def METHOD_NAME(validation_file: str) -> Dict[str, Dict]:
    try:
        with open(validation_file, "r") as stream:
            try:
                validation_source = yaml.safe_load(stream)
            except yaml.YAMLError as exc:
                raise ValidationException(exc)
    except IOError:
        raise ValidationException("File {0} not found.".format(validation_file))
    return validation_source