<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>OK, I take it TASL is Tactile ASL. What is PTASL? P...? Tactile ASL...?<br>
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From: Randy Pope via NFB-DB <nfb-db@nfbnet.org><br>
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Subject: Re: [NFB-DB] Family Resources for Learning ASL<br>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hey Scott!</span></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I accept your challenge in teaching the HOH PTASL. A few things:</span></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PTASL is not PT and ASL combined.</span></div>
<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PTASL is not PT and TASL combined.</span></div>
<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PTASL is not Haptic and ASL combined.</span></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PTASL has its own language structure, apart from ASL. ASL is a visual language. PTASL is not but rather depend on touch as the primary senses without using hearing or sight. TASL is an adaption of ASL but it does not give the DB full access to the language and environmental information needed for true effective communication. There are some common trait between ASL, TASL and PTASL What set PTASL apart is PTASL can give us full access to the language, communication and visual information needed through touch or some called tactilely. </span></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> NFB-DB [<a href="mailto:nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org?">mailto:nfb-db-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Scott Davert via NFB-DB<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 24, 2018 7:33 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-DB] Family Resources for Learning ASL</span></div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">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.</div>
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On Apr 23, 2018, at 10:10 PM, Lisa Ferris via NFB-DB <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Check out Tactile Communications at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.tactilecommunications.org/">https://www.tactilecommunications.org/</a>.</div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">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.</div>
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On Apr 23, 2018, at 9:29 AM, Janice Toothman via NFB-DB <<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:nfb-db@nfbnet.org">nfb-db@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:</div>
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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. <br>
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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.<br>
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These are just my own thoughts as I have struggled personally with this myself.<br>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">On 4/23/2018 11:58 AM, Eric V via NFB-DB wrote:</div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman ,serif","serif"">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?</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></div>
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