DeafBlind Culture and Interpreting/SSP
Pictured is a person facing away wearing a flannel shirt who is using a tactile tablet by a keyboard
It is important to note that, much like the d/Deaf Community, there is a variation in how each DeafBlind individual identifies within the community of DeafBlind people. There are some who take the clinical view and identify as disabled and there are those who take the cultural view of DeafBlind as a proud and richly unique culture. No judgment is passed nor is one view upheld over another on this site. The purpose of this site is to help spread knowledge and understanding so that we may become a better practitioner in our field.
DeafBlind Children and Education
“Deaf-Blindness Overview.” Deaf-Blindness Overview | National Center on Deaf-Blindness, www.nationaldb.org/info-center/deaf-blindness-overview/.
Technology
Protactile ASL
The thumbnail of the Youtube video shows a woman facing the camera smiling and wearing glasses and a black t-shirt with short sleeves. The woman's hands are in the space in front of her and she has long gray hair. There is someone to her side with their hand on her back and this person is wearing a Sorenson VRS short-sleeved black shirt. Behind them is a red couch and white curtains.
DeafBlind Interpreting
“INTERPRETING FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND.” Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., 2002.
Deaf Blind Interpreting Committee. “World Association of Sign Language Interpreters Deafblind Interpreter Education Guidelines.” World Association of Sign Language Interpreters.
The thumbnail of this Youtube video shows two women sitting facing each other with their knees interlocked. Both are wearing dark pants and the one on the left is wearing a light-colored shirt with frilly 3/4 sleeves. The woman on the right is wearing a dark top with 3/4 sleeves and is facing away from the other woman. Both women have their arms extended and fingers interlocked. They are sitting in front of a projector screen with a window behind them and to the side of the screen.
DeafBlind Culture
Collins, Steven D. Communication Tools among DeafBlind Community. Gallaudet University, 2018, www.hdc.lsuhsc.edu/ladbp/docs/DB%20PPT%20Steven%20Collins%20Communication%20Tools.pdf.