Marie-Hélène Couture
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Addressing challenges faced by deaf women experiencing gender-based violence (GBV)
This Webinar was presented and recorded on November 19, 2024.
This presentation aims to broaden knowledge about deafness and raise awareness of the specific challenges faced by deaf women, particularly those related to gender-based violence. It explores the concepts of universal accessibility and their crucial role in preventing such violence. Finally, it highlights the positive impact of inclusion and adapted services on the lives of deaf women, helping to reduce gender-based violence.
This event is co-hosted by Alliance against Violence and Adversity (AVA). AVA is about creating the capacity to transform population (community) health and social services to promote health and wellness of girls, women, and gender-diverse people at risk/affected by violence and adversity over the life-cycle. This is accomplished through a collaborative, innovative, cross-sectoral/disciplinary/jurisdictional training platform as well as a Women's and Girls' Health Hub, two Indigenous Women's and Girls' Health Hubs and a newly funded research initiative, all united in the common objective to address the urgent issue of gender-based violence and improve outcomes for women, girls and gender-diverse people. Why is this issue so vitally important? For nearly 30 years, preventing and addressing violence against girls and women has been a policy priority across Canada, yet this social problem persists with family violence rates increasing and girls’, women’s, and gender-diverse people’s health and wellness outcomes worsening.
Webinar Recording
Please note: There are no slides for this presentation
Learning Objectives
By participating in this Webinar, participants will better be able to:
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Broaden their knowledge of deafness and the specific challenges faced by deaf women
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Increase awareness of the reality of deaf women, including the dimensions of gender-based violence
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Gain a better understanding of universal accessibility concepts related to deafness and their importance in preventing gender-based violence
- Understand the impact of inclusion and adapted services on the lives of deaf women, particularly in terms of reducing gender-based violence
Speaker
Marie-Hélène Couture, service coordinator at La Maison des Femmes Sourdes de Montréal (MFSM), holds a college diploma in special education. She joined the MFSM intervention team in 2003 and has held several positions within the organization since its inception. She is primarily responsible for supervising the intervention team and acts as MFSM's first responder for deaf women in difficulty, victims of domestic violence and victims of sexual assault. She co-creates and facilitates workshops on prevention and empowerment for our members and clients. Her leadership, commitment and creativity contribute to improving the living conditions of deaf and hard-of-hearing women in the community. She is a powerful model of empowerment for deaf women.
Enjeux des femmes sourdes et violence basée sur le genre (VBG)
Ce Webinaire a été présenté et enregistré le 19 novembre 2024.
Cette présentation vise à élargir les connaissances sur la surdité et à sensibiliser aux défis spécifiques rencontrés par les femmes sourdes, notamment ceux liés à la violence basée sur le genre. Elle explore les concepts d’accessibilité universelle et leur rôle crucial dans la prévention de cette violence. Enfin, elle met en lumière l'impact positif de l'inclusion et des services adaptés sur la vie des femmes sourdes, contribuant ainsi à réduire la violence basée sur le genre.
Cet événement est co-organisé par Alliance contre la Violence et l'Aversité (AVA). AVA vise à créer la capacité de transformer les services sociaux et de santé de la population (communauté) afin de promouvoir la santé et le bien-être des filles, des femmes et des personnes de genre divers à risque/affectées par la violence et l'adversité au cours du cycle de vie. Cet objectif est atteint grâce à une plateforme de formation collaborative, innovante et intersectorielle / disciplinaire / juridictionnelle, ainsi qu'à un centre de santé pour les femmes et les filles, deux centres de santé pour les femmes et les filles autochtones et une initiative de recherche nouvellement financée, tous unis dans l'objectif commun de contribuer à reduire la problème urgent de la violence fondée sur le genre et d'améliorer les résultats pour les femmes, les filles et les personnes appartenant à des groupes divers sur le plan du genre. Pourquoi cette question est-elle si importante ? Depuis près de 30 ans, la prévention et la lutte contre la violence à l'égard des filles et des femmes constituent une priorité politique dans tout le Canada. Pourtant, ce problème social persiste, les taux de violence familiale augmentent et les résultats en matière de santé et de bien-être des filles, des femmes et des personnes issues de la diversité de genre se détériorent.
