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Survivors of domestic and sexual violence <br />need an array of lifesaving and life - <br />sustaining services - from emergency, crisis <br />intervention to long-term advocacy - to help <br />increase safety, heal from trauma, and <br />pursue justice. Through the collective work <br />of countless advocates and support from <br />the Federal government, the United States <br />has established services for survivors of <br />domestic and sexual violence to meet these <br />complex needs from hotlines to emergency <br />shelter to support groups to financial <br />compensation. According to the recent <br />National Census of Victim Service Providers, <br />conducted by the Bureau of Justice <br />Statistics, more than 11,000 victim services <br />organizations exist in the United States.[55] <br />However, based on the 2017 Language <br />Access in Victim Services national survey of <br />more than 1500 victim service providers, 58 <br />percent of respondents reported their <br />agency rarely serves Deaf survivors (once <br />every six months at most) and an additional <br />11 percent reported their agency has never <br />served a Deaf survivor.[56] While jaw - <br />dropping, these statistics are not surprising <br />given the abundance of barriers that exist <br />that prevent Deaf survivors from getting <br />support from these organizations. <br />OF VICTIM SERVICE <br />PROVIDERS RARELY SERVED <br />DEAF SURVIVORS <br />*Audism is the belief that the ability to hear makes one <br />superior to those with hearing loss. is <br />