Meeting A DeafBlind Person
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2020
- [A white woman in strawberry blonde hair in braids, red-framed eyeglasses and a dark short-sleeved top appears sitting on the left next to a white man in grey cap and dark long-sleeve buttoned top sitting on the right, both laughing in front of grey-brownish background]
[Ryan] Hello. I'm Ryan Ollis, DeafBlind program coordinator at Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility. I'd like to introduce you to Rachel right here.
[Rachel] Hello!
[Ryan] Rachel, may I ask what it is that we're doing here today?
[Rachel] We'll be showing two examples on how to approach a DeafBlind person. I mean, hopefully, these are two good examples that you can do to get their attention.
[Ryan] Right, thank you. We'll show you just how to do that.
[Yellow font on black title slide: "Approaching a DeafBlind person"]
[Rachel and Ryan appear in a blue room; Rachel approaches Ryan texting on his mobile device and taps on his shoulder. Ryan responds by moving a step back and facing her]
[Ryan puts his mobile device away] Hello.
[Rachel] Hello, I'm Rachel. How are you?
[Ryan] I'm fine, thanks.
[Ryan appears back in front of grey background] Notice when Rachel tapped on my shoulder, I'd move and face her directly as a cue that I still use my vision to communicate. Not every DeafBlind individual use tactile to communicate, so instead they'd face in front of you and sign from a comfortable distance. Some individuals have close vision and may require to stand close to you. However, a person with Ushers' Syndrome (one with tunnel vision) is likely to stand farther from you to be able to see you. It's important to respect the individual's preferred way of communication. Let them decide how they want to communicate with you.
[Rachel and Ryan appear in a blue room; Rachel approaches Ryan standing and taps on his shoulder. Ryan responds by raising his hand, Rachel slides her hand down his arm and meet her hand with his]
[Rachel] Hello. I'm Rachel. How are you?
[Ryan] I'm good. Nice to tactile you again.
[both smile]
[Ryan appears back in front of grey background] Now, see what Rachel and I did. When Rachel tapped on my shoulder, I'd raise my hand for Rachel to slide her hand down my arm and meet her hand with mine. This is a cue that I rely on tactile communication, which is to communicate hand on hand. This is one of examples for communication approaches that you can have with a DeafBlind person.
[Yellow font on black title slide: "Communicating with a DeafBlind person - Dos & Don'ts"]
[Ryan] DeafBlind people have a variety ways of communication. When meeting a DeafBlind individual, you can try and DO the following ways:
-Type your message on your own mobile device to communicate back and forth.
-Use paper and pen to write back and forth.
-If the Deaf individual is fully blind, you can use their palm to write words with your finger.
These are just few examples of what you can DO to communicate.
Now, when approaching DeafBlind individual, please DON'T do the following ways: Play the "Guess Who?" game. Like, "Do you remember me? Guess who I am!" This will make the DeafBlind person feel awkward because it is already difficult enough for them to see and identify who is in front of them. It is critical that the sighted person identify themselves promptly with their first name and a brief introduction. If you are interested to approach a DeafBlind person, please feel free to go ahead and meet them. Do not be afraid to make mistakes, it's the only way to learn and be more inclusive. We, the DeafBlind people, will be happy to have your part in our community and learn from each other. You are always welcome in our community.
Thank you for watching! Please stay tuned for a video coming up next week on "Accessibility".
thank you for reassuring us that it is okay to make a mistake while learning. I am going through an ASL course online right now and just found myself getting overwhelmed and almost wanting to cry at the thought of being insensitive or offending somebody. I don't want that fear to paralyze me from practicing my communication skills in different languages that I may learn. Learning ASL and interacting with different communities literally will force you to get over yourself lol. It's really good and very humbling
Yeah what I’ve noticed about the deaf community is that they are very patient and don’t get offended easily lol. Very cool people to hang out with overall
Thanks so much for sharing!
Anything Tactile helps a lot.
But i still like how social he is and kind
This feels so empty
If you use your finger to write letters on the person's hand, should you use upper or lower case? Are most deaf blind adults who had the proper education, able to understand that?
There’s not really upper or lowercase words used if it was specifically important then I would probably use a sign indicating that it’s a capital letter
Use all upper case letters except the letter "i" which is written in lower case. The dot on the lowercase "i" makes it easy to distinguish. If you make a mistake, just motion on the palm of the hand that you're erasing it. DeafBlind adults who are proficient in English (or whatever language you're writing in - my friend's parents used
Print On Palm (POP) in Bengali) should be able to get the hang of it, although it may not be their preferred method of communication. I once worked with a gentleman who became deaf later in life, then lost his vision overnight (illness and other conditions). Fortunately, when it happened, staff at the hospital knew to use POP and introduced it to him. It was a lifesaver. Slow, but at least he was able to get information in. He used speech to communicate back. If a DB person has peripheral neuropathy which makes it difficult to feel the letters on the palm of their hand, try their upper arm or back...wherever they are comfortable and can feel the message.
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Wait blind people why they dont talk theire blind not earless so they cloud talk no??
In this video we are showing communication with DeafBlind individual.
Oh ok
I think that hard to learn every move so you can speak with lthere people using ur hand
But there like 90% dont know how to understand this langue
Where is the blind one @@WavefrontCentre
If he is blind, how is he seeing the signs? 🤔
he is not full blind. Maybe he has the usher syndrome i think
He is legally blind. However he does have limited vision. This is very common. Not everyone who is blind is. Completely in the dark. Some see shadows and light, others see figures but no details. Some see in one eye but have no depth perception due to the other eye. Lots of variety here. Always good to ask what they can see or hear to help you communicate with them!
People are blind they can speaking and listening. People can’t speaking they alway can’t listening but they can seeing.
Actually almost no blind person if fully blind