<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Those are all good ideas. Another one might be if you know that they are coming in advance next time maybe contact a college in your area that has an Interpreter Training Program. You could inquire as to weather or not they have any student s in their fieldwork portion of their program that are interested in Deaf/blind interpreting or anyone who recently graduated and wants practice . You would need to check with the Deaf-Blind person first to make sure they don't mind working g with students that are still learning. <br><br><br></div><div><br>On Aug 4, 2015, at 8:12 AM, Marsha Drenth via nfb-db <<a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>Well you could have gone at this in several ways. Having an interpretor would have been helpful but costs money. Another way would be to have someone who can type quickly, use a laptop and type what is happening in the meeting. This could be used for the deaf person then to sign to the deafblind person. If it was a computer/laptop with jaws or VO on it, then those who want to communicate with the deafblind person and the deaf could then hear what they are typing. I am assuming that the deaf individual was maybe the deafblind persons SSp. The technology used here would not necessarily need to be a laptop with jaws, but could be a Idevice or Mac. Use the technology your most comfortable with. If the deafblind person can read braille, a braille display could be connected as well. </div><div>These were the ideas that came to my mind off the bat. anyone else have better ones?</div><div><br><br>Marsha drenth <div>email: <a href="mailto:marsha.drenth@gmail.com">marsha.drenth@gmail.com</a> <div>Sent with my IPhone </div><div><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Please note that this email communication has been sent using my iPhone. As such, I may have used dictation and had made attempts to mitigate errors. Please do not be hesitant to ask for clarification as necessary.</span> </div></div></div><div><br>On Aug 4, 2015, at 10:50 AM, Marcus Simmons via nfb-db <<a href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ">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?</div>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div>Marcus Simmons, President,</div>
<div>Wayne County chapter NFBMI</div>
<div>Member NFB Deaf/blind chapter</div>
<div>28179 Brentwood</div>
<div>Southfield, MI 48076-3069</div>
<div><a href="mailto:president@map-n.org">president@map-n.org</a></div>
<div>(248) 552-8928</div></div>
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