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  • Опубліковано 25 лип 2023
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    Join author and disability rights advocate Rebecca Alexander as she meets the founders and educators of Protactile, a language based solely on touch. Historically, DeafBlind people have been limited to using interpreters to communicate. With Protactile, one-on-one and group conversations are not only possible, but they also allow for deeper and more meaningful connection.
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  • @lifesajoke6965
    @lifesajoke6965 4 місяці тому +45

    The human brain is amazing. It so hard to comprehend how someone who has never heard a word or seen any kind of symbol can still have the ability to comprehend and use a language just as descriptive and complex as any.

  • @jonathanvair
    @jonathanvair 7 місяців тому +46

    Nearly cried the whole time. So lucky to be alive in a time where I get to see this coming together.

  • @sundaysmith5942
    @sundaysmith5942 3 місяці тому +10

    Wow, I learned asl 25 years ago, I have use it off and on. I also taught my boys. Now I'm a certified nursing assistant and just got a new patient that is deaf and blind. I want to learn this technique so I can communicate. This video was very helpful😊

  • @rubikfan1
    @rubikfan1 3 місяці тому +12

    Protactile real show that people always find a way to communicate. Its branded in our dna. Millions of year of evolution in a social species does this.

  • @GaiaCarney
    @GaiaCarney 9 місяців тому +22

    American Masters PBS & Rebecca Alexander 🙏🏾 Thank You! Protactile is profound, and could change how *ALL* people relate & communicate! It’s beautiful

    • @taylor3950
      @taylor3950 Місяць тому

      I’m really glad that it’s growing and evolving. I watched a few videos about it years ago, but now it seems more fleshed out and distinct from ASL. So cool to see.

  • @samalsrei5089
    @samalsrei5089 4 місяці тому +10

    Protactile sounds like a beautiful language. Thank you for sharing this information with the world!

    • @privateprivate1865
      @privateprivate1865 2 місяці тому

      Sounds like a necessity as well.. what a nightmare to live a life of silence and blindness, especially if you were once sighted and hearing abled

  • @joycestevens376
    @joycestevens376 4 місяці тому +7

    Heard an NPR interview on 12/30/23 using Protactile. Was so entranced by the description of Protactile and the interviewer discussing and sharing what was occurring during the interview using the Protactile method. I have tried to learn a little ASL to be able to communicate with the deaf, but this would be far beyond my 78 year old ability to learn. I am so happy that you have a way a communicating with each other. To me it is quite amazing and beautiful.

  • @kremenanikolova2239
    @kremenanikolova2239 6 місяців тому +12

    Thank you so much for this informative video! I had no idea that Protactile exists. I knew in my heart that sign language is not enough.

  • @Arc618
    @Arc618 3 місяці тому +6

    Life changing POV. God bless and thank you for sharing this.

  • @trevorzealley729
    @trevorzealley729 Місяць тому +1

    Tears of joy . Tears often not seen or heard but felt .

  • @Netbase2000
    @Netbase2000 Місяць тому +1

    Now I want to learn this and be involved. This is awesome. I absolutely believe a touch can say thousand words.

  • @bluedragon012
    @bluedragon012 Місяць тому +2

    It makes me wonder if this could be used to teach people who can't use words or but can see and hear to communicate.
    My cousin has a daughter who is non verbal autistic, but is very quick to understand if there is touch involved.
    Like gently moving hands away from objects that should not be touched. Showing that we are not mad, but just are asking her to not touch it. But right now she can't understand why. But that's because the words may not make any sense to her.
    If I could learn this. This could save her from a institutionlized life.

  • @winros
    @winros 24 дні тому

    Hi, I'm a CODA. Both my parents were born Deaf. I grew up with many Deaf people and Deaf Blind people!!!🤟✌️

  • @stefangorodetsky612
    @stefangorodetsky612 Місяць тому

    There’s always hope as long as we have humanity!
    God bless everyone and everything whatever you are! ❤

  • @user-lw4en2oi4l
    @user-lw4en2oi4l 10 місяців тому +10

    Excellent!

