[nfb-db] Deafblind Group Communication

[John Lee Clark]

Oh, any one of a large number of ways.  CART, C-print, captioning keyboard,
regular laptop, different types of low-tech devices, wireless, whatever.
The key elements are someone to listen and type the proceedings, and get the
transcript to you through whatever device.

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Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Deafblind Group Communication

How would the large print and braille feeds work?

John Lee Clark wrote:
> Haben:
>
> No.  This chain relay interpreting is ideal for small groups.  Larger
groups
> would result in "telephone line" lags and errors.  Most large groups, in
> meetings or for presentations, would have many different things going on.
> Some will watch the presenter directly, sitting up close.  Others may join
> groups of four or five people who watch one relay interpreter.  some would
> have tactile interpreters.  Others listen to ALDS or read large print or
> Braille feeds.  For this reason, the ideal venue is an open floor and
chairs
> that you can arrange in any kind of way.  Places with chairs fixed to the
> floor are bad.
>
>
>
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> Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Deafblind Group Communication
>
>
> So at the AADB meetings, is that how they communicate to the whole 
> group. So if one person is presenting, do the people next to her relay 
> the message around the circle?
>
> Haben
>
> Mussie wrote:
>   
>> Haben,
>> I was once asked this question, although I generally only work on 
>> one-on-one training sessions. Sign language is not the only group-wide 
>> communication. I am sure there will be much simplier way to 
>> communciate in groups in the future, like there will be cell phone 
>> based video conversation via ASL in situations where it may not be 
>> possible to see one's signing. But for the deaf-blind, there are other 
>> options, including networked communication options (Face to Face and 
>> the DBC can permit this), though it may not be an they may not be an 
>> ideal solution in some situations. I also used to do group tactile 
>> signing in which what one is saying at the other end is relayed 
>> through the person or persons close to the receiver of the signing.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Haben Girma" <habnkid at aol.com>
>> To: "NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List" <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 2:03 AM
>> Subject: [nfb-db] Deafblind Group Communication
>>
>>
>>     
>>> John, you mentioned somewhere that your wife is not your interpreter. 
>>> I imagine that you do find yourself occasionally in large social 
>>> groups. What do you do in these situations? Do you just sign to the 
>>> people next to you? Does your wife really not interpret at all what 
>>> the people across the table are signing? Of course if your wife were 
>>> your interpreter she would not get a chance to participate in the 
>>> conversation herself, but then how can you participate in the large 
>>> group conversation if someone does not interpret for you? I'm curious 
>>> specifically about informal groups of 4 to six friends.
>>>
>>> Haben
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