Rainville, Christina2021-07-292021-07-292013Rainville, C. (2013). Litigating Sexual Abuse Cases for Deaf Children. ABA Child Law Practice, 32(8), 113-123.https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/child_law/clp/vol32/aug13.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5192Deaf children are far more likely to be sexually abused than their hearing peers. Studies report the risk of sexual abuse is two-to-three times greater for deaf children.1 In one study, 50% of deaf female students and 54% of deaf male students reported that they were sexually abused as children.2 Given these disturbing statistics, it is important that lawyers be proficient at prosecuting sexual assault cases for deaf children. While these cases pose challenges, the only way to protect these children is to prosecute their cases. Litigating cases for deaf children requires a conceptual understanding of Deaf culture and deaf language, and the willingness to work with interpreters. While this may seem overwhelming at first, the challenges can be overcomeen-USchild sexual abusecourthearing impairedcommunicationlawArticle