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<DIV><FONT size=5>Hello, I am taking my first ASL class at the community
college! I am taking this course because I want to communicate with
my deaf-blind friends and I myself have hearing difficulties! I wanted to
know if there is a brailled manual for the letters! I received several
audio books and one braille book however, they don't describe how to make the
signs! I thought they would after all the materials are from a blindness
organization! I tried to e-mail the Helen Keller foundation and never
received a response! I have tactile interpreters for in class!
However, I don't have anyone who can work with me outside of class!
I have only been to the deaf-blind chat here in Austin once! It was not a
pretty nice experience! The sighted deaf were talking amongst themselves
and the so called interpreters for the deaf-blind were talking to themselves
ignoring the people they were supposed to help! So my friends and I have
not been back! We communicate with our braille displays on the note-takers
for now! But I think there might be a better way! I also work with
refugees who are deaf and found that Iwas the only one who wanted to take ASL so
I could at least communicate with the deaf refugees! I already work with
blind refugees, as a volunteer. Thank you, Heather Albright </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=5>Heather Albright<BR>"When we do the best that we can, we never
know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another." Helen
Keller <BR>contact: voice and text: <BR>512-680-3985<BR>skype:
cynterline<BR>e-mail:<BR><A
href="mailto:heather.albright@g.austincc.edu">heather.albright@g.austincc.edu</A><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>