Monthly Archives: June 2022

For the third and final video in our Victims and Survivors of Crime Week series, we are publishing a video focused on the experiences of victims and survivors of crime. For those with communication disabilities, reporting crimes, navigating the justice system, and providing testimony can all be extremely challenging without the proper support. Often, this means that these victims cannot get the justice they deserve. Communication Intermediaries (CIs) can help address these challenges by acting as neutral officers of the court, who intermediate between those with a communication disability and the justice professionals they contact. For victims and survivors of [...]

Today we are publishing the second in a series of three videos created to raise awareness about communication intermediaries (CIs) and the role they play in supporting equitable access to justice for people with communication disabilities. If you have not seen the first video in the series, please take a moment to watch it. Developed to mark this year’s Victims and Survivors of Crime Week, this second video speaks to the experiences of individuals with communication disabilities in the justice system from the perspective of law enforcement. It explains first hand how communication intermediaries can provide vital supports to the [...]