[nfb-db] Communication

[Scott Davert]

Hi Marcus.
Where is this meeting located in Michigan? I really like the idea Dennifer suggested regarding a college ITP program. I have a friend who teaches at one of the Community Colleges in Flint who may be able to best direct you. She's also deaf-blind and teaches in their sign language program. However, you would want to be reasonably sure this individual plans to show up at the next meeting before making arrangements. Did you get a phone number you can call through VRS or an email address for this person?

Regards,
Scott

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> On Aug 4, 2015, at 2:07 PM, SandBoxxx--- via nfb-db <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I'd like to add my 2 cents here. I had forgotten the technology aspect - I'm showing my age here. I'm glad Marsha brought it up. Using this technology requires a braille or tactile sign result.
>  
> I have Usher 2 and am adventitiously blind and wear 2 cochlear implants. I function as a hard-of-hearing blind person, but I have communicated and socialized with a number of deaf sighted and deafblind individuals, although my signing skills were very limited and I usually used an interpreter.
>  
> Concerning communicating with those with no vision nor hearing, you really must have a hearing tactile interpreter to communicate with them. Tactile sign language is pretty much what it sounds like - the deaf/blind person holds his hands loosely on top of the interpreter's signing underneath his hands. Those two individuals should have told you that they needed tactile interpreters, and ideally you would have found and provided those services.
>  
> Are you aware of voice/over interpreting? I've used them on several different occasions, where interpreting was available. The interpreter repeats into my ear or microphone what the speaker (e.g., at a podium) is saying, generally a word or two behind the speaker while listening to his next words. This is not a common skill because it involves listening to one thing while speaking or signing something else. This requires a lot of skill.
>  
> Hope this helps,
>  
> Janet Sand
>  
> In a message dated 8/4/2015 10:54:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, nfb-db at nfbnet.org writes:
> Dear D/B Mailing List,
>  
> We had a meeting on Saturday and two guest arrived. One was totally deaf/blind and the other was only deaf. Since none of us are totally deaf blind, we did not know how to communicate to our guest. Any comments?
>  
>  
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can have the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
>  
> Marcus Simmons, President,
> Wayne County chapter NFBMI
> Member NFB Deaf/blind chapter
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> Southfield, MI 48076-3069
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