Enregistrement du Webinaire
Remarque : il n'y a pas de diapositives pour cette présentation
Objectifs d'apprentissage
Ce webinaire permet aux participant.e.s de
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Élargir ses connaissances sur la surdité et les défis spécifiques rencontrés par les femmes sourdes
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Être sensibilisé à la réalité des femmes sourdes, en incluant les dimensions de la violence basée sur le genre
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Permettre de mieux comprendre les concepts d’accessibilité universelle liés à la surdité et leur importance pour prévenir la violence basée sur le genre
- Comprendre l’impact de l’inclusion et des services adaptés sur la vie des femmes sourdes, notamment en ce qui concerne la réduction de la violence basée sur le genre
Conférencière
Marie-Hélène Couture, coordonnatrice des services de La Maison des Femmes Sourdes de Montréal (MFSM), détient un diplôme d’études collégiales en éducation spécialisée. Elle s’est jointe à l’équipe d’intervention de la MFSM en 2003 et elle a occupé plusieurs fonctions au sein de l’organisme depuis ses débuts. Elle est principalement responsable de la supervision de l’équipe d’intervention et agit comme première répondante à la MFSM auprès des femmes sourdes en difficulté, victimes de violence conjugale et victimes d’agression sexuelle. Elle cocréé et animes des ateliers visant principalement la prévention et la reprise de pouvoir auprès de nos membres et clientes. Son leadership, son engagement et sa créativité contribuent à l’amélioration des conditions de vie des femmes sourdes et malentendantes de la communauté. Elle est un modèle puissant d’empowerment auprès des femmes sourdes.
Addressing challenges faced by deaf women experiencing gender-based violence (GBV)
ASL Channel Recording
This Webinar was presented and recorded on November 19, 2024.
This presentation aims to broaden knowledge about deafness and raise awareness of the specific challenges faced by deaf women, particularly those related to gender-based violence. It explores the concepts of universal accessibility and their crucial role in preventing such violence. Finally, it highlights the positive impact of inclusion and adapted services on the lives of deaf women, helping to reduce gender-based violence.
This event is co-hosted by Alliance against Violence and Adversity (AVA). AVA is about creating the capacity to transform population (community) health and social services to promote health and wellness of girls, women, and gender-diverse people at risk/affected by violence and adversity over the life-cycle. This is accomplished through a collaborative, innovative, cross-sectoral/disciplinary/jurisdictional training platform as well as a Women's and Girls' Health Hub, two Indigenous Women's and Girls' Health Hubs and a newly funded research initiative, all united in the common objective to address the urgent issue of gender-based violence and improve outcomes for women, girls and gender-diverse people. Why is this issue so vitally important? For nearly 30 years, preventing and addressing violence against girls and women has been a policy priority across Canada, yet this social problem persists with family violence rates increasing and girls’, women’s, and gender-diverse people’s health and wellness outcomes worsening.
Please note: There are no slides for this presentation
Learning Objectives
By participating in this Webinar, participants will better be able to:
-
Broaden their knowledge of deafness and the specific challenges faced by deaf women
-
Increase awareness of the reality of deaf women, including the dimensions of gender-based violence
-
Gain a better understanding of universal accessibility concepts related to deafness and their importance in preventing gender-based violence
- Understand the impact of inclusion and adapted services on the lives of deaf women, particularly in terms of reducing gender-based violence
Speaker
Marie-Hélène Couture, service coordinator at La Maison des Femmes Sourdes de Montréal (MFSM), holds a college diploma in special education. She joined the MFSM intervention team in 2003 and has held several positions within the organization since its inception. She is primarily responsible for supervising the intervention team and acts as MFSM's first responder for deaf women in difficulty, victims of domestic violence and victims of sexual assault. She co-creates and facilitates workshops on prevention and empowerment for our members and clients. Her leadership, commitment and creativity contribute to improving the living conditions of deaf and hard-of-hearing women in the community. She is a powerful model of empowerment for deaf women.
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