[NFB-DB] Family Resources for Learning ASL

Wed Apr 25 00:16:14 UTC 2018

Scott,

I appreciate your perspective on tactile ASL interesting.  AS someone 
that wants to learn tactile communication because I am totally Blind 
(but it occurred later in life) and profoundly deaf/HOH.

I am comfortable with the manual alphabet; but it is slow and for those 
DB that were Deaf first before losing their sight often rely on ASL, 
which has its own grammatical structure from spoken English.

Plus, I have found that the times I have attempted tactile communication 
with other DB, interpreters or Support Service Providers (SSPs) that for 
me, the ease of communication depends on the hand-size, pressure and the 
other persons own personal communication style, skill and preferences.

This is one of the reasons, setting up for meetings can take time to 
work out communication access issues.

I will take your experiences to heart Scott as my DORS counselor in MD 
will look into tactile ASL tutoring with Steven Collins.
I do wish that we could sometime see you again at Convention.

Janice toothman
janice.toothman at verizon.net

On 4/24/2018 7:33 AM, Scott Davert via NFB-DB wrote:
> I'd like to see them try to work with someone who is HOH, but I highly 
> doubt they could unless that individual already knows ASL. As such, 
> I'm not sure this would be an appropriate recommendation for this 
> situation.
>
> Just my thought,
> Scott
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 23, 2018, at 10:10 PM, Lisa Ferris via NFB-DB 
> <nfb-db at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-db at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>
>> Check out Tactile Communications at 
>> https://www.tactilecommunications.org/.
>>
>> It is ASL based, but uses other tactile cues for Deafblind people. 
>> This organization is run by Deafblind leadership. They know what they 
>> are doing.
>>
>> Good luck!
>> Lisa Ferris
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Apr 23, 2018, at 9:29 AM, Janice Toothman via NFB-DB 
>> <nfb-db at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-db at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Eric,
>>>
>>> my name is Janice Toothman.  I have Usher's.  It developed later in 
>>> life.  I am totally blind.  I use tactile sign.  I fingerspell and 
>>> use Print on Palm at present, mostly because I don't have ready 
>>> access to the resources you are seeking for your son.  I have not 
>>> found a local place to in my state to teach me Tactile ASL even 
>>> though I live  20 miles from Washington, DC ( home of Gallaudett 
>>> University or Gally as it is affectionately called).  I couldn't 
>>> afford to pay the 50 dollars an hour for a private tutor of one of 
>>> their professors.  Although I have a VR counselor, they don't see it 
>>> as a hight priority for me even though I am profoundly deaf and am 
>>> contemplating a CI.
>>>
>>> I am not sure if your earlier post said what state you live in. The 
>>> American Association of the DeafBlind might know of individuals 
>>> willing to teach ASL or Universitys that have Deaf studies.  Again I 
>>> am only thinking of people and interpreters/SSP (support Service 
>>> Providers that might be willing to help get you started.
>>>
>>> These are just my own thoughts as I have struggled personally with 
>>> this myself.
>>> Janice Toothman
>>> Second Vice-President
>>> National Association of the DeafBlind, A proud Division of the NFB
>>> We care, We share, We grow , We make a Difference
>>>
>>> Learning ASL would would be for you compared to you son.  You son would
>>>
>>> On 4/23/2018 11:58 AM, Eric V via NFB-DB wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Good morning everyone.
>>>>
>>>> We had a nice discussion with Danielle over the weekend & while we 
>>>> are going to pursue looking into the CI’s further, we also want to 
>>>> be begin learning ASL. We’ll meet with our district’s DHH team, but 
>>>> beyond our sons, my wife & I obviously want to learn in parallel. 
>>>> Can you share resources & ideas on how to pursue learning ASL & how 
>>>> the process might be different for us given our son’s are totally 
>>>> blind, compared to sighted ASL communication?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Eric
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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