The Importance of Sign Language Use in Post-Sexual Abuse Treatment Models for Women with Deafness

The case against women with deafness is the lowest recorded case, but that does not mean that the data is not available but that the victims do not know how to complain about the sexual harassment cases they face. The leading cause of issues against women with deafness is not handled correctly; there are communication barriers, namely the use of different languages. People with deaf use sign language to communicate. There is no handling of sexual violence against deaf people, yet that uses the distinctive approach of deaf communication. This article emphasizes the communicative modality through sign language, added in Post-Sexual Harassment Treatment for Deaf Women. This study aims to see the importance of using sign language for handling cases of sexual harassment in women with deafness. The study was conducted on 166 respondents from various professions and two sign language experts. As a result, 54% of respondents suggested using sign language in the model for handling cases of sexual harassment.