[nfb-db] Question

[RJ Sandefur]

She does sign into my hand some. She is nonverbel meaning she can't speak. 
RJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wolsiefer, Heather Elizabeth" <hew3793 at uncw.edu>
To: "NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List" <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-db] Question


> Hello RJ!
>
> I understand this must be tough for you! I just wanted to ask one thing 
> about this: does Amanda have ANY hearing at all? I am just curious because 
> I myself am deaf and visually impaired, but I have cochlear implants to 
> help me hear. I also had a friend at my school who was totally blind and 
> we were able to communicate fairly well due to my having artificial 
> hearing. I have been trying to learn ASL myself, which is difficult to do 
> depending on your level of vision, because it goes so fast with fluent 
> people and I cannot see very well.
>
> A normally sighted and hearing friend of mine took sign language classes 
> and there were times when we were at the beah at night when I could 
> neither hear nor see and she would simply sign the American Sign Language 
> Alphabet into my hand. Being that she can hear and I can speak, I DID 
> repeat the letters as she did so for confirmation. I beleieve tactile sign 
> language is extremely similar and if you could be taught the alphabet at 
> least, even by Amanda herself, perhaps it would help? I think if you 
> learned something like that together it could also bring you closer.Also, 
> I know you said Amanda had some sight, can she use it to lip-read at all 
> or is it too difficult? I only ask because if she could, while she was 
> teaching you or you were learning,, you could speak to her and she could 
> confirm yes or no. As far as other signs, I'm sure you two could possibly 
> come up with your own.
>
> I hope it didn't sound like I was rambling or anything. Sometimes my 
> thoughts come out jumbled. Best of luck to you and Amanda, dear!
>
> Heather Wolsiefer
>
>
>
> ~ORIGINAL MESSAGE~
> From: nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org [nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> RJ Sandefur [joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 9:39 PM
> To: nfb-db at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfb-db] Question
>
> My name is RJ Sandefur. I'm totally blind, but I'm in a relationship with 
> a visually empired deaf girl named Amanda. Amanda has some sight in other 
> words, she's not a braille reader. Her mother does the signing for us, and 
> this makes me feel really uncomfortible. Will Amanda have to learn tactile 
> sign language in order to comunicate with me?
>
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