Resources Category: Accessibility and Cultural Responsiveness

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Resources Category: Accessibility and Cultural Responsiveness

  • Guidance Document

Guidance Document

Integrating a Linguistic Justice Approach When Creating a Research Budget

This brief document a) outlines the importance of language access, b) highlights the differences between language access and linguistic justice and c) offers general considerations when creating a budget for a study that will include…

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  • Guidance Document

Guidance Document

Using Interpreters when Conducting Research with Survivors of Gender-based Violence

In this document you will find a) a practical definition of the concept of ‘interpretation’; b) a brief explanation of the importance of interpretation when working with survivors of gender-based violence; c) key considerations when…

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  • Guidance Document

Guidance Document

Negotiating Meaning in a Second Language

This brief document provides a) an explanation of the concept of “negotiation of meaning”, b) the relevance of this concept when conducting research with survivors of gender-based violence; c) a list of helpful tips to…

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  • Article / Publication

Article / Publication

New Report Details Need to Improve Access to Services for Deaf Survivors

TransitioningOur Shelters 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…

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  • Guidance Document

Guidance Document

Developing a Language Access Plan for Your Agency

This guide provides steps that a federally funded organization can take to ensure the agency is providing meaningful access to limited-English proficient (LEP) individuals. The guide lists multiple steps agencies can take to meet funding…

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  • Tool / Toolkit

Tool / Toolkit

Accessibility and Responsiveness for Survivors with Disabilities: Review Tool

This Accessibility and Responsiveness Tool – conceived by the Metropolitan Organization to County Sexual Assault (Kansas City), the Rose Brooks Center, and the University Center for Excellence in Development Disabilities – aims to enhance the…

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