New NZSL resource released
Published in Public Information (NZSL) on 14 May 2014Auckland Domestic Violence and Disability (DVD) releases NZSL resource
Recently, lobby and advocacy group, Auckland Domestic Violence and Disability (DVD) announced the publication of Easy Read and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) versions of their Domestic Violence and Disabled People booklet.
The booklet was New Zealand’s first written resource targeted at disabled people to address the issue of domestic violence. It includes sections on what abuse is, the range of potential offenders, what to do and who to call. This is certainly an important resource for
Deaf people to have access to, as research suggests that up to nine out of ten
disabled men, women and children are physically sexually and/or emotionally
abused compared to one in three women in the non-disabled population.
You can view the NZSL videos on the Are You OK? campaign’s website.