A/HRC/20/5 recognize and report instances of exploitation, violence and abuse; providing information in an accessible format to women and girls with disabilities on sexual and reproductive rights; educating caregivers and other health-care service providers; and developing protocols for professionals working with persons with disabilities for the identification of situations of violence against women and girls with disabilities institutionalized or living in closed environments; (i) Ensuring adequate training for law enforcement officials, prosecutors and judges on the forms and types of violence experienced by persons with disabilities, including women and girls, as well as accountability mechanisms to prevent and sanction discriminatory practices. Sign language interpretation should be made available in police and court procedures. Legal counselling and legal aid services should also be made available and accessible to women and girls with disabilities; (j) Ensuring that existing free counselling and programmes for women and girls are also accessible to women and girls with disabilities who experience abuse or who have survived or witnessed it, and that their specific needs are taken into account. Such programmes should promote the autonomy, independence and dignity of victims of violence. Measures should also be taken to promote an adequate degree of social protection (including access to services and income security) for women and girls with disabilities who have experienced or witnessed violence, both during and after abuse, with the aim of furthering autonomy. 17