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Deaf Legal System - Coggle Diagram
Deaf Legal System
Employment
SSA gives paid retirement benefits to workers, so do SSI and SSDI
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Education
Early Childhood
EDHI Act requires all babies to be tested for hearing and given the necessary resources to deal with that
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Foster Care
IDEA, ADA, and Section 504 give Deaf protections
Foster care already has negative results and Deaf and disabled people are more likely to suffer the trauma
Criminal Justice
Contributing Factors
Family, education and language impact the fair treatment within the justice system
Many offenders do not understand what is happening and have nominal understanding of ASL and English skills to rely on
Protections
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The Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment also provide protections but again, due to lack of language skills, many offenders do not understand what is happening
Victims
Those who are Deaf or disabled in any way are often victimized twice: the offender and also the justice system failing to respond correctly
Crimes are more likely to be committed against those with multiple disabilities and of multiethnic backgrounds