• First public panel discussion on, “Child Abuse in the Deaf Community: Deaf Survivors of Child Abuse and the Need for Foster Families,” 1991.
• Proposal to the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services for a specialized Deaf Unit. Presented and accepted in June 1992.
• Proposal to Los Angeles County Dependency Court to establish specialized court rooms for the Deaf Community. Presented and accepted in September 1992.
• Provision of In-Service training to DCFS child abuse hotline staff, MacLaren Children’s Center staff, Dependency court judges and court personnel on the special needs of the Deaf Community.
• ACADC filed a Section 504 Complaint with the Department of Social Services Office of Civil Rights, against the emergency shelter facility, MacLaren Children’s Center, for failing to provide deaf children in residence full accessibility.
• Needs assessment research funded: “Estimated Needs of Deaf Children for Protective Services in Los Angeles County.” July 1989 and July 1992.
• Public Awareness Presentations to Los Angeles County Interagency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN), Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness and Los Angeles County Children’s Commission. 1990-1992.
• National Conference Presentations at the National Association of the Deaf, 6th National Conference on Abuse and Disabilities and 10th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. 1990-1992.
• Deaf Artist Against Child Abuse Benefit, March 1993.
• Sponsorship, “Communication Abuse: What is it? How do we define it?” a Developmental Conference, November 1992.
• Development of Los Angeles County Resource Directory of service providers for abused deaf children, September 1992.
• Development of “Deaf Mosaic,” a nationally syndicated television news magazine produced by Gallaudet University, segment of child abuse.
• Commendations from Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and ICAN.
• Child Abuse Council of the Year, 1993, awarded by the California Consortium to Prevent Child Abuse.
• ACADC provided training to the child abuse hotline in use of the TTU number for reporting child abuse.
• ACADC held regular meetings to establish a strong network of service providers in the field of child abuse prevention and treatment.
• ACADC became a member of the Los Angeles Community Child Abuse Coordination Project, which is comprised of all 13 child abuse councils in Los Angeles County. The LACCACP provided the council with support, participation in child abuse prevention activities and grant opportunities for special projects.