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People with a Hearing Impairment

Canberra Rape Crisis Centre

People with a hearing impairment have signed that it can be difficult to:

  • Report an offender who is also deaf as this feels like betraying the community. Remember he has committed a serious crime.
  • Deal with fears that people in the Deaf community may gossip. Remember you have not done anything wrong.
  • Sign about the abuse (and see the interpreter signing about the abuse). Some Deaf women solve this by using finger spelling (and asking the interpreter to do so too).
  • Communicate with Hearing police and medical workers who may assume the Deaf woman is drunk or in shock because she communicates in a different way. Remember you have the right to both a support person and an interpreter (female, if you wish).

 

Accessing Help

You can contact:

CRCC TTY: (02) 6287 4308 Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm

National Relay Service: 13 25 44

TTY (Sydney) Freecall: 1800 652 167

Need to talk?

6247 2525

About

The Canberra Rape Crisis Centre (CRCC) is a non-governmental, feminist organisation working collaboratively within service provision systems in the ACT and surrounding areas to provide services and programs to eliminate sexual violence against women, young people, children, and men.

We provide a crisis counselling line, Indigenous community support, counselling to victims and their families, and community education programs.

CRCC is committed to excellence in service provision, access and equity, diversity and social justice.

Contact

Canberra Rape Crisis Centre

P.O Box 3805,
WESTON CREEK, Act 2611

Crisis Line (02) 6247 2525

Business Contact crcc@crcc.org.au

Text Only 0488 586 518

Community Education & Training
crcc@crcc.org.au

All Media Enquiries
Chief Executive Officer

crcc@crcc.org.au

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