Formerly Incarcerated

Declaración de la comunidad sobre las iniciativas de ASL del Departamento de Policía y las capacitaciones sobre “sensibilidad” para sordes  #StopASLCopaganda

Signing Cops Will Not Save Us, Community Power Will #StopASLCopagandaCommunity Statement on Police Department ASL Initiatives and Deaf “Sensitivity” Trainings Summary This statement discusses nationwide investments in policing, including police training. Police training has not proven to be effective in reducing violence, particularly against deaf/disabled communities. Efforts to teach ASL and deaf cultural norms to police officers claim to … Continued

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) recently invited HEARD to share our thoughts on the ASAN Blog. Check out a member of our Public Education Team sharing their experience as a deaf person in prison at the link below. For this post, we interviewed a graduate from HEARD’s Public Education Team (PET) to share his story. HEARD’s … Continued

ASL information explains the common causes of wrongful convictions on deaf disabled people.

Utilizing harm reduction to treat and prevent wounds which are common among people who use and inject drugs.

Harm reduction training for the LGBTQ+ community being presented in ASL with English captions.

How to respond to an opioid overdose using the various types of Naloxone. Presented in ASL with English captions.

Did you know that Harm Reduction is also a movement founded on respecting the rights and needs of people who use drugs? Harm Reduction accepts drug use as a part of life and offers support, safe and healthy practices.

Did you know that Harm Reduction is also a movement founded on respecting the rights and needs of people who use drugs? Harm Reduction accepts drug use as a part of life and offers support, safe and healthy practices.

In solidarity with thousands of imprisoned people in more than 15 states who are striking to bring attention to & end horrible prison conditions and prison labor exploitation, HEARD, LRID and over twenty organizations released a statement responding to decades of neglect of the needs of Deaf/Disabled imprisoned people. Our hope is to end nearly a decade of illegal and inhumane exploitation of imprisoned people by the Louisiana Department of Corrections.