness by educating others about the unique needs of Deaf domestic violence survivors. I hope that my story will awaken the hearing community to the fact that Deaf victims need allies on their side to make a change for Deaf domestic violence survivors. | |
| dc.subject | Deaf Culture | |
| dc.subject | Deaf Domestic Violence Survivors | |
| dc.subject | Domestic Violence | |
| dc.subject | Domestic Violence In Deaf Culture | |
| dc.subject | Gender-Based Violence | |
| dc.subject | Gender-Based Violence In Deaf Culture | |
| dc.subject | Vera House | |
| dc.subject | Partner Abuse | |
| dc.subject | Power And Control | |
| dc.title | Violence in Deaf Culture: My Story, My Voice | |
| dc.type | article | |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2021-09-07T19:20:07Z | |
| dc.description.institution | SUNY Brockport | |
| dc.source.peerreviewed | TRUE | |
| dc.source.status | published | |
| dc.description.publicationtitle | Dissenting Voices | |
| dc.contributor.organization | The College at Brockport | |
| dc.languate.iso | en_US |
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