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People with disabilities and people who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing experience high rates of sexual violence. If our agencies are not accessible, these survivors can face additional barriers to safety and healing. Assistive technology can be a critical component in ensuring that sexual assault programs provide accessible services for all victims of sexual violence. This 3 page article provides five steps sexual assault programs can take to increase safety and accessibility for survivors by using assistive technology.

• English - 5 Ways To Make Sexual Assault Services More Accessible Using Assistive Technology
• Spanish / En español - 5 Maneras de hacer los Servicios contra la Agresión Sexual más accesibles utilizando la tecnología asistencial

This article was originally published in Technology Safety, the Spring/ Summer 2009 issue ofConnections, the  Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs biannual newsmagazine.