ADWAS provides comprehensive services to Deaf and Deaf-Blind victims/survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking. ADWAS believes that violence is a learned behavior and envisions a world where violence is not tolerated.

ADWAS was founded in 1986 and is located in Seattle, Washington. The ADWAS model has been replicated in 19 Deaf communities across the United States.

ADWAS established the nation's first transitional housing program, "A Place of Our Own." We are committed to providing accessible and safe housing for Deaf and Deaf-Blind women and their children.
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Marilyn J. Smith, the Founder and Executive Director of the Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services (ADWAS) announced her plans to retire from the agency on its 25th anniversary, March 28, 2011.
ADWAS began in the basement of Marilyn’s home in 1986 with two very part-time staff and a budget of $4,000. It has since grown into a full service agency for Deaf and Deaf-Blind victims/survivors of domestic and sexual violence. (Click here to read a PDF of the full press release.)

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