  • @chriscarroll277
    @chriscarroll277 9 місяців тому +8

    So very interesting!

  • @icantthinkofaname987
    @icantthinkofaname987 8 місяців тому +5

    3:22 I CANNOT ESCAPE IT

    • @toyanaydin8248
      @toyanaydin8248 7 місяців тому +2

      bro ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

  • @jetlorider
    @jetlorider Місяць тому

    Bless your hearts and soul! I Love you all

  • @gran-fromg-townhola9429
    @gran-fromg-townhola9429 2 місяці тому +1

    Super informative I’m interested in this language

  • @linguisticlily
    @linguisticlily 4 місяці тому

    Wow!! This is amazing! 💖💖💖

  • @Drknprty
    @Drknprty 5 місяців тому +1

    This is amazing!!

  • @izzyn9000
    @izzyn9000 5 місяців тому +1

    HOW BEAUTIFUL🙌🏾❤️

  • @resourceress7
    @resourceress7 3 місяці тому +3

    Why do you have so many shots where all we can see is someone's head? That is the opposite of where all of the language is. You need to put the whole signing space and tactile space onscreen. If people were only communicating with their mouths, then okay sure headshot, but this is not that. And this entire documentary is about the communication itself. Put it onscreen!

  • @coolsebastian
    @coolsebastian Місяць тому

    This is really interesting

  • @MAURICEWILLIAMS-mk3ye
    @MAURICEWILLIAMS-mk3ye 5 місяців тому +4

    That's not new when I was young I met Helen Keller we went on a class trip to the United Nations in New York City in the early 60s I was in junior high school there was a lady with her I think her name was ann Silverman she created that type of sign language I met the real Helen Keller wow in New York City they have the Helen Keller institute We're they teach the technique to deaf and blind people.

  • @prinzezze
    @prinzezze 8 місяців тому +5

    Hopefully I’ll never become deaf and blind I’d definitely not be comfortable with someone touching me that much.

    • @TheWorldIsDumb
      @TheWorldIsDumb 7 місяців тому +7

      It's just a matter of time.

    • @lifesajoke6965
      @lifesajoke6965 4 місяці тому +14

      If you actually went deaf and blind you would get over that real quick.

  • @joeblogs5314
    @joeblogs5314 3 місяці тому

    My Farther in heaven please take care of these lovely souls and i thank God for the trainers of this touch language YOU ARE MY HEROES never had a hero in my life before ever and i can see and hear normally ... I Love you with all my heart and soul and with ALL the life in me ...i wish i could help it would give me more pleasure and satisfaction in life than if i was a billionaire !

  • @SCOUT_THE-SERVANT
    @SCOUT_THE-SERVANT 10 місяців тому +1

    Full vid in description.

  • @HITthegymwithjkhman
    @HITthegymwithjkhman Місяць тому

    Wow

  • @user-dj8gt6ik7c
    @user-dj8gt6ik7c Місяць тому

    Neat

  • @tanyamarie987
    @tanyamarie987 9 місяців тому +3

    💗😍🤗😭😘👏💝

  • @user-no4lo8p7val
    @user-no4lo8p7val 3 місяці тому +2

    မြန်မာလိုစာနဲ့ရေးပြီးအင်းဂလျိပ်englishလိုပြောကြည့်ပါလား။

    • @brylefajanilan3204
      @brylefajanilan3204 3 місяці тому

      ကျွန်တော် ဘာသာပြန်သူ သုံးခဲ့တယ်၊ ဒါ ဖြစ်နိုင်လား။

    • @user-no4lo8p7val
      @user-no4lo8p7val 3 місяці тому

      @@brylefajanilan3204 ဒုန့်ဝါရီတူဒေးအစ်ဒေဝါရီဒေး