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Brooklyn DA's office leads way in access for the deaf with innovative website
And justice for all - including deaf New Yorkers.
The Brooklyn district attorney's office has set up an innovative new website to help the deaf and hard-of-hearing contact authorities.
The site, accessible at KCDA HOMEPAGE, has a series of video presentations by advocates detailing the legal services for Brooklyn residents.
Called DA Deaf Way, advocates on the site give the deaf and hard-of-hearing multiple ways of contacting them - email, video phone (VP), and teletype (TTY).
The DA office's Deaf Victim Advocate Daisy Martinez and five other "community ambassadors" offer help to all levels of crime victims - seniors, battered women, troubled teens.
It also advises witnesses to crimes how to interact with law enforcement.
Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes said the service was needed because criminals often target the deaf because of their disability.
"The deaf are preyed upon because they have difficulty communicating," he said, and DA Deaf Way aims to break down the communication barriers.
The idea for the program came from teacher Diana Kleimenova, a Marine Park mom whose husband is deaf, as is one of her two sons.
"Some deaf people are afraid to go to the police, but these ambassadors will help them, interpret for them and guide them through the process," said Kleimenova, a longtime advocate for the deaf.William Sherman
And justice for all - including deaf New Yorkers.
The Brooklyn district attorney's office has set up an innovative new website to help the deaf and hard-of-hearing contact authorities.
The site, accessible at KCDA HOMEPAGE, has a series of video presentations by advocates detailing the legal services for Brooklyn residents.
Called DA Deaf Way, advocates on the site give the deaf and hard-of-hearing multiple ways of contacting them - email, video phone (VP), and teletype (TTY).
The DA office's Deaf Victim Advocate Daisy Martinez and five other "community ambassadors" offer help to all levels of crime victims - seniors, battered women, troubled teens.
It also advises witnesses to crimes how to interact with law enforcement.
Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes said the service was needed because criminals often target the deaf because of their disability.
"The deaf are preyed upon because they have difficulty communicating," he said, and DA Deaf Way aims to break down the communication barriers.
The idea for the program came from teacher Diana Kleimenova, a Marine Park mom whose husband is deaf, as is one of her two sons.
"Some deaf people are afraid to go to the police, but these ambassadors will help them, interpret for them and guide them through the process," said Kleimenova, a longtime advocate for the deaf.William Sherman