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The following article summarizes the Vera Institute report that explains how services for Deaf survivors often lack language and cultural competencies necessary for serving Deaf survivors, and may fail to even recognize domestic violence in the forms that arise within the Deaf community. First, the article provides an overview of issues confronting Deaf survivors specifically, as described in the report. The article then describes several pathways toward improving access to domestic violence resources for Deaf survivors discussed in the